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On
Ko Ko Ko Ke, Tamura is working along a permeable border where the
world of his imagination crosses over into the world in which he
lives to create a deliciously ambiguous and mysterious place all
its own.
"KOKOKOKE"
NATSUKI
TAMURA/SOLO
MTCJ-3012
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1.MEKINAKA 2.PENG
3.NETTARA MOTTARA
4.TAHI TAHI 5.SHAMISEN
6.KOGENA AGENA 7.KOKOKOKE
8.HONAMESA
9.PASURIJA
10.TAIKO 11.GUTA
12.EPURA 13.SYSTE
14.SAMIDARE |
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Featuring
Ruins drumer Yoshida Tatsuya going head to head with versatile jazz
pianist Satoko Fujii, Erans is a meeating of masters. Twelve intense
compositions showcasing the passion ans virtuosity of these two
Japanese visionaries. Absolutely breathtaking.
"ERANS" YOSHIDA TATSUYA drums, voice on track 13
FUJII SATOKO piano, voice on track 13
TZADK TZ 7247 ork
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1.FEIRSTTIX
2.ERANS
3.TACO NO ME
4.WESTERLIES 5.SNYGUILP
6.IKA NO KUCHI
7.HIZUMI
8.AYENTANAMS
9.IWASHI NO UROKO
10.TAKE RIGHT
11.SHIMESABA 12.AGOLAN
13.FEIRSTTIX |
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"This
the third amazing release from the ever incredible pianist, composer
and multi-bandleader Satoko Fujii with her husband and ace trumpeter
Natsuki Tamura... Satoko appears to have worked long and hard on
the
material
here, as each piece features layers on complex arrangements, as
well as tight ensemble playing... Once more Satoko Fujii's outstanding
quartet delivers! "-- Downtown Music Gallery
"Zephyros"
SATOKO FUJII QUARTET
Natsuki Tamura (Tp) Satoko Fujii (pf)
Takeharu Hyakawa (Bass) Tatsuya Yoshida (Drs/Voice)
NATSAT
MTCJ- 3011
in Europe:
NOT
TWO Records MW 752-2
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1.The Future of the Past
2.As Usual
3.Flying to the South
4.First Tango
5.One Summer Day
6.Clear Sky
--- For Christopher
7.15 Minutes to Get to the Station |
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"Before
the Dawn sparkles with surreal imagination and innovative twists
and turns which will delight... Satoko Fujii at her best."--
Lee Prosser, JazzReview.com
2003
Editor's Choice - Cadence Magazine
Top
10 CDs of 2003 - Stuart Broomer, Coda Magazine
Top
10 CDs of 2003 - Marc Chenard, Coda Magazine
Top
10 CDs of 2003 - Benjamin Franklin V, Coda Magazine
Top
10 CDs of 2003 - William Minor, Coda Magazine
"BEFORE THE
DAWN"
SATOKO FUJII ORCHESTRA -- EAST
Sachi Hayasaka (A.Sax) Kunihiro Izumi (A.Sax) Hiroaki
Katayama (T.Sax) Kenichi Matsumoto (T.Sax) Ryuichi Yoshida (B.Sax) Natsuki
Tamura (Tp) Yoshihito Fukumoto (Tp) Takao Watanabe (Tp) Tsuneo Takeda (Tp) Hiroshi Fukumura (Tb) Haguregumo
Nagamatsu (Tb) Tetsuya Higashi (Tb) Satoko Fujii (pf) Toshiki Nagata (Bass) Masahiro Uemura
(Drs)
NATSAT MTCJ- 3010
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1.Pakonya
2.Joh-Ha-Cue
3.Wakerasuke
4.Before the Dawn
5.Yattoko Mittoko |
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"It
is not too much to say that the thick and vivid orchestration for
the title song is awe-inspiring." -- Ariake Tanabe, musee
"The Future of the
Past"
SATOKO FUJII ORCHESTRA
Oscar Noriega (A.Sax) Briggan Krauss (A.Sax) Ellery
Eskelin (T.Sax) Tony Malaby (T.Sax) Andy Laster (B.Sax) Natsuki Tamura (Tp) Herb
Robertson (Tp) Steven Bernstein (Tp) Laurie Frink (Tp)
Curtis Hasselbronk (Tb) Joey Shellers (Tb) Joe Fiedler
(Tb) Satoko Fujii (pf) Stomu Takeishi (Bass) Aaron Alexander (Drs)
ENJA
ENJA-94572
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1.PAKONYA
( by Satoko Fujii )
2.TATSU TAKE
( by Natsuki Tamura )
3.INCOMPLETED
( by Satoko Fujii )
4.THE FUTURE OF THE PAST/ STRAW DANCE
( by Satoko Fujii ) |
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"If
you wish to hear something completely over the top, this disc's
for you. " --Mike Ryan, Boston Herald
"Hada
Hada"
Natsuki Tamura Quartet
Natsuki Tamura (trumpet) Takayuki Kato (guitar)
Satoko Fujii (Synthesizer) Takaaki Masuko (drums)
LIBRA 104-008
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1.Hada Hada
2.Incident
3.Kagero
4.Mizore
5.Explorer
6.Sateto
7.Utage
8.Jyonk |
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Compartriots Satoko Fujii and Tatsuya Yoshida thrillingly demonstrated the
virtues of Speed Metal Improv. --Christopher Cox, The Wire
"TOKICHI"
Satoko Fujii - piano, voice
Tatsuya Yoshida - drs.
voice VICTO CD 083
Recorded on 5/18/2002 << LIVE >>
Festival International de
Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville
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1.LH Fast (Fujii)
2.Hanko (Tamura)
3.Ame no Hi (Fujii, Yoshida)
4.Omjhonz (Yoshida)
5.Hiru gohan (Fujii, Yoshida)
6.Kiretsu (Fujii)
7.Arabiondo (Fujii, Yoshida)
8.Boragh Boragh (Fujii, Yoshida)
9.Tllop mettceb
(Yoshida) |
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It's loud, it's rocky, it's jazzy, it's speed metal perhaps. Yet even at
its wildest the musical undercurrents are always calm, cool, precise and
intelligent. -- Chris Albury, from the liner notes
"Minerva" -Satoko Fujii
Quartet-
Satoko Fujii - Piano, Natsuki Tamura -
Tp
Takeharu Hayakawa - Bass, Tatsuya Yoshida - Drs. voice
LIBRA RECORDS 204-007
Recorded on
4/24/02, by Mike Marciano at Systems Two Studios in New York
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1.Tatsu Take (by Natsuki Tamura)
2.Warp (by Satoko Fujii)
3.Selvedge (by Fujii) 4.Weft
(by Fujii)
5.Caught in a web (by Fujii) |
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"Satoko
Fujii is one of the leading improvising pianists to
emerge in Japan in recent decades... Bell the Cat! is
the most compelling album by this trio to date."--
Andy Hamilton, Jazz Review
"BELL THE CAT ! "
Satoko Fujii - Piano, Mark Dresser - Bass, Jim Black - Drum
TOKUMA JAPAN TKCB-72369
Recorded on 9/24/01, by Mike Marciano at Systems Two Studios in New York
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1.Silence
2.Get Along Well With...
3.Slowly and Slowly
4.Confluence
5.Foot Step
6.Bell The Cat !
7.Camploo |
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