Satoko Fujii Orchestra Archive

Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – Fukushima – Libra 

by Audiophile Audition | Feb 27, 2018 | Jazz CD Reviews

Never forget. Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – Fukushima – Libra 214-044 57:34 [12/15/17] ****: (Satoko Fujii – conductor, composer; Oscar Noriega – alto saxophone; Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby – tenor saxophone; Andy Laster – baritone saxophone; Dave Ballou, Herb Robertson, Natsuki Tamura – trumpet; Joey Sellers, Joe Fiedler, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone; Nels Cline – guitar; Stomu Takeishi – bass; Ches Smith – drums) Do people remember Fukushima? The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered major damage from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan on March 11, 2011. The chain of events caused a nuclear meltdown, radiation leaks, and permanently ruptured several reactors making them impossible to restart. The environmental harm is far from over. Radioactive water has leached into water and soil in the general area, and highly radioactive water leaked into the Pacific Ocean years after the event. One person who has never forgotten is composer Satoko Fujii. In 2016, she gathered together her all-star, 13-member Orchestra New York to record the ensemble’s tenth album, the 57-minute Fukushima, which is her personal viewpoint on the Fukushima episode and aftermath. Fujii (who conducted this session but did not play an instrument) provides plenty of space […]