https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/%E6%96%B0%E6%BE%A4%E5%81%A5%E4%B8%80%E9%83%8E/ Recent content in 新澤健一郎 on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/kenichiro-shinzawa-piano-works/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/kenichiro-shinzawa-piano-works/ <p>Ideal for peaceful, calming piano, Ken’ichiro Shinzawa’s <em>Piano Works</em> features seven original compositions with a sweet purity in the musical message.</p> <figure><a href="L1200162-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1200162-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>The slow, melodic music conveys a pure innocence, almost evoking Japanese Studio Ghibli movies with scenes of happy animated characters walking through peaceful woods and resting on hillsides. With song titles like “Gentle Breeze” and “Quiet Leaves”, the pianist may have been in a similar state of mind when composing these piano sketches.</p> https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/meu-coracao-a-tempo/ Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/meu-coracao-a-tempo/ <p>The Japanese vocal-guitar duo Meu Coração releases the stunning <em>A Tempo</em> as a return to an earlier form. While the duo is well known for playing acoustic Brazilian music at sold-out concert halls and their <em>Hall Tone</em> albums, this sixth album presents dramatic variations with an exciting full-band sound.</p> <figure><a href="L1190130-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1190130-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>The album starts with a vibrant “One Note Samba” and also features a catchy “Lawns”, the peppy Brazilian tunes “Corrida De Jangada” and “Batacuda Surgiu”, and a sentimental, lush “Amazon River”. The album closes like a sweet lullaby with a dreamy “Love Me Tender”.</p>