Review(2010年12月25日更新)

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JazzGuitarDuo Chronicle

ちょっと古くて、とても新しい。
21世紀の年代記〜クロニクル〜

JazzGuitarDuo are
 L-Channel 田中裕一
 R-Channel 古川靖久

JGD 0001 / \2,400
2008/11/6(木)発売

Jazz Guitar Duo official web site
http://jazzguitarduo.client.jp/


※2010年12月
"JazzTimes" NEW!!

Two hearts beat as one in the interlocking grooves of Jazz Guitar Duo. Featuring Japanese guitarists Yasuhisa Kogawa and Yuichi Tanaka, Jazz Guitar Duo offers a different take on instrumental albums. The format is usually one guitar setting the tone and tempo, but Kogawa and Tanaka play tag team in crafting soothing textures and layers of mood and atmosphere, not to mention improvisational experimentation. The overall effect is not nearly as cerebral or sterile as that sounds; on the contrary, Kogawa and Tanaka are skilled in the art of rhythm and melody. Although the set-up is progressive, the music is actually quite retro at times, recalling the spellbinding work of Bill Frisell.

Jazz Guitar Duo could have been a duel; however, Kogawa and Tanaka play with each other more than they play off with one another. That sense of brotherhood keeps the music calm and relaxing, especially on “Down at the Dinghy,” in which the two provide the highs and lows of a rolling river. (For those who don’t know, a dinghy is a small boat, and it’s to Jazz Guitar Duo’s credit that one can make that interpretation from the music alone.) But it’s not all smooth sailing. “Derek” takes a darker turn, especially in its intro, echoing psychedelic sensibilities. Of all the tracks on "Chronicle," “Derek” has the sharpest claws in its hooks; the ominous, swirling throb of the duo’s guitars has a seductive pull. “Just Before the War” is pretty with its sentimental colors; there’s a sense of loss conveyed in its introspective riffs.

Jazz Guitar Duo expresses their wit on “The Robots (Puts Away Saturday),” which has the kind of bachelor-pad vibe made for 21st century living. “The Robots” swings in a cool fashion, presenting the lads as the sort of jazz hipsters that became extinct once robots were no longer science fiction. Jazz Guitar Duo may be ahead of their time as far as their arrangement goes; however, their music is the sound of today.



※スイングジャーナル2009年2月号。

優秀(4点)

ベタな名前でオリジナルのみなので、逆に「ニュー・エイジ系」か、と思ったが、ストレートなジャズギターだ。二人のギタリストはかなりの腕達者。コーダルなアドリブや、ベース・ラインも上手い。ギブソンのセミアコで、サウンドは近いが、よりコンテンポラリーなのが古川、少しブルージーなのが田中か。何となくギタリストは「同族意識」が強いように思えるが、このデュオは「同族」が、「小さなオーケストラ」ギターならではの、完結した「小宇宙」を作っている。やや同じようなテンポの曲が多いが、良質な作品。(中山智広)


※ジャズライフ2009年3月号。

オリジナルでまとめた新鮮ギター・デュオ

2005年に結成され、都内のジャズ・バーやカフェなどで演奏活動を続けている、田中裕一と古川靖久のギターデュオによるアルバム。全くのフリーインプロヴィゼーションによる6曲も含め、すべてがふたりのオリジナルだが、スタンダード曲のような美しいメロディを持ったものから、サンプラーやディストーションを使った実験的なサウンドまで、様々なアプローチを展開している。ふたりとも、ジム・ホール(g)のような端正なプレイを聴かせたかと思うと、ビル・フリゼール(g)のようなアグレッシヴなプレイも聴かせたりと、その触れ幅の大きさとギタリストとしての表現の幅広さが楽しい。そう言う意味ではとても個性的なギター・デュオだ。〈熊谷美広〉


※海外(セリビア):
BLOKNER REVIEWS 2009/4/27 (他のレビュー掲載サイト )

Yuichi Tanaka & Yasuhisa Kogawa are Jazz Guitar Duo members. They are musicians, both well-educated, and with important previous experience. Their interests also has included "communications" with other genre's forms, so they were strictly prepared for forthcoming profesional life. "Chronicle" is their album, where we can find 13 themes, many improvisations and constant dialogues between 2 guitars.
Basically, Jazz Guitar Duo are on therithory of so call classic or 50's jazz, but its performing offerings touches some non jazz elements, as a ambiental as a main detail. In some of its themes and improvizations, arrangments were done also in more so call psychedelic manner.
Generally, mentioned themes were done in slower mid to mid-up tempo, where specific atmosphere practically create its performing conception.
There's no doubt that Japanese fellows has offered an interesting perfoming and releasing works, and as a additional element, their materials are also acceptable for non-jazz listeners population.

Rating : 8.5/10
〈Written by Branimir Lokner
Monday, 27 April 2009〉



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