2011-08-19
Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara teams up with seasoned session men Anthony Jackson (bass) and Simon Phillips (drums) for a trio that uses their instruments to "speak" emotions (hence the title of the disc). Hiromi plays with emotion, whether or not the tempo is fast or slow--and before the song is over, that's usually super-charged. The title track opener begins sedately and then picks up locomotive steam. The three musicians work well together, although I do like the one solo piece of the set, "Haze." The closer is ear-catching, too, a jazz take on Beethoven's "Pathetique." Roll over, Ludwig. 08/11 Michael J.STEVE SWALLOW with ROBERT CREELY
So There
Stockton Helbing
Swimming In Place
AVISHAI COHEN
After The Big Rain
BRUCE KAPHAN QUARTET
Bruce Kaphan Quartet
Tin Hat
The Sad Machinery of Spring
DANIEL SMITH
Bebop Bassoon
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