Atomi Hamada: This is Atomi
Jazz singer Atomi Hamada releases This is Atomi, a five-track debut featuring songs she has loved as jazz instrumental standards....
Jazz singer Atomi Hamada releases This is Atomi, a five-track debut featuring songs she has loved as jazz instrumental standards. Here, using her voice as an instrument, she adds a fresh dimension to songs that some listeners may have heard only instrumentally before.
This is intimate, close-quarters jazz, with piano and bass backing up the vocals for a soft mellow mood.
Starting with a quiet dynamic, Hamada sings a wistful “Round Midnight” before moving to a relaxed “Speak No Evil” and a cheery “All The Things You Are”. She wraps up the five-track album with a catchy “Ladies in Mercedes” and a reconstructed “Confirmation” to close the set on a bebop high.
This is Atomi by Atomi Hamada
- Atomi Hamada - vocal
- Momo Nonami - piano
- Hiroaki Mizutani - bass
Released in 2017 on Atomi Hamada as This is Atomi.
Japanese names: 浜田亜東実 Hamada Atomi 野波桃 Nonami Momo 水谷浩章 Mizutani Hiroaki
Audio and Video
- Excerpt from track #3: “オール・ザ・シングス・ユー・アー (All the Things You Are)”
Jazz of Japan #33 • Mar 20, 2018 • Brian McCrory