Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York: Summer Suite

Track

Summer Suite

Group

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York

CD

Summer Suite (Libra Records 215 028)

Musicians:

Satoko Fujii (piano, leader),

Natsuki Tamura, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, Dave Ballou (trumpets), Curtis Hasselbring, Joey Sellers, Joe Fiedler (trombones), Oscar Noriega, Briggan Krauss (alto saxes), Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby (tenor saxes), Andy Laster (baritone sax), Stomu Takeishi (bass), Aaron Alexander (drums)

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Composed by Satoko Fujii

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Recorded: New York. September 28, 2007

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Rating: 92/100 (learn more)

Now this is a big statement. At just a shade over 39 minutes, Satoko Fujii's "Summer Suite" employs everything from more traditional sounds to Ayler-esque squeals of passion. After the first few mournful minutes, when you're beginning to think that a New Orleans second-line thing is about to happen, a single trumpet and then saxophone introduce some full horn section unison lines. The next transition takes a more "out" route, with those lone sax and trumpet offerings deconstructed into squawks and moans. When the full band kicks in again, it seems like a celebration. And on it goes for the next half hour. I've come to think of the unaccompanied solo passages as the connective tissue between the muscle of the assembled horns. And let me tell you, they have the power to make any 'ole statement they please!

Reviewer: Mark Saleski

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