Spiral (Hiromi album)

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Spiral
Spiral (Hiromi album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Hiromi
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2006
RecordedMay 28–31, 2005
StudioBlackbird Studios, Studio D, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
Length65:38 / 73:09 (incl. bonus track)
LabelTelarc
ProducerHiromi Uehara, Michael Bishop
Hiromi chronology
Brain
(2004) 		Spiral
(2006) 		Time Control
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz4/5 stars[1]
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
PopMatters8/10[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings2.5/4 stars[4]

Spiral is a studio album by Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara with bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora. NPR called the album "part classical, part jazz and part simply unclassifiable."[5]

Reception[]

Matt Cibula of PopMatters wrote, "Spiral is her third album... This record will be on many people's year-end lists, even if they are not jazz people. Dig it."[3] Paula Edelstein of AllMusic commented, "With the release of Spiral, the award-winning pianist/composer Hiromi Uehara stands at the threshold of limitless possibility."[2] Jim Santella of All About Jazz commented "Her piano cascades drive with simple elegance, and she resolves every phrase with a dynamic spirit. She enthralls her audience with powerful rhythmic strides that challenge the intellect. Meters change, moods shift, and her driving force keeps on going. Her improvised romps come alive with foot-tapping and head-bobbing energy that keeps the listener buoyed from start to finish."[1]

Track listing[]

  1. Spiral (10:40)
  2. Open Door - Tuning - Prologue (10:16)
  3. Déjà Vu (7:45)
  4. Reverse (5:09)
  5. Edge (5:19)
  6. Old Castle, by the River, in the Middle of the Forest (8:20)
  7. Love and Laughter (9:20)
  8. Return of the Kung-Fu World Champion (9:39)
  9. Big Chill (Japanese edition Bonus track) (7:30)

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Santella, Jim (10 January 2006). "Hiromi: Spiral". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Edelstein, Paula. "Spiral". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cibula, Matt (8 February 2006). "Hiromi: Spiral". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1428. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ "Japanese Jazz Prodigy Hiromi: 'Spiral'". NPR.org. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

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