Keiko Matsui - Moyo (Japan Edition) (2007)
Artist: Keiko Matsui
Title: Moyo
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Victor
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 56:59
Total Size: 399 Mb / 179 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Moyo
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Victor
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 56:59
Total Size: 399 Mb / 179 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Moyo (Heart And Soul) (Feat. Richard Bona) [3:45]
02. A Great Romance [4:05]
03. Into The Night (Feat. Gerald Albright) [4:27]
04. Caricias [5:33]
05. An Evening In Gibraltar (Feat. Hugh Masakela) [3:32]
06. When I Close My Eyes [4:25]
07. After The Rain (Feat. Paul Taylor) [4:25]
08. Allure (Feat. Gerald Albright) [4:35]
09. Black River (Feat. Paul Taylor) [4:30]
10. Old Potch Road (Feat. Hugh Masakela) [5:55]
11. Um Novo Dia (A New Day) (Feat. Waldemar Bastos) [4:12]
12. Marula [3:21]
13. When I Close My Eyes [4:13]
Personnel:
Keiko Matsui - piano
Richard Bona - bass,vocals,acoustic guitar,electric guitar,percussions
Derek Nakamoto - synthesizer and programming
Akira Jimbo - drums
Tlaie Makhene - percussion
Grecco Buratto - acoustic guitar,cavaquinho
Rob Watson - drums
Lucas Senyatso - bass
Lawrence Matshiza - electric guitar
Gerald Albright - tenor sax
Hugh Masakela - trumpet
Adam Howard - trumpet
Bez Roberts - trombone
Vivian Thulane - alto sax
Kunle - electric guitar
Paul Taylor - soprano sax
Waldemar Bastos - vocals
Pianist Keiko Matsui, a favorite among smooth jazz and crossover fans for her elegant melodic style, breaks new ground on several fronts with Moyo. Having split with her husband Kazu Matsui, who produced her previous albums, she produced it herself, for a new label (Shout Factory), and recorded much of it in South Africa (as well as Japan, New York, California, and Colorado). Moyo has a high special-guest quotient: trumpeter Hugh Masekela, saxophonists Paul Taylor and Gerald Albright, and singer-bassist Richard Bona are featured. But the clean and sometimes spare arrangements allow the personal nature of the writing to come through. When Matsui trusts in the forceful lyricism of her playing, as on the title track (Swahili for "Heart and Soul"), she makes the strongest impression. But even when she employs synthesizer and soprano sax sweetening, the songs maintain their honest expression. The rhythmic thrust of South African-derived songs such as "After the Rain" may well open her up to a new audience. -- Lloyd Sachs
