Born In Japan, but now Boston based and a
faculty member at Berklee College of Music, Yoko Miwa gives us a tour de force
of big time chops, melodic sensibility, and impressive communication with her
trio colleagues. Six of the eleven tunes are her own creations. I must say that
it's a breath of fresh air to hear clearly stated melody lines and imaginative
but controlled improvisation. Just the way it should be, one might say. I
thought the outstanding cuts included Miwa's title tune and opener, a slick,
fast paced blues, "Keep Talkin'". Other winners here were Monk's
classic "In Walked Bud" and a rather rare Mingus creation called
"Boogie Stop Shuffle". On all these and more, Yoko Miwa is definitely
in the big leagues.
Self-produced; 2019; appx. 73
min.
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