Tamura, Natsuki
Suika, 2021, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 27.3
Jazz Ruler Type: Avant Garde
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 77
O’s Notes: This is a solo effort from the renowned, 70-year-old, Japanese, free jazz trumpeter Natsuki Tamura. He starts off with a blazing pace on “Sikirei” then combining percussion (pots) and chants on “Karugamo” and “Kamoni”, presenting a new, tribal sound. He displays warm tone on “Kawau”, a very melodic, ballad, like “Bora”, a piano solo. And the recording would not be complete without Natsuki extracting obscene sounds from his horn on “Sagi”. Tamura-san displays the complete range of his prowess on Koki, a recording that is varied enough for a jazz-fusion classification! Tamura is having a ball and it spills into our enjoyment.
Publicist: Braithwaite & Katz
