Aki Takase
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| "I believe that the giant
masters of music in history would all agree with me when I state that
band leaders are concerned with how they can let the members of their
band (whom they have dragged into their own personal amusement park!)
express themselves freely and how they can showcase their individual
personalities. Think of Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Gill Evans,
Miles Davis - each band has its own sound, yet provides a venue for
each member to express their full personality. Aki's septet is the
90's expression of this ideal. Following the tradition of jazz, she
has pulled together an ensemble from a free, easy, and broad vanguard
of jazz players who have rounded out the Republic of Jazzmen."
- Aoki Makoto's liner notes |