Place To Be
- 艺人
- 上原ひろみ
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Telarc International
- 发行时间
- 2010年01月01日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Alex Henderson
Jazz critic Gary Giddins once described early bebop as music that was "giddy with its own virtuosity." A variety of different things came after that period of giddiness -- the introspection of cool jazz, the deep-thinking spirituality of modal post-bop and avant-garde jazz, the rock-influenced intensity of fusion -- but bebop and hard bop did, in fact, have more than their share of performances that thrived on both giddiness and virtuosity. Post-bop, even at its most optimistic and exuberant, is seldom described as flat-out giddy, but giddiness definitely characterizes much of Hiromi's acoustic post-bop pianism on Place to Be (which finds the Japanese improviser playing unaccompanied solo piano). On this 2009 recording, Hiromi often sounds like she is, to borrow Giddins' phrase, giddy with her own virtuosity. But she isn't giddy in a bebop/hard bop way. This is essentially post-bop, although Hiromi incorporates elements of everything from European classical music to stride piano and ragtime. She even quotes Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" on "Show City, Show Girl," but Place to Be -- unlike some of Hiromi's other albums -- never really ventures into fusion territory. And even though Place to Be has its reflective moments ("Somewhere" and "Daytime in Las Vegas," for example), Hiromi's playful, capricious exuberance prevails on many of the selections. She can be cerebral, but she isn't cerebral in an elitist, exclusionary way; instead, she gives the impression that her virtuosity is giving her a great deal of elation, and she sincerely wants to share that elation with the listener. As it turns out, playing unaccompanied is perfect for Hiromi; the acoustic solo-piano format gives her plenty of room to explore her creative impulses. Hiromi can be quite self-indulgent at times, but she is never self-indulgent in a bad way -- and the lack of accompaniment yields excellent results for her on Place to Be.
最新简评（共39条）
- @jason1217：过瘾
- @jason1217：完美
- @lovely moa(fox god)：收了
- @大喵(不要自我设限.....)：
- @王振西(WX:Likejazzm...)：上原的风格非常的NICE，他不是老一辈大师的那种波普风格，很过瘾。
- @ruka：什么时候再出一张solo砖啊
- @司馬 脩文(遊びをせんとや)：这手。。。。。。。厉害。
- @一念万年(一切随缘)：Place to be - 上原ひろみ:
- @大绵羊是个花和尚(我觉得自己像一位艺术家)：说实话，hiromi这张专辑比较贴近一般意义上的jazz。其他专辑很多曲子太rock了，欣赏不了。
- @catsiv：能和 Chick Corea 同台合作演出的人个个是世界乐坛顶级人物，真正的先锋Jazz音乐引领者。