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Masahiko Satoh - As If (1985) {Interface–Nippon Columbia C38-7455}
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© 1985 Interface / Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan | C38-7455
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Piano

"As if" is a Jazz Music CD on the Interface Label (Denon, Japan) featuring the following musicians, Masahiko Satoh playing Piano, ,Eddie Gomez playing Bass, Steve Gadd playing Drums. The music and sound is truly magnificent and, if you can spring for this, then I can hole recommend/suggest you do so!

Sting - If On A Winter's Night… (2009)
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© 2009 CherryTree / Deutsche Grammophon | 06025 270 1743 GH
Pop / Rock / Christmas / Folk

It's no secret that Sting is a serious man, so it's only logical that his holiday album – his first new music since the Police reunion, not that it really matters – is a serious endeavor, thank you. No niceties for him, no comforts of carols; he favors formal over familiar, writing madrigals, not ditties. It is music made by someone who lives in a castle, which isn't necessarily such a bad thing: the austerity is genuine, not affected, and the cerebral nature of the album is fascinating, albeit mildly so, as this is as sleepy as it is thoughtful. And it's that thoughtfulness that does distinguish If on a Winter's Night…; no other Christmas album exists in the head like this. It's a holiday album for people who have never wanted to hear a holiday album, let alone own one.

Japanese pianist Masahiko Satoh teams up with Eddie Gomez on bass and Steve Gadd on drums on this LP which was released in 1985 on the Interface label.

The funky, post-punky, always danceable !!! show no signs of slowing down on their sixth album, As If. Their last record, Thr!!!er, lived up to its title and this record is all-thriller, no-filler too, jammed with songs that almost dare the listener not to dance. Recorded and produced by the band with help from James Ford, Jim Eno, Ewan Pearson, Chris Coady, and Chris Woodhouse, and culled from an intense session of songwriting done by driving force Nic Offer and bassist Rafael Cohen, the album was recorded in studios around America. Despite the various locales and collaborators involved, the album is focused and tight as it deals out pounding grooves and thundering basslines. Add in wire-tight guitar, wobbling old synths, and Offer's unhinged vocals and it's vintage !!! with a little extra energy added…