https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/robert-hurst/ Recent content in Robert Hurst on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/chihiro-yamanaka-outside-by-the-swing/ Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/chihiro-yamanaka-outside-by-the-swing/ <p>Chihiro Yamanaka’s <em>Outside By The Swing</em> (2005) is her fourth piano trio album and continues her annual series of releases since bursting on the scene with her 2001 debut <em>Living Without Friday</em>. While previous releases were on the Osaka boutique jazz label Atelier Sawano, this release marks her first in a long run with Verve Records.</p> <figure><a href="L1210659x-1024.jpeg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1210659x-1024.jpeg"/> </a> </figure> <p>The album contains a baker’s dozen of fun jazz tracks, some quite short but mostly in the four-to-six minute range, plenty enough to showcase Yamanaka’s piano filled with percussive fire and melodic creativity.</p>