Lujon

Atzko Kohashi, Frans van der Hoeven, Sebastiaan Kaptein

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Lujon is pianist Atzko Kohashi’s 5th Stereo DSD album at NativeDSD. It follows her earlier albums Dualtone, Cresecnt: Music of John Coltrane, Sketches of Seasons and Virgo. On Lujon, she is accompanied by Frans van der Hoeven on double bass and Sebastiaan Kaptein on drums.

Kohashi says “There is nothing so mysterious as sound. You can’t touch, see, taste, nor smell it. Yet music has the ability to stimulate all 5 senses; tonality creates temperature and color, while tempo and rhythm set the sound’s scent and taste. In the world of jazz, where improvisation is central, each of these elements are of vital importance to bring a performance to life.

On this album, masterfully recorded by Frans De Rond you can hear the touch of the piano keys sinking in, the movement of the foot pedal, the strokes of the bass strings, the vibration of the cymbals, and even the breath of the musicians. Thus you experience what we, the musicians felt the moment the music was created.

I hope that our music will let you experience your own set of imaginary vivid colors, sweet scents, delicious tastes and gentle touches.”

Atzko Kohashi – Piano
Frans van der Hoeven – Double Bass
Sebastiaan Kaptein – Drums

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
Ice Breaker
02:05
2.
Smile
05:38
3.
Footprints
07:49
4.
Fran-Dance
07:01
5.
Magnolia
02:47
6.
Gentle Piece
05:42
7.
E.S.P.
04:38
8.
Sweet Lies
01:48
9.
Quiet Now
04:01
10.
Embraceable You
03:58
11.
Lujon
03:43

Total time: 00:49:10

Additional information

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SKU

SL1029A

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Microphone Cables

Grimm Audio TPR

Microphone Preamps

RME Micstacy (Analog > MADI)

Microphones

Atzko: Audix Schoeps MK5 Frans: Peluso P67 Sebastiaan: JZ V67 – overheads and Audio Technica AE2500 – bassdrum

Mixing Amplifier

Moon 760A

Mixing Headphones

AKG 702 & Sennheiser HD800

Mixing Speakers

TAD CE1

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Original Recording Format

Piano Technician

Charles Rademaker

Recording Engineer

Frans de Rond

Recording Location

Muziekcentrum van Omroep (MCO) Studio 2 in The Netherlands on March 10, 2014

Release DateJuly 7, 2023

Press reviews

Positive Feedback

Okay, this recording dates from a few years ago and it’s only 96kHz in its original recording format, but please bear with me. First and most importantly, it’s Atzko Kohashi! She is one of the finer jazz pianists performing and recording today. And second, it is a truly excellent recording from a bit earlier in Frans de Rond’s recording career. The sound has a warm, somewhat reverberant, overall ambience that really pulls the performers right into my listening space. And the music is filled with Atzko’s typical inventiveness and ear for great synergies of sound, melody and timing.

Audiophile Style

This recording doesn’t take you to the recording studio. Even better, it brings the recording studio to your listening room.

HiFi News and Record

The result is spectacular. With a warm, generous ambience you can almost reach out and touch each instrument.

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