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fave it Traditional Jazz Combo | Swing/Big Band
11 tracks | 63 minutes
Released Dec 2005
on Hiro Morozumi
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:01 Brauhaus lyrics BUY MP3 06:01 Brauhaus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:01 Brauhaus
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:51 The End of a Love Affair lyrics BUY MP3 05:51 The End of a Love Affair lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:51 The End of a Love Affair
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:16 Don't Worry 'bout a Minor Thing lyrics FREE 05:16 Don't Worry 'bout a Minor Thing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:16 Don't Worry 'bout a Minor Thing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 August Dawn lyrics BUY MP3 05:02 August Dawn lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:02 August Dawn
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:20 My Grandfather's Clock lyrics BUY MP3 06:20 My Grandfather's Clock lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:20 My Grandfather's Clock
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:23 Leo lyrics BUY MP3 06:23 Leo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:23 Leo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:10 Interlude lyrics BUY MP3 01:10 Interlude lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:10 Interlude
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:48 Toge (Mountain Pass) lyrics BUY MP3 07:48 Toge (Mountain Pass) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:48 Toge (Mountain Pass)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:23 Seems Like Yesterday lyrics BUY MP3 07:23 Seems Like Yesterday lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:23 Seems Like Yesterday
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:18 Ojos de Rojo lyrics BUY MP3 05:18 Ojos de Rojo lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:18 Ojos de Rojo
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:25 Nothing Was Ever Lost lyrics BUY MP3 07:25 Nothing Was Ever Lost lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:25 Nothing Was Ever Lost
New Japanese jazz star collaborates with US players. Adventurous & upbeat. Enjoy a bit of Far Eastern flavor, too.
Bio / Background
Hiro is a vibrant young jazz pianist/composer with a world-wide appeal: after studying for 9 years on scholarship in the renowned jazz program at the University of North Texas, he has been a sensational addition to the Tokyo and Paris jazz scenes.
He has won many awards up to date - in 2004, Down Beat magazine gave him the "Best Extended Composition" Award. He was a finalist in 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival Bosendofer Solo Piano Competition and was awarded the 3rd Prize by ex-Jazz-Crusader keyboardist Joe Sample. He was among the best 3 in the "Mightiest Player Contest" (2005), sponsored by 4 major Japanese music magazines and participated by more than 1000 applicants.
For his second release, Hiro reunites with his favorite "cats" from his U.S. days, one of who is Shelley Carrol, a *burning* saxophonist from the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
↓ more ↓The collaboration was successful, and the album has received many positive reviews:
"Hiro interfaces with his sidemen with his complex yet varied set of tonal colors...but still with a sensitive accompaniment to whatever mood and spirit that's being struck by the band...Very interesting jazz indeed!"
(Mr. George W. Carroll, eJazzNews)
"it is truly a great CD and the music speaks for itself. My congratulations! I plan on giving the CD as much airplay as possible."
(Mr. Pete Fallico, KUSP Santa Cruz / KCSM San Mateo)
You like Kurosawa movies??
Try track #8, "Toge" - a dramatic composition which beautifully blends traditional far-Eastern melodies into the sound of a lively jazz quartet bashing some serious grooves. You'll find yourself in a bamboo forest!
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