[Sunny & acoustic]
No.70EX "Keep On Steppin" by quasimode
Hi. It's Jazz time and a track for today is "Keep On Steppin' " by "quasimode".
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1. Song data
| Title | Keep On Steppin' |
|---|---|
| Artist | quasimode |
| Album Title | Soul Cookin' |
| Catalog Number | TOCT-29063 |
| Track No. | 13 |
| Duration | 4:51 |
| Released | 2012 |
| Publisher | Universal Music |
| Lyricist | Instrumental music |
| Composer | Yūsuke Hirado, Takahiro "Matzz" Matsuoka |
| Arranger | No data |
About the creators
Yūsuke Hirado is a keyboardist and the leader of Jazz quartet "quasimode".
His farther is a owner of a famous Jazz cafe, and the mother is a pianist and a tutor of classical music. Under such music rich environment, he developed the talents from his childhood.
Soon after finished the high school, he traveled to the US to study abroad at "The School of Jazz at The New School" in New York, and learned from the teachers like Mr. Walter Bishop Jr.
After graduated the college, he returned to Japan and formed "quasimode".
Since then he is actively working in the Jazz scene.
Here is a recent music clip of his solo work after the tentative break of "quasimode" activity.
Takahiro "Matzz" Matsuoka is a percussionist of the "quasimode".
He has a long experience in the music scene as a professional session musician, and often travel overseas as a member of the various session team.
He is currently a member of the exclusive band for "Naoko Terai" who is one of the top Jazz violinist in Japan.
Cover art
- Sound impressions
beautiful acoustic Jazz
This is a sunny and beautiful acoustic Jazz in fast swing speed.
The drums, wood bass, and the acoustic piano demonstrate a perfectly synchronized start at the beginning of the introduction.
After 16-bars prelude, the saxophone and trumpet join and blow a sunny melody.
The performance gradually becomes more lively and grand, that sounds as if a big band is playing.
- Reference
- About the artist
A stylish club Jazz quartet
quasimode debuted in 2006 with single "oneself-Likeness". Since then, 2 singles, and 7 original, 3 live, and 3 best albums has been released until now.
(Wikipedia, quasimode)
Quasimode is a Jazz quartet formed by Yūsuke Hirado(KB), Takahiro "matzz" Matsuoka(Per), Kazuhiro Sunaga(Bass), Sōnosuke Imaizumi(Dr).
The band is formed in Tokyo when the leader Yūsuke Hirado came back from the Jazz college in the US, aiming at playing the colorful club Jazz.
Their sense of music and playing skill is amazing. The 1st album "oneself - LIKENESS" ranked top in various hit chart of Club Jazz, and attracted attention from the world.
In 2007, their 2nd album "The Land of Freedom" was ranked the 4th in the "2007 BEST JAZZ RECORDS" of Gilles Peterson's music program on BBC Radio 1. And this success proved their ability for Jazz.
They continued excellent works until recent, and has become a very popular and a prominent quartet in Japan's Jazz scene.
Here is a music clip of an inside-view on the quasimode live from Youtube.
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7. Japanese Letters
| Song Title | Keep On Steppin' |
|---|---|
| Artist | quasimode |
| Album Title | Soul Cookin' |
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