Fujiyama, Yuko: Night Wave

Yuko Fujiyama: Night Wave - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Night Wave

Artist:

Yuko Fujiyama

Label:

Innova Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

726708699529

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2018-03-23

Number of Discs:

1

Born in Sapporo, Japan in 1954, Yuko Fujiyama started playing piano at the age of four. But it wasn't until a summer morning in 1980 standing on a sidewalk in New York's East Village that she found her calling; someone was playing a Cecil Taylor tape and she was transfixed by the piano sounds. That someone was Taylor's drummer, Jerome Cooper, and that moment opened a door for her to the abstract beauty of music. She has been "looking for musical structures" ever since. "Recently, I've been trying to be free from a feeling of linear time. This album, Night Wave, is the result of my long search." Joining her in this quest are three esteemed fellow travelers in the art of improvisation: percussionist Susie Ibarra, violinist Jennifer Choi, and cornet/flugelhornist Graham Haynes: "It was a joy to play with these beautiful musicians. I appreciate Susie for her earthy but sensitive sound, Jennifer for her beautiful melodies, and Graham for his simple and rich expressions." The album weaves a delicate series of colorful musical glimpses, from aggressive and ominous stories to melancholic flashes of freedom and silence. Listen at night, on a sidewalk, or wherever you might like sounds to arrest you.

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