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Junk Box - Cloudy Then Sunny (2008) (Size: 292.3 MB)
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Libra Records: Libra-203-019
http://www.librarecords.com/sne/cd53e.html http://www.librarecords.com/snj/cd53j.html http://www.natsukitamura.com/sne/cd53e.html  * Natsuki Tamura: trumpet * Satoko Fujii: piano * John Hollenbeck: percussion http://www.satokofujii.com/projects.junkbox.html http://www.satokofujii.com/jprojects.jjunkbox.html http://www.allmusic.com/artist/junk-box-mn0001567544 http://www.natsukitamura.com/ http://www.satokofujii.com/ http://www.johnhollenbeck.com/ Recorded on December 20, 2006, and mixed on July 16, 2007 at Systems Two, New York City. Engineer: Joe Marciano. Assistant Engineer: Max Ross. Reviews http://www.satokofujii.com/reviews.junkbox.html -- By Stef http://www.freejazzblog.org/...-and-bands-looking-back.html But the piece de résistance of her recent releases is the new Junk Box, with Natsuki Tamura on trumpet and John Hollenbeck on percussion. The first Junk Box CD was already something special, but this one goes even further, even deeper into avant-garde territory, with lots of extended techniques used on the various instruments, but they create music, not just sounds, there is a story to tell, sometimes full of anguish, sometimes dark, full of drama, with truckloads of expressiveness. The brightly shining wheat field on the cover, with the red flames under a dark sky truly reflect the nature of the music. It is all about contrast, about freedom and control, about darkness and light, speed and slowness, rhythm and counter-rhythm, but then with the dynamics of fire and passion to move the whole thing forward, and it's in all this heavily accentuated lightfootedness that the true art of this band emerges. [...] -- By Troy Collins http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...s-review-by-troy-collins.php By Susan Frances http://www.jazzreview.com/cd...satoko-fujii-s-junk-box.html By Steve Greenlee http://jazztimes.com/article...ce-a-river-satoko-fujii-trio Sharing Widget |