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Sunward Bound

by Art Hirahara

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Akatombo 02:52
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Unbound 05:15
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Ringo Oiwake 05:55
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Up Turn Out 04:59
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Suspended 05:45
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Pianist Art Hirahara turns his attention above and within and blasts off “Sunward Bound” for his fourth leader album for Posi-Tone. Reaching steadily towards new realms of expression, Hirahara perseveres steadily along on his musical journey of unfoldment. “Sunward Bound” displays a clear sense of creative continuity that can be traced back on his previous albums from his joyous first steps along the “Noble Path” through his trials and tribulations of “Libations And Meditations” and into his deep explorations of the distant pathways in the “Central Line.” Once again Hirahara succeeds in creating a bold impassioned statement that also features significant and meaningful contributions from his trusted collaborators tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Rudy Royston. The program of original compositions are lyrical and clearly suggestive of a modern jazz sensibility, but the focus of the music always remains straight forward with some hard swinging highlights. With an amazing combination of talents, brilliant performances, and an evocative program of new original compositions, “Sunward Bound” is sure to bring bright moments of intense delight to serious listeners and jazz fans everywhere.

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released August 31, 2018

Art Hirahara - piano
Linda May Han Oh - bass
Rudy Royston - drums and percussion
Donny McCaslin - tenor saxophone

Marc Free - producer
Nick O’Toole - engineer

produced by Marc Free
engineered by Nick O'Toole
recorded September 12, 2017 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
mixed & mastered at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
photography by Sara Pettinella
package design by Jamie Brunson

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Art Hirahara New York, New York

Art Hirahara is a jazz pianist/keyboardist with multiple albums as a leader and side musician. Hirahara’s piano and compositional sound are an amalgamation of the varied musical influences he has studied and the wide range of leaders he has worked for.

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