New Review of #RONIN from Russia! #JAZZ #SAXOPHONE #BLESSED jazzquad.ru/index.pl?act=PRODUCT&id=3575 Via Google Translate! BJ Jansen - Ronin, The Masterless Samurai 01/24/2014 BJ Jansen - Ronin, The Masterless SamuraiB.J. Jansen - Ronin, The Masterless Samurai This album is very beautiful cover, which is dominated by two colors - black and gold. In a black kimono, focused as before ritual seppuku, better known as hara-kiri in traditional Japanese sitting posture author of this project, American saxophonist BJ Jensen. Gold bounces in front of him a tool, baritone saxophone by Yanagisawa. When you put the disc in your player, then make sure that the content is in no way inferior form. But so far we have little to distract from the music and turn to history, because the concept of this work BJ Jensen directly associated with it, as he says in the liner notes written by his own album. was in medieval Japan during the Sengoku jidai called or Warring States Period lasted from the second half before the XY XYII century. He is very popular with filmmakers: battle, war, intrigue, brilliant generals ... Daimyo (princes) of different provinces to fight for power until the eventual winner did not come out of the Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun and 250 years to unify Japan under the rule of his clan. Many valiant samurai were killed in these endless wars, but no less lost their masters who were dying in the fight. Naturally, especially many of them were among those who fought against the victorious Tokugawa. They received a special name - ronin. Ronin tried to avenge the deceased gentleman, impoverished, starving, often all their possessions were only two samurai swords. Some finishing them, but until recently tried to stick to the daily life of the samurai code of conduct. That such a ronin, poor but proud, compares himself and his associates BJ Jensen: improvised music artists also are loyal to the chosen path, serve the music, despite the that such a choice condemns them to marginal role, wandering away from the bright, light and hearty roads. Given the current share of jazz in general music production, with Jay Bee can agree ... envy them found a spectacular way. Ronin, The Masterless Samurai - full artist album, consisting of nine plays Jensen, the first of which put the titular: Ronin. Jensens chief assistant in this project living in the U.S. Japanese pianist Mamiko Watanabe, and complements the quartet singers rhythm group. Its composition has changed in only one play The Cost, where BJ was in exclusively female environment. Style of play, and sometimes styling himself Jensen recalls perhaps the best known jazz baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. This is especially noticeable as I thought they played a masterful blueses - Best Fiend and Blues for CP, however, is in the program and the composition The Cost, where Jensen has nothing like the wizard coldly elegant sound, hitting the listener impetuous, like a waterfall, stream sounds, punctuated by short piano break Watanabe. Interesting composition and Diamonds for Lil, where in the final baritone saxophone BJ sounds amazing lyrically that seemingly unusual this wayward instrument. It ends the disc play The Code, to my taste, the best example of dialogue piano - saxophone throughout the album. If you liking hard bop in its modern guise, ronin BJ Jensen meet your expectations. Wholeheartedly recommend! © 2014 JansenMusic / ARC 9 tks / 54 mins (BJ Jansen: bars; Mamiko Watanabe - P; Mike Boone, Amanda Ruzza (tk 4) - b; Chris Beck, Dorota Piotrowska (tk 4) - dr Disc granted Jazz Promo Services Leonid Auskern authors: Leonid Auskern musical style: mainstream , hard bop country: United States , Japan
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:08:03 +0000
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