186980000817

Anniversary

Emi Makabe

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDGRE1081

Release Date:  13 November 2020

Label:  Greenleaf Music

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  186980000817

Genres:  Jazz  Vocal Jazz  

  • Description

    Born and raised in Japan but a decade-plus resident of New York, Makabe releases her debut album Anniversary, featuring her original songs ' sung in English, Japanese and wordless vocalese ' in airy, artful arrangements, with improvisation naturally part of the mix. The record features Emi on vocals and shamisen (a traditional Japanese string instrument) alongside a trio of New York jazz virtuosos: Vitor Gonçalves on piano/accordion, Thomas Morgan on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums/vibraphone. Along with the shamisen-laced singles 'Treeing' and 'Flash,' highlights of Anniversary include the jazzy, melody-rich 'O Street,' the otherworldly 'Mielcke' and the romantic-minded title track. The album also features Emi's apt setting of 'Chimney Sweeper,' the sad-eyed poem by William Blake about a child abandoned. Bringing an intensely original mix of elements together into a fresh and personal statement, Emi presents a nice mixture of Japanese folk music and jazz improvisation.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Treeing (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • 2. Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)
      • 3. Joy (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • 4. Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)
      • 5. Chimney Sweeper (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • 6. Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)
      • 7. Moon & I (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • 8. Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)
      • 9. ??Something Love (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • 10. Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)
      • 11. Flash (feat. Vitor Gonçalves
      • . Thomas Morgan & Kenny Wollesen)