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JIM BUTLER JAZZ GROUP About the Band… I moved to Japan from the United States in 2003, and soon after arriving met many fine jazz musicians. Yoshinosuke Kawabata (bass), Toshiya Murayama (piano), Keiichiro Uemura (drums) and I formed a jazz quartet, and we have played together since that time. We play contemporary jazz styles, standards, and originals throughout the Tokyo area. Please visit my website at www.interjazz.com/jimbutler/ for a band schedule and CD information. The Tokyo jazz fans have been so kind to us, and we have had some unforgettable nights and made some great friends. From concerts in Shinjuku, Meguro, Kichijoji, Kokubunji, to as far away as Haruna Town and Hamamatsu, we’ve been through a lot together! Some people say our band is like the old story of the monk and the monsters, “Sai Yu Kiâ€, because of our strong personalities! Our CD, Live in Tokyo! was recorded at the B-Flat Club in Akasaka and released in early 2006. Here our quest was to find personal expression within the context of straight ahead contemporary jazz. About Jim… I have been playing the saxophone for 28 years. I grew up in San Diego, California, where I studied briefly with altoist Charles McPherson, and for a long time with James Rotter of Los Angeles. After receiving my Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, I moved to Austin, Texas. There I played jazz, blues and rock music. I also received a Master’s Degree in Music and Doctorate of Music from the University of Texas at Austin, where I studied saxophone with Harvey Pittel. For a short time I taught music at the University of North Florida, where I met pianist Harry Pickens and altoist Bunky Green, who plays an “inside/outside†approach to jazz that I found fascinating. I also attended the David Liebman Jazz Master Class twice, and I became interested in his personal approach to music. About the First CD, Journeys: In 2003 I recorded my first CD as a leader. It is called Journeys and features former Warner Bros. drummer Gerry “the Thrasher†Gibbs who makes his residence in New York City. It also features some incredible playing by Central Texas hero Jim Kalson on the 6-string electric bass, big Andy Langham on the Rhodes electric keyboard (and the Steinway grand piano), young Hamilton Price on upright bass, and the sweet touch of drummer Angelo Stokes of Detroit. Jon Packard plays the classic 4-string fretted bass sound on several selections. Nick Cooper nails the trumpet part on one cut. My music on this album is a sort of mix of the different styles of music I was playing at the time: John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, pop music, jazz standards, and different kinds of folk music. Review of Journeys: “Jim Butler is a man that can, and will, play everything from all-out jazz to pure rock n’ roll…The songs move from peaceful to raucous, sometimes within the same piece, yet retain a sense of the whole…Butler is talented enough, and seasoned enough, to create music that challenges without losing sight of structure that swings.†Jim Beal, San Antonio Express-News, March 7, 2003 ジム・ãƒãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ¼ ジャズ グループ ãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ç´¹ä»‹â€¦ ç§ã¯2003å¹´ã«ã‚¢ãƒ¡ãƒªã‚«ã‹ã‚‰æ—¥æœ¬ã«ã‚„ã£ã¦å‚りã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ãã—ã¦ã€ã™ãã«å¤šãã®ç´ 晴らã—ã„ジャズ・ミュージシャンã«å‡ºä¼šã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚å·ç•‘よã—ã®ã™ã‘ï¼ˆãƒ™ãƒ¼ã‚¹ï¼‰ã€æ‘å±±ã¨ã—や(ピアノ)ã€ä¸Šæ‘計一郎(ドラムス)ã¨ç§ã§ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºãƒ»ã‚«ãƒ«ãƒ†ãƒƒãƒˆã‚’çµæˆã—ã€ä¸€ç·’ã«æ´»å‹•ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚æ±äº¬ã‚’ä¸å¿ƒã«ã‚³ãƒ³ãƒ†ãƒ³ãƒãƒ©ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ»ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã€ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ãƒ»ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã€ãã—ã¦ã‚ªãƒªã‚¸ãƒŠãƒ«æ›²ã‚’æ¼”å¥ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ã©ã†ãžã€ç§ã®ã‚¦ã‚§ãƒ–サイト(www.interjazz.com/jimbuter/)ã«ãŠè¶Šã—ãã ã•ã„。ãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ã®ã‚¹ã‚±ã‚¸ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ãƒ«ã¨CDã®æƒ…å ±ã‚’è¼‰ã›ã¦ãŠã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚æ±äº¬ã®ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºãƒ»ãƒ•ァンã¯ç§ã©ã‚‚ã«ã¨ã¦ã‚‚親切ã§ã€å¿˜ã‚Œãªã‚Œãªã„楽ã—ã„夜をéŽã”ã™ã“ã¨ãŒã§ãã€ã¾ãŸã€ç´ 晴らã—ã„å‹äººã‚’ã¤ãã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã§ãã¾ã—ãŸã€‚新宿や目黒ã€å‰ç¥¥å¯ºã€å›½åˆ†å¯ºã‹ã‚‰ã€é ãã¯æ¦›å町や浜æ¾ã§ã®ã‚³ãƒ³ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒˆã‚’通ã˜ã¦ãŸãã•ã‚“ã®çµŒé¨“ã‚’ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ç§ãŸã¡ã®ãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ã¯åƒ§ä¾¶ã¨å¦–æ€ªã®æ˜”話“西éŠè¨˜â€ã®ã‚ˆã†ã ã¨äº‘ã‚れるã“ã¨ãŒã‚りã¾ã™ã€‚ç†ç”±ã¯ç§ãŸã¡ã®å€‹æ€§ãŒã¨ã¦ã‚‚å¼·ã„ã‹ã‚‰ã§ã™ã€‚CDï½¢Live in Tokyoï¼ï½£ã¯èµ¤å‚B-Flatクラブã§ãƒ¬ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ³ã‚°ã—ã€2006å¹´ã®å§‹ã‚ã«ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ç§ãŸã¡ã¯æ£çµ±æ´¾ã‚³ãƒ³ãƒ†ãƒ³ãƒãƒ©ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ»ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã®ä¸ã«å€‹äººå€‹äººã®è¡¨ç¾ã‚’ã¿ã„ã ãã†ã¨æœã—求ã‚ã¦ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ ジムã®ç´¹ä»‹ ç§ã¯28年間サックスを演å¥ã—ã¦ãŠã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚カリフォルニア州サンディエゴã§è‚²ã¡ã€ãã“ã§ã€çŸã„期間ã§ã—ãŸãŒãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ãƒ«ã‚ºãƒ»ãƒžã‚¯ãƒ‘ーソンã¨å¦ã³ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ãã—ã¦ã€ãƒã‚µãƒ³ã‚¸ã‚§ãƒ«ã‚¹å‡ºèº«ã®ã‚¸ã‚§ãƒ¼ãƒ ズ・ãƒãƒƒã‚¿ãƒ¼ã¨ã¨ã‚‚ã«é•·ãå¦ã³ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚サンディエゴ州立大å¦ã‹ã‚‰éŸ³æ¥½å¦ä½ã‚’å–å¾—ã—ãŸã®ã¡ã€ãƒ†ã‚サス州オースティンã«ç§»ã‚Šä½ã¿ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ãã“ã§ã¯ã€ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã‚„ブルースã€ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ãªã©ã®æ¼”å¥ã‚’楽ã—ã¿ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚テã‚サス大å¦ã‚ªãƒ¼ã‚¹ãƒ†ã‚£ãƒ³æ ¡ã‚ˆã‚ŠéŸ³æ¥½ä¿®å£«å·ã¨åšå£«å·ã‚‚å–å¾—ã—ã€ãƒãƒ¼ãƒ“ー・ピッテルã¨ã‚µãƒƒã‚¯ã‚¹ã‚’ç ”ç©¶ã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ ã—ã°ã‚‰ãã€ãƒŽãƒ¼ã‚¹ãƒ»ãƒ•ãƒãƒªãƒ€å¤§å¦ã§éŸ³æ¥½ã‚’æ•™ãˆã¦ã„ãŸã®ã§ã™ãŒã€ãã“ã§ã€ãƒ”アニストã®ãƒãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ”ケンズã€ãã—ã¦ã€ç§ã«ã¯ã¨ã¦ã‚‚é…力ã®ã‚る“インサイド/アウトサイドâ€ã¨ã„ã†ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºãƒ»ã‚¢ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¼ãƒã‚’試ã¿ã‚‹ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒˆãƒ»ã‚µãƒƒã‚¯ã‚¹å¥è€…ã€ãƒãƒ³ã‚ー・グリーンã¨å‡ºä¼šã£ãŸã®ã§ã—ãŸã€‚ã¾ãŸã€ãƒ‡ãƒ“ッド・リーブマン・ジャズ・マスター・クラスã«ã‚‚2度å‚åŠ ã—ã€å½¼ã®éŸ³æ¥½ã«å¯¾ã™ã‚‹å€‹æ€§çš„ãªã‚¢ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¼ãƒã«èˆˆå‘³ã‚’抱ãã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ ファースト・アルãƒãƒ “Journeys(ジャーニー)†2003å¹´ã€ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ€ãƒ¼ã¨ã—ã¦æœ€åˆã®CDをレコーディングã„ãŸã—ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚タイトルã¯â€œJourney(ジャーニー)â€ã§ãƒ‹ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ãƒ¨ãƒ¼ã‚¯ã«ä½ã‚“ã§ã„ã‚‹å‰ãƒ¯ãƒ¼ãƒŠãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ–ラザーズã®ãƒ‰ãƒ©ãƒžãƒ¼ã€ã‚¸ã‚§ãƒªãƒ¼â€œthe Thrasherâ€ã‚®ãƒ–スをフィãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ãã®ä»–ã®ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ã¨ã—ã¦ã€ã‚»ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ«ãƒ»ãƒ†ã‚サスã®ãƒ’ーãƒãƒ¼ã¨ã—ã¦çŸ¥ã‚‰ã‚Œã‚‹ï¼–弦エレã‚・ベーシストã®ã‚¸ãƒ ・カルソンã€Rhodes(ãƒãƒ¼ã‚ºï¼‰ã®ã‚¨ãƒ¬ã‚・ã‚ーボード(ãã—ã¦ã€ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ã‚¦ã‚§ã‚¤ãƒ»ã‚°ãƒ©ãƒ³ãƒ‰ãƒ»ãƒ”アノ)å¥è€… アンディー・ラングãƒãƒ ã€è‹¥ãアップライト・ベース・プレーヤー ãƒãƒŸãƒ«ãƒˆãƒ³ãƒ»ãƒ—ライスã€ãã—ã¦ã€ç”˜ã„音をå¥ã§ã‚‹ãƒ‡ãƒˆãƒã‚¤ãƒˆå‡ºèº«ã®ãƒ‰ãƒ©ãƒžãƒ¼ アンジェãƒãƒ»ã‚¹ãƒˆãƒ¼ã‚¯ã‚¹ã§ã™ã€‚ジョン・パッカードã¯ï¼”弦フレットã®ãƒ™ãƒ¼ã‚¹ã§æ•°æ›²å¥ã§ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ニック・クーパーã¯ãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ³ãƒšãƒƒãƒˆã‚’完璧ã«å¹ãã“ãªã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ã“ã®ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒãƒ ã§ã®ç§ã®éŸ³æ¥½ã¯ã€ã‚¸ãƒ§ãƒ³ãƒ»ã‚³ãƒ«ãƒˆãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒ³ã€ã‚¸ãƒŸãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ˜ãƒ³ãƒ‰ãƒªãƒƒã‚¯ã‚¹ã€ãƒãƒƒãƒ—ã€ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºãƒ»ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒ¼ãƒ‰ã€å¤šå²ã«ã‚ãŸã‚‹ãƒ•ォーク・ミュージックãªã©ã€å½“時演å¥ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã„ã‚ã‚“ãªéŸ³æ¥½ã‚¹ã‚¿ã‚¤ãƒ«ã®ãƒŸãƒƒã‚¯ã‚¹ã¨ã„ãˆã‚‹ã§ã—ょã†ã€‚ “Journeys(ジャーニー)â€ã®æ‰¹è©• “ジム・ãƒãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ¼ã¯çœŸã®ã‚¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã‹ã‚‰ãƒ”ュア・ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ã¾ã§ä½•ã§ã‚‚æ¼”å¥ã§ãã€ã¾ãŸã€æ¼”å¥ã‚’試ã¿ã‚ˆã†ã¨ã™ã‚‹å¥è€…ã 。曲ãŒã€æ™‚々ã€ï¼‘曲ã®ä¸ã§ã‚‚ãŠã“りã†ã‚‹ã®ã ãŒã€ç©ã‚„ã‹ãªæ›²èª¿ã‹ã‚‰é¨’々ã—ã•ã¸ã®ç§»è¡Œã™ã‚‹ã€‚ã—ã‹ã—ã€ã†ã¾ã全体ã®ãƒãƒ©ãƒ³ã‚¹ã‚’ä¿ã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹ã®ã …。ãƒãƒˆãƒ©ãƒ¼ã¯ååˆ†ãªæ‰èƒ½ã¨çµŒé¨“ã‚’æŒã¡ã€ã‚¹ã‚¦ã‚£ãƒ³ã‚°æ„Ÿã‚’失ã†ã“ã¨ãªãæ–°ã—ã„音楽作りã«ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¬ãƒ³ã‚¸ã™ã‚‹ã“ã¨ãŒã§ãる。 Check out the artist's website: http://www.interjazz.com/jimbutler Track List: 1. Out West Where It's Dry 2. Wild Blue Horizon 3. Next to the Sea/Beginning of the Morning 4. Joyful Place 5. Felicidade 6. My Funny Valentine 7. Seeing You Again 8. Journey to the End of the Night 9. I'm Old Fashioned Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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