Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up - After All Is Said (2015)

482 Music: 482-1089
http://www.482music.com/albums/482-1089.html



* Mary Halvorson: guitar
* Michael Formanek: bass
* Brian Settles: tenor saxophone, flute
* Jonathan Finlayson: trumpet
* Tomas Fujiwara: drums

http://www.482music.com/arti...s-fujiwara-&-the-hook-up
http://www.allmusic.com/arti...ara-the-hook-up-mn0002566249

http://www.maryhalvorson.com/
http://www.michaelformanek.com/
http://www.briansettles.com/
http://www.jonathanfinlayson.com/
http://www.tomasfujiwara.com/

Recorded on February 16, 2014 at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY.
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Jon Rosenberg.


Reviews

By Tim Niland
http://www.jazzandblues.blog...a-and-hook-up-482-music.html

The Hook Up band led by drummer Tomas Fujiwara has been together for nearly
eight years now and their sense of togetherness is really borne out by the
playing on this album, propelling Fujiwara’s interesting and complex
compositions. The band consists of Mary Halvorson on guitar, Michael Formanek
on bass, Brian Settles on tenor saxophone and flute and Jonathan Finlayson on
trumpet. “Lastly” opens with drums, a little skittering guitar and a touch of
flute giving the proceedings a mysterious air. They develop a medium tempo,
with trumpet sliding in over flinty shards of guitar. Cymbals shimmer and call
the group patiently to order, before moving to a percussion based trumpet
solo. Nimble guitar and drums set the tone for ”The Comb” which has shards of
guitar and percussion, both of which are light and graceful. There is a
selection of collective improvisation, which like almost all of the music on
this album has a shape-shifting quality where everything is not quite what it
seems. After a graceful drum feature on “For Tom and Gerald” the group returns
on “Boaster’s Roast” where trumpet and angular guitar develop a sense of
openness amidst rumbling drums. The music builds quickly with hammering
percussion and squalls of epic guitar, followed by the full band returning in
layers. The music changes so rapidly that it is hard to keep track, it is
impressive in its complexity and quite immersive as each member of the band is
attuned to the others. Fujiwara leads by example with tight and amazingly
supple control of his instrument. “Solar Wind” has hollow sounding drums that
develop a complex rhythm. Settles’ saxophone nudges in setting up a fine trio
section, added to with Finlayson’s trumpet making for a conversational
sound. There are solo sections for trumpet and bass, shaded ably by Mary
Halvorson’s guitar. This is a very interesting group that makes the most of
their long time together by developing a unique band identity.

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By Chris Haines
http://www.freejazzblog.org/...ra-hook-up-after-all-is.html

By Glenn Astarita
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...review-by-glenn-astarita.php

By Troy Collins
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...c-review-by-troy-collins.php

By Raul da Gama
http://www.jazzdagama.com/re...e-hook-up-after-all-is-said/

Par Franpi Barriaux (fr)
http://www.citizenjazz.com/Tomas-Fujiwara-The-Hook-Up.html

El intruso (es)
http://elintruso.com/2015/03...-tomas-fujiwara-the-hook-up/