Spectrum is the eleventh studio album by pianist Hiromi Uehara. The album was released by Telarc in Japan on 18 September 2019,[4] with an international release on 9 October 2019. It was her first solo album in 10 years, after Place to Be.[5][6]
Uehara explains that "The concept of this album is 'color' and the idea of the title track 'Spectrum' is the following: various colors connect and expand, just like the musical notes." She also mentioned that it was her first piano teacher who taught her to understand the instrument via colors.[7] The title track "Spectrum" was released on YouTube in July 2019.[8] Uehara announced a tour of Europe, USA and Japan to promote the album during October to December 2019.[9] Says Uehara "Making a solo piano album, the biggest difference is that it’s only piano and it’s only me. So, I have to be a drummer, I have to be a bass player, I have to be like a multi-instrumentalist, only using the piano.”[7]
Receptionedit
Jon Regen of Keyboard Magazine said "Ten years after the release of her solo piano debut, Place to Be in 2009, Hiromi goes it alone once again on Spectrum. The album celebrates the maturity and depth that have enriched her music in recent years, during her collaborations with artists like Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Michel Camilo."[8] Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented "This 75-minute recital portrays the nearly spiritual command Hiromi has of her instrument and its various languages to extend her astonishing technical facility. More than this, however, it underscores the visionary, authoritative place her pianism commands in modern jazz".[1] Jim Worsley of All About Jazz stated "Remarkable in its scope and vivid in its illustration, Spectrum once again personifies the brilliantly gifted pianist's extraordinary skill set. Feeling and caressing every note empowers her to soar above the clouds and delicately shower her beauty upon us like heavenly drops of rain."[2] Writing for DownBeat, Phillip Lutz commented, "Few pianists exploit the potential of their instruments with the range of skill and emotion that Hiromi has at her disposal. Even at her most effulgent, she is the most intimate of pianists—an effortlessly charismatic communicator who, through her music, evangelizes for the instrument. And, in making that case, few documents testify more powerfully than Spectrum."[10]
JazzTimes included the album in its list "The Year in Review: Top 50 Albums of 2019".[11]
^"Jazz Pianist Hiromi's First New Solo Album in 10 Years Due in September". Billboard. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Hiromi Uehara Official Site: Tour. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^Lutz, Phillip (5 December 2019). "The Kaleidoscopic Colors of Hiromi's Pianism". DownBeat. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^Greenlee, Steve (27 February 2020). "The Year in Review: Top 50 Albums of 2019 - Page 6 of 7". JazzTimes. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^"Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2019-09-30" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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Spectrum is the eleventh studio album by pianist Hiromi Uehara The album was released by Telarc in Japan on 18 September 2019 4 with an international release on 9 October 2019 It was her first solo album in 10 years after Place to Be 5 6 SpectrumStudio album by HiromiReleased18 September 2019RecordedFebruary 20 22 2019StudioSkywalker Sound Lucas Valley CA GenreJazzLength73 16LabelTelarcProducerHiromi Uehara Michael BishopHiromi chronologySpark 2016 Spectrum 2019 Silver Lining Suite 2021 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 All About Jazz 2 Jazzwise 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksBackground editUehara explains that The concept of this album is color and the idea of the title track Spectrum is the following various colors connect and expand just like the musical notes She also mentioned that it was her first piano teacher who taught her to understand the instrument via colors 7 The title track Spectrum was released on YouTube in July 2019 8 Uehara announced a tour of Europe USA and Japan to promote the album during October to December 2019 9 Says Uehara Making a solo piano album the biggest difference is that it s only piano and it s only me So I have to be a drummer I have to be a bass player I have to be like a multi instrumentalist only using the piano 7 Reception editJon Regen of Keyboard Magazine said Ten years after the release of her solo piano debut Place to Be in 2009 Hiromi goes it alone once again on Spectrum The album celebrates the maturity and depth that have enriched her music in recent years during her collaborations with artists like Chick Corea Stanley Clarke and Michel Camilo 8 Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented This 75 minute recital portrays the nearly spiritual command Hiromi has of her instrument and its various languages to extend her astonishing technical facility More than this however it underscores the visionary authoritative place her pianism commands in modern jazz 1 Jim Worsley of All About Jazz stated Remarkable in its scope and vivid in its illustration Spectrum once again personifies the brilliantly gifted pianist s extraordinary skill set Feeling and caressing every note empowers her to soar above the clouds and delicately shower her beauty upon us like heavenly drops of rain 2 Writing for DownBeat Phillip Lutz commented Few pianists exploit the potential of their instruments with the range of skill and emotion that Hiromi has at her disposal Even at her most effulgent she is the most intimate of pianists an effortlessly charismatic communicator who through her music evangelizes for the instrument And in making that case few documents testify more powerfully than Spectrum 10 JazzTimes included the album in its list The Year in Review Top 50 Albums of 2019 11 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Hiromi Uehara except for track 5 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and track 8 by George Gershwin including interpolations written by Hiromi Uehara John Coltrane Blue Train and Pete Townshend Behind Blue Eyes respectively No TitleLength1 Kaleidoscope 8 062 Whiteout 7 333 Yellow Wurlitzer Blues 5 404 Spectrum 5 045 Blackbird 5 216 Mr C C 6 077 Once in a Blue Moon 5 598 Rhapsody in Various Shades of Blue 22 459 Sepia Effect 6 41Total length 1 13 16Personnel editHiromi Uehara pianoCharts editChart 2019 Peakposition Japanese Albums Oricon 12 8References edit a b Jurek Thom Spectrum Hiromi Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved 26 October 2019 a b Worsley Jim Hiromi Spectrum All About Jazz Retrieved 27 October 2019 Robson Andy December 2019 Review Search Jazzwise Retrieved 28 October 2020 Spectrum 上原ひろみ Oricon Retrieved 25 September 2019 Frazier Preston 7 August 2019 Hiromi Spectrum from Spectrum 2019 One Track Mind Something Else Retrieved 30 August 2019 上原ひろみ Hiromi Uehara UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN 上原ひろみ in Japanese Retrieved 30 August 2019 a b Michel Patrick St 8 October 2019 Hiromi Uehara drops the band and steps out alone The Japan Times Retrieved 11 October 2019 a b Regen Jon TRACK PREMIERE Hiromi s Spectrum Keyboard Magazine Retrieved 31 August 2019 Jazz Pianist Hiromi s First New Solo Album in 10 Years Due in September Billboard Retrieved 30 August 2019 Hiromi Uehara Official Site Tour Retrieved 30 September 2019 Lutz Phillip 5 December 2019 The Kaleidoscopic Colors of Hiromi s Pianism DownBeat Retrieved 21 February 2020 Greenlee Steve 27 February 2020 The Year in Review Top 50 Albums of 2019 Page 6 of 7 JazzTimes Retrieved 17 August 2020 Oricon Top 50 Albums 2019 09 30 in Japanese Oricon Retrieved 25 September 2019 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spectrum Hiromi album amp oldid 1219042448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
