Storm Zone

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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Pianist Takashi has a relatively gentle sound that contrasts with his harmonically complex solos. On Storm Zone, recorded in his native Japan, Takashi and his trio (bassist Daiki Yasukagawa and drummer Junji Hirose) perform nine of the pianist's originals. Takashi's works tend to be picturesque, which is not too surprising when one considers that the songs on this CD include dark ballads and pieces dealing with the dawn of a new day, a mighty river, the jungle, the Iraq war ("The World in Sorrow"), a typhoon, and whales. Tricky time changes and rhythms somehow sound effortless in the finished result, and the trio members often seem to think as one. Takashi's debut on an ...
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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Pianist Takashi has a relatively gentle sound that contrasts with his harmonically complex solos. On Storm Zone, recorded in his native Japan, Takashi and his trio (bassist Daiki Yasukagawa and drummer Junji Hirose) perform nine of the pianist's originals. Takashi's works tend to be picturesque, which is not too surprising when one considers that the songs on this CD include dark ballads and pieces dealing with the dawn of a new day, a mighty river, the jungle, the Iraq war ("The World in Sorrow"), a typhoon, and whales. Tricky time changes and rhythms somehow sound effortless in the finished result, and the trio members often seem to think as one. Takashi's debut on an American label (leased from Somethin' Else) is no mere jam session and serves as a fine introduction to the promising young pianist.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/10/2004
  • Label: Blue Note Records
  • UPC: 724359817828
  • Catalog Number: 98178

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Southern Cross (6:41)
  2. 2 Moko-Moko (6:40)
  3. 3 New Morning (5:10)
  4. 4 The Do-Ton-Bori River (4:14)
  5. 5 Jungle Song (4:52)
  6. 6 The World in Sorrow (5:07)
  7. 7 Storm Zone (4:24)
  8. 8 The Doorway to Dreams (5:27)
  9. 9 Blues for Whales (4:02)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Takashi Matsunaga Primary Artist, Piano
Daiki Yasukagawa Bass
Junji Hirose Drums
Technical Credits
Hitoshi Namekata Executive Producer
Kaoru Taku Art Direction
Fumiaki Fujimoto Interviewer, Text
Kunihiro Takuma Cover Photo
Toru Suzuki Engineer
Takashi Matsunaga Composer, Producer
Tom Suzuki Engineer
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