Yoshiko Kishino’s 9th album celebrates her 10th anniversary since her debut in 2004. This work is the culmination of her work in a variety of genres, from straight ahead to bossa nova, with the theme of “a feminine and sophisticated piano touch and beautiful melodies.” This time, the album was recorded in Prague, Czech Republic, and features a local string section that is one of the best in the world, with the genius American bassist George Mraz from Prague at the core. The work consists of songs such as standards and classical crossovers, with a focus on original numbers that have a particularly good reputation. 11 beautiful songs, mainly songs with a European flavor, including two songs that could be called hidden masterpieces by Bill Evans. ~ www.cdjapan.co.jp. [Translated from Japanese]
EmArcy\Universal Classics
& Jazz, 0602498697139, 2005
Recorded 16th, 17th &
18th November, 2003 at Státní Opera Praha, Czech Republic
Musicians:
Yoshiko Kishino - Piano
[Bösendorfer Mod.290 Imperial]
George Mraz - Double Bass
Pavel Zbořil - Drums
Strings:
Andrea Beková, Jan Šimůnek,
Josef Burger, Martin Válek, Mikoláš Čech, Tomáš Hubka,
Veronika Vališová, Vladimír
Klánský, Vladimír Kroupa, Zdenek Sarson - Violin
Jiří Čmugr, Vít Petrášek -
Violoncello
Milan Svoboda - Conductor
Tracks:
01. Forest Rain {Yoshiko
Kishino} (4:02)
02. Moldau No Kaze [The Wind
Of Moldau] {Yoshiko Kishino} (7:40)
03. Kagerou {Yoshiko Kishino}
(7:10)
04. Oasis {Yoshiko Kishino}
(4:39)
05. Ashioto {Yoshiko Kishino}
(3:45)
06. Just Before The Light
{Yoshiko Kishino} (4:49)
07. Oyasumi {Yoshiko Kishino}
(3:55)
08. Blue In Green {Miles
Davis} (3:59)
09. Some Other Time {Leonard
Bernstein} (6:19)
10. Etude Op. 10-3 {Frédéric
Chopin} (4:00)
11. Going Home {Antonín
Dvořák} (3:43)
Total Time: 54:05
Credits:
Producer - Yoshiko Kishino
Executive-Producer - Hiroshi
Aono
Recording & Mixing -
Karel Fisl
Mixing - Andrej Lažo
Mastering - Hiroshi Kawasaki
Photography - Jiří Gabriel,
Kiyotaka Saito
Design, Art Direction - Ruri
Fujita
