Name: Anniversary
Brand: Emi Makabe

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-GRE-1081

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

186980000817

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Emi Makabe

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

GREENLEAF MUSIC

Born and raised in Japan but a decade-plus resident of New York, Makabe releases her debut album <i>Anniversary</i>, featuring her original songs – sung in English, Japanese and wordless vocalese – in airy, artful arrangements, with improvisation naturally part of the mix. The record features Emi on vocals and shamisen (a traditional Japanese string instrument) alongside a trio of New York jazz virtuosos: Vitor Gonçalves on piano/accordion, Thomas Morgan on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums/vibraphone.<br><br>Along with the shamisen-laced singles “Treeing” and “Flash,” highlights of Anniversary include the jazzy, melody-rich “O Street,” the otherworldly “Mielcke” and the romantic-minded title track. The album also features Emi’s apt setting of “Chimney Sweeper,” the sad-eyed poem by William Blake about a child abandoned. Bringing an intensely original mix of elements together into a fresh and personal statement, Emi presents a nice mixture of Japanese folk music and jazz improvisation. 

Anniversary

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