New album Baroque Confirmed Release Dates:
July 28th (Japan)
August 24th (Italy)
August 25th (Switzerland)
August 27th (Holland)
September 21st (US, UK and Germany)
September 24th (Austria)
October 11th (France)
November 12th (Poland)Sample: Tutti
Sample: The Threepenny Opera(P) 2010 UNIVERSAL CLASSICS & JAZZ,
a division of UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC."Since she began her recording career in 1992, Junko Onishi has distinguished herself as a forceful, original pianist, a unique composer and a master at reinterpreting jazz standards by everyone from Duke Ellington to Eric Dolphy.
The bulk of her discography has been in a trio format which is fine by me because I can't get enough of her amazing piano playing. But on BAROQUE, her Verve debut, she greatly expands her sonic pallette with three horns, two basses and drums, giving new dimensions to her inventive arrangements.
Bassists Reginald Veal and Rodney Whitaker and drummer Herlin Riley have worked on-and-off with Junko since the early '90s. Knowing her music well, they make invaluable contributions to this recording. New to Junko's orbit are James Carter, Nicholas Payton and Wycliffe Gordon, all recognized masters on their chosen instruments.
They breathe vivid new sounds into Junko's music and into her reinterpretations of Charles Mingus, Sir Charles Thompson and Hoagy Carmichael. Each one solos masterfully, stoked by Junko's unorthodox and exciting comping. This is an album of truly great material, arrangements and performances."
Michael Cuscuna, Veteran Jazz Producer
