https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/shingo-tanaka/ Recent content in Shingo Tanaka on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/fumiko-yamazaki-here-goes/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/fumiko-yamazaki-here-goes/ <p>From vibraphonist Fumiko Yamazaki, the aptly titled <em>Here Goes!</em> is an enthusiastic introduction to her music with her jazz quartet on her 2011 debut release.</p> <figure><a href="../images/fumiko-yamazaki-here-goes/L1200539-1024.JPG"> <img loading="lazy" src="../images/fumiko-yamazaki-here-goes/L1200539-1024.JPG"/> </a> </figure> <p>With seven tracks at a running time of 48 minutes, the songs fall into a few distinct styles: poppy and upbeat (#1 “Here Goes!” and #6 “Genkidama”), energetic and jazzy (#5’s “Theme from Lupin the Third”), and beautifully bittersweet and evocative, highlighting the pure ringing beauty of the metal bars of the vibraphone hit in rapid succession by soft mallets.</p>