a r t i s t : Toshinori Kondo
t i t l e : Silent Melodies
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Stilll
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2007
t r a c k s : 12
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 65,10 MB
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Toshinori Kondo (December 15, 1948 in Ehime Prefecture) is an
avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He has lived in
Japan, New York City, and Amsterdam. In college he was a
member of the band "Funky Beaters" and by 1976 he was a member
of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan.
His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and
Miles Davis. That said, his style is quite distinct from
theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other
things. In the mid-1970s his career gained new momentum on
moving to NYC, where he worked with members of the 'Downtown'
scene, including Bill Laswell and John Zorn; his first solo
album coming out in 1979. Later he returned to Japan and after
that moved to the Netherlands where he lives today. He has
kept a comparatively low profile in the Netherlands and has
little to no connections to the Dutch jazz scene. In 2002 he
worked on an international peace festival in Hiroshima after
being approached by the Dalai Lama about organizing one. He
has also done musical, and possibly acting, work for Japanese
crime films.
He is currently known for Free jazz and electronica music. In
these, or related, capacities he has worked with DJ Krush and
Tom Cora. He is also known for being avant-garde and was a
former member of Praxis.
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01-Clear Water [04:28]
02-Gone Dream 1 [02:15]
03-Gone Dream 2 [04:22]
04-Resonant Space [03:19]
05-Mountain Shadow [02:07]
06-Song for the samll Planet [05:09]
07-Sky Cry [03:47]
08-Moon Cloud [04:07]
09-Wind Temptation [06:32]
10-Stars Night [06:30]
11-Melting Stone [01:54]
12-First Light [03:47]
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48:17 min