Place to Be
For the song by Nick Drake, see Place to Be (song).
Place to Be | ||||
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Studio album by Hiromi | ||||
Released |
September 5, 2009 (JPN)[1] January 26, 2010 (USA) | |||
Recorded | March 20–21, 2009 | |||
Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
Length | 65:02 | |||
Label | Telarc Jazz, UCJ Japan | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Place to Be is a solo album by jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara. The album features eight original compositions plus two covers which are intended to musically describe Hiromi's travels around the world.
Music
Although most of the album is played in a post-bop style, it has classical and ragtime influences. She has been acclaimed for her technique “as the album confirms her audacious self-assurance and technical command”.[3]
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Hiromi Uehara, except "Berne, Baby, Berne!" (written and composed by Louie Bellson and Remo Palmier), and "Pachelbel's Canon" (written and composed by Johann Pachelbel).
- BQE (5:57)
- Choux à la Crème (5:30)
- Sicilian Blue (8:27)
- Berne, Baby, Berne! (2:57)
- Somewhere (5:39)
- Cape Cod Chips (5:42)
- Island Azores (4:30)
- Pachelbel's Canon (5:23)
- Viva! Vegas: Show City, Show Girl (3:57)
- Viva! Vegas: Daytime in Las Vegas (4:30)
- Viva! Vegas: The Gambler (5:38)
- Place to Be (6:42)
- Green Tea Farm (4:08) (Bonus track)
Personnel
- Hiromi Uehara - Piano
- Akiko Yano - Voice (Track 13)
References
- ↑ "上原ひろみ / プレイス・トゥ・ビー". CDJournal.com (in Japanese) (音楽出版社). Retrieved 14 Feb 2015.
- ↑ AllMusic review
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (2010-01-30). "A Whirligig of Jazz, Generating Electricity". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 Jun 2011.
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