https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/atomi-hamada/ Recent content in Atomi Hamada on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/atomi-hamada-this-is-atomi/ Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/atomi-hamada-this-is-atomi/ <p>Jazz singer Atomi Hamada releases <em>This is Atomi</em>, a five-track debut featuring songs she has loved as jazz instrumental standards. Here, using her voice as an instrument, she adds a fresh dimension to songs that some listeners may have heard only instrumentally before.</p> <figure><a href="L1190142-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1190142-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>This is intimate, close-quarters jazz, with piano and bass backing up the vocals for a soft mellow mood.</p> <p>Starting with a quiet dynamic, Hamada sings a wistful “Round Midnight” before moving to a relaxed “Speak No Evil” and a cheery “All The Things You Are”. She wraps up the five-track album with a catchy “Ladies in Mercedes” and a reconstructed “Confirmation” to close the set on a bebop high.</p>