https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/tags/takashi-amano/ Recent content in Takashi Amano on Jazz of Japan | Brian McCrory Hugo en Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/zephyr-zephyr/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://mirror2.jazzofjapan.com/zephyr-zephyr/ <p>Through jazz, folk, rock, and imagination, the music on <em>Zephyr</em> unfurls like smoke rising from fragrant incense, floating and curling in beautiful patterns in the air. A trio consisting of saxophone, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar, the front-forward unit is unbound by genre, producing otherworldly sounds evocative of folk songs from a distant world.</p> <figure><a href="L1200808-1024.jpg"> <img loading="lazy" src="L1200808-1024.jpg"/> </a> </figure> <p>Peaceful, comforting, and deep, the ten tracks feature mostly original music supplied by the members, summoning tranquil and emotional moods. The music is lyrical and poetic, with suggestions of Jan Garbarek, Al Di Meola, Bill Evans and Stan Getz, and even Sting and the Beatles felt among the album’s tracks.</p>