A beautiful trio album of compositions from pianist Yuko Fujiyama and presented in a mix of solo pieces and duets & trios with cornetist Graham Haynes and electronic improviser Ikue Mori, for a subtle set of elegant improvisations balancing spacious moments with responsively relaxed interplay rich with anticipation, punctuated with two poems by Shutaro Tankikawa.
Format: CD Condition: New Released: 2022 Country: Switzerland Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold 3 Panels Recorded at Samurai Hotel Recording Studio, in Queens, New York, on December 19th, 2019, by David Stoller.
"With Quiet Passion, pianist Yuko Fujiyama finally releases another album as a leader after a long break from publishing. For this eagerly awaited addition to her sparse discography, Yuko invites the great innovators Graham Haynes on cornet and Ikue Mori on electronics. The album is a mix of piano solos, duets and extraordinarily imaginative densely woven miniatures.
Quiet Passion suggests a dual intention in both the title and the music - a cross-pollination of emotions that the three musicians impressively create. Regarding the instrumentation, Yuko says: "Good musicians listening to one another. I like totally free, because - I'm free, and anything I hear at that moment is allowed."
Laurence Donohue-Greene writes in the liner notes: "It may have taken 17 years of woodshedding - in essence shedding off layers and decades of influences ranging from Cecil Taylor and Marilyn Crispell to Beethoven and Japanese composerTakemitsu, but she has gotten to the core of a very personal style, as if discovering within herself a finely cut diamond."
A defining characteristic of Quiet Passion is keeping the listener in suspense, with each piece developing a magical appeal."-Intakt
Includes a 12-page color booklet with liner notes by Laurence-Donahue-Greene