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Hiroshima | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 10, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B00000JMG2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,627 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sounds as usual - what about more percussion (taiko), October 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Between Black & White (Audio CD)

This CD, like all of Hiroshima's work, has the effect of drawing in the listener and enveloping him/her with their own unique tonal blend. My only disappointment is that there isn't more taiko (Johnny Mori) on this album. I love the strong, traditional stuff with the Asian influence filtering through the smooth jazz focus. There is, gratefully, a lot of June Kuramoto's koto magic featured. What a talent! This band is an L.A. original with a strong local following that is ever-growing outward - another treasure unique to Los Angeles. I can't wait for the next CD!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is what they do best!, January 10, 2002

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Joseph Park (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Between Black & White (Audio CD)

After experimenting with "Urban World Music," Hiroshima is back and this time they've stuck to their original formula for success: Creating instrumentals that run deep! They only included one song with lyrics, "The Door Is Open," and it's the cream of the crop because this CD is mostly a showcase of Hiroshima's latest signature jazz sound. The instrumentals on this CD is the music style of Hiroshima that has kept me coming back for 15 years!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice and Smooth, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Between Black & White (Audio CD)

This is Hiroshima in their element. The sound, the vibe, the music....the very essence of smooth. My only complaints are that 1.) Kimya Seward, a fine vocalist, is no longer singing with the group, and 2.) the band's rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" didn't find it's way onto this disc. If you've seen the band recently, you will attest to these mild complaints. Otherwise, let's hope that Windham Hill doesn't "sanitize" jazz too much with the signing of all of these "smooth jazz" acts (The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, and Earl Klugh to name a few) and then having them put out "new-age sounding pap". This disc hovers dangerously close!