
最近購入したCDのうち気に入っている一枚を紹介します。吉澤はじめのEcho from Another Side of the Universe
です。ミクスチャーJAZZの第一人者でピアニストである吉澤はじめの傑作アルバムMusic form the Edge of the Universe
(2005.9.7発売)のリミックス版。盟友・沖野修也率いるKYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE や 福富幸宏などリミキサー陣が「Music form the Edge of the Universe」を素材にして競演している傑作リミックス集です。素材が良いのもあるのですがリミックスされたことよって原曲をリファイし、よりダンスチューンに仕上がった曲が多く、リスニングというよりもドライブや踊る方に向いた感じです。
The world of musicians is so much smaller than I thought it was, and Hajime Yoshizawa is proof of it. If you've heard music by the likes of Cosmic Village, Chari-Chari, Kyoto Jazz Massive or Sleepwalker to name a few, there's a big chance that you've been exposed to Hajime's extraordinary musical influence. I first really got into Hajime's music without really knowing it when I was a KJM fan and dug the Bossa Tres... Jazz series. But after hearing one of his biggest hits a few years ago... a track titled "I am with You", which featured Nina Miranda on vocals, I knew I had to check out what Hajime was up to when this came out last year. Just thinking about that song... with Patrick Forge, it becomes even more evident of just how small the musical world is.
曲順・曲目は右下のmoreで・・
1. Beyond the Sunshine(Live drum mix featuring Peter Erskine)
2. Verao no ar(DA LATA Remix)
3. Rise me up(Yukihiro Fukutomi Remix)
4. Keep it Movin'(DOMU Remix)
5. Sweet Way(DJ Kawasaki Remix)
6. Believe Again(Kyoto Jazz Massive Peaktime Edit)
7. Arpegio in the Forest(interlude mix)
8. Waltz for Jason(full nine Yardes reedit)
9. Crescent Moon(interlude mix)
10. The Room(CALM Remix)
This is a terrific, experimental album. Hajime really didn't bind himself by musical traditions or customs. When you check out his music or projects he's been a part of you can tell he has his own vision and his piano playing is always, without question, first rate. When this cd starts out with "Crescent Moon", a quick but dreamy intro with gliding keys, gentle horn and a beat, you know you're going on a musical journey. That's followed up with "Keep it Movin'", a quick tempo track featuring the soulful voice of Face, who's done loads of work with Restless Soul (Phil Asher). That's followed up with another up-beat track, "Rise me Up", before "Beyond the Sunshine" comes on. I picked "Beyond the Sunshine" up on 12" in the late summer and it sort of reserves a charm in that format - Nina Miranda is on vocals again but I don't know - her singing just doesn't seem quite as strong as other releases. "Verao No Ar" follows, sung in Portuguese by Catia. Great beat, great instrumentation and vibe. Then you've got a quick cut by soul lady Vanessa Freeman in "Sweet Way". Other stand-out tracks were "Waltz for Jason", the tracks with Amadori (in Kanji), and the final cut with Bird. The first Amadori song is actually really cool... great energy!
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