YASUAKI SHIMIZU
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Shimizu swan-dives into the magical, sensuous realm of the pentatonic scale, venturing through the wonderlands of the musical scale that forms the foundation of so many ancient songs of Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas. From the pirouetting rhythms of the modern-dance inspired “Dolomiti Spring,” to the shimmering, stoic beauty of “Hattorun,” or the gently teasing vocal track “Tèw Semagn Hagèré,” Shimizu and his all-saxophone band transcend every limitation of genre in this dynamic and profoundly original journey.


2007 (CD)
Victor Entertainment VICL-62359
ON LOCATION
1. Dolomiti spring
 
2. Hibi no awa
3. Hattorun
4. Tokyo taboo
5. Atame
 
6. Pentatonica
7. Dolomiti spring (solo)
8. Yoitokosassa
9. Hoho jugatsu
10. Tèw semagn hagèré
11. Kiwa
12. Koega
13. Endénèh bèlulegn
14. Sarasa
15. Hiru


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Produced by Yasuaki Shimizu, Lisa Schiavon
Composed by Yasuaki Shimizu, Ethiopian traditional (10, 13)

Yasuaki Shimizu: tenor saxophone on all tracks, solo (7, 11, 14), vocals (10)
Ryoko Egawa, Hirokazu Hayashida: tenor, soprano (5) saxophone
Hiroshi Suzuki, Ryota Higashi: baritone saxophone

Recorded by Shinji Kano at Core Syakkyo (Tokyo), BankART Studio NYK (Yokohama)
Mixed by Yasuaki Shimizu at Submarine, Shinji Kano at Pathway (Tokyo)