Junko Onishi - Musical Moments (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 379 Mb | Scans included
Label: Somethin' Else/Blue Note/EMI Music Japan | # TOCJ-68085
Post-Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Piano Jazz | Time: 01:05:24
Junko Onishi has long been one of the most popular pianists in Tokyo. Her years backing famed jazz masters in the States along with her vibrant attitude to the music have earned her respect and fans. This new release comes nearly a decade after her last one, 1999’s rock groove outing “Fragile.” This recording is entirely different from that one, with several self-penned numbers, three Eric Dolphy tunes and three standards. Recorded in New York, except for a live medley at Tokyo Blue Note, it is a vital new work that finds Onishi’s forceful playing unbridled. The result is much more of her as the accomplished and powerful musician she truly is.