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Écho d'Azur

by Rié FURUSE Trio

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    【EG】
    This album was born during last spring which was particular due to the national confinement in France - this isolation that we all paradoxically shared - and the summer that followed. The first two notes of the first piece are inspired from the tuner who came to tune my piano when the world reopened in May. « Tuning » is about the connection and reconnection of mind and soul while « Further and further, deeper and deeper » is about moving forward inside despite the limitations on the outside.
    In summer, these limits have faded, in « Écho d´Azur » and « Summer Unleashed » you will hear the joy of the rediscovery of colors through the landscapes of Côte d’Azur.
    A south wind blows through the last song with the Ryūkyū (the old Okinawa) music scale. A wind from my region that brings hope for a better tomorrow.
    Along the way, the album was enriched by two collaborations « Sugarcane Rain » and « The One » with the renowned British lyricist Chris Mosdell (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Ryuichi Sakamoto & YMO etc.) as well as colorful harmonies by young Parisian singers.


    【FR】
    Cet album est né durant le printemps dernier si particulier - cet isolement que nous avons tous paradoxalement partagé - et l’été qui a suivi. Les deux premières notes du premier morceau sont empruntées à l’accordeur venu régler mon piano à la réouverture du monde en mai. « Tuning » évoque la connexion et la reconnexion de l'âme et de l’esprit tandis que « Further and further, deeper and deeper » parle d'avancer à l’intérieur malgré les limites à l’extérieure.
    A l’été ces limites se sont estompées, vous entendrez dans « Écho d’Azur » et « Summer Unleashed » le plaisir de s’abandonner à la redécouverte des couleurs à travers les paysages de la Côte d’Azur.
    Un vent de sud du Japon souffle sur la dernière chanson avec la gamme Ryūkyū, l’ancienne Okinawa. Un vent de ma région qui apporte l’espoir de lendemains meilleurs.

    Sur le chemin, l’album s'est enrichi de deux collaborations « Sugarcane Rain » et « The One » avec le célèbre parolier anglais Chris Mosdell (Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Ryuichi Sakamoto & YMO etc.) ainsi que des harmonies colorées par des jeunes chanteurs parisiens.


    【日本語】
    このアルバムは、フランス全土の外出制限下でパラドキシカルにも多くの人々が「孤立」を共有した去年の春、そしてそれに続く夏に生まれた。
    1曲目の最初の2つの音は、外出制限が解かれた5月にピアノ調律師が鳴らした音からインスピレーションを得た。曲名の「チューニング(調律)」の通り、制限下で自分自身と向き合い、精神を統一した経験を音で表現。
    そして « Further and further, deeper and deeper » では、不便な生活で何度もくじけそうになっても、前進することの大切さを自分に言い聞かせ続けた毎日を歌った。
    夏が訪れると、これらの制限がようやく緩和された。« Écho d´Azur » と « Summer Unleashed » を聞きながら、大きな解放感を味わい、コート・ダジュールを眺めて自然の美しさを再発見した喜びを感じてもらいたい。
    最後の曲では、琉球の音階に乗せて南風が吹き抜ける。先の見えない日々が続く中、故郷を想い、より明るい明日への希望を南風に託した。
    アルバムは、著名なイギリス人作詞家、クリス・モズデル(マイケル・ジャクソン、エリック・クラプトン、坂本龍一、YMOなどに歌詞を提供)とコラボレートした « Sugarcane Rain »や« The One »や、パリの若いシンガーが奏でるハーモニーによって、より彩り豊かな作品になった。

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Sugarcane rain Let it fall down sweetly upon me Like a sea, drenching me From red blood skies Falls this springtime wine That now runs, a mighty raging river to soaks my skin The deserts of my limbs Within like a sweetly scented sin Hear it sing, deep within Till at last I overflow O sugarcane, here you reign As you drown me in your sea In shantytowns of the human soul I'll dance the hummingbirds of heaven upon my toes Here where all the stars are eyes of untamed jaguars Leaping down, leaping down Sweet the taste of this sugarcane As it rains and rains upon me to soak my skin The deserts of my limbs and now Within like a sweetly scented sin Hear it sing, deep within Oh, come with me through the heat-stained breeze Where we'll dance the spicy mango in the rhythm grove Here where all the stars are eyes of untamed jaguars Leaping down, leaping down
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Further and Further, Deeper and Deeper How many times I wanted to stop Being on the edge of my life How many times I doubted in my head Loosing faith in myself Swallowed so much bitterness But keep heads up high Repeating my mantra No matter what I’ve been through I learned how to get up again Picturing where I will be Further and further, Deeper and deeper My powerful reflexion Further and further, Deeper and deeper My personal journey will keep goin’ on
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4. Fly High 04:26
Fly High Sprit open with wide-opened eyes Your mind, your soul, your heart Spinnin’ round and round in this unknown world where a piece of infinite awaits there So finally I can fly, fly away To the place where I’ve been searchin’ I can tell this feeling growing in my mind So finally I can touch, touch the sky Fly against the sky so high Fly high away and catch undiscovered dreams
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Écho d’Azur L’écho du chant des oiseaux En ajoutant une légère nuance d’été Fascinée par la beauté de ses notes Fait illuminer des mots d’amour L’écho du chant des oiseaux En ajoutant une légère couleur d’été Rythmé par la sonorité de ses notes Fait délivrer des mots d’amour vers toi Le ciel azur, nuages absents, la mer infinie Le vent se lève, la vague danse, l’étincelle envolée Les ailes azurs, voyage du temps, amère symphonie Le temps se lève, la mer avance, l’esprit envolé…
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Summer Unleashed Blues Skies, Shining Sea, Wind Blow, Songbird
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7. The One 04:02
The One If I should ever be the one The rose that grows within your garden Or at least a light when it’s dark That star that shines from afar Or if you have fallen lost upon the way If you go and say all your colours seem so grey And how heavy this old world on your shoulders it weights This song I’ll sing as winter turns to spring And soon your heart will know I’m the warmth that melts the snow And that in your life I am the only one O this song I’ll sing to let the world begin Like a desert grows the perfection of a rose And to show that in your life I am the one
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Le Vent de demain (Ashita no Kazé) Had a rough day? Nothin’ ever really went as I wished Just Feel like sinkin’ as deepest as I could and shut my world Take a deep breath and feel the breeze You never know what kind of surprise awaits you there Ashita no Kaze wa kitto fukuyo Ima koso kanjiru mamani Ashita no Kaze wa kitto kawaru... Ashita no Kaze wa kitto kawaru... Ima koso kanjiru mamani Ashita no Kaze ni konomi wo makase...

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Rié FURUSE Trio's 2nd album following "Semba" (2018) where they established Nipponese-Parisian Jazz.
Discover the beautiful melody with the cosmopolitan sound.

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released February 13, 2021

Écho d’Azur

All the music, lyrics (1,3,4,5,6,8) and background vocal arrangement : Rié FURUSE
Lyrics for 2 & 7 : Chris MOSDELL
Arrangement for all tracks : Gabriel GOSSE, Marc PUJOL & Rié FURUSE

Vocal & Piano : Rié FURUSE
Guitar : Gabriel GOSSE
Percussion : Marc PUJOL
Background vocals : Sarah-Amélie TIKI-KOUM, Maéna CORBEX, Térence POPULO & Rié FURUSE
Recording engineer, mix & mastering : Sami BOUVET (for Studio de Meudon)
Recorded and mixed in DEC 2020 & JAN 2021 at Studio de Meudon in France.

Cover Art : Olivier ENOUTOR
Photos : Gianlorenzo LOMBARDI

1. Tuning ~ prologue
2. Sugarcane Rain
3. Further and Further, Deeper and Deeper
4. Fly High
5. Écho d’Azur
6. Summer Unleashed
7. The One
8. Le Vent de Demain (Ashita no Kazé 明日の風) ~ épilogue

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Rié FURUSE Trio Paris, France

Paris based songstress/composer Rié FURUSE (vocal/piano) Trio.

Crossover from Jazz, Fusion to Pops.

Rié expresses her true identity within her bi-cultural world. Through the musical expression of her creations, together w. her faithful musicians Marc Pujol (perc) and Gabriel Gosse (gt), enjoy the essential essence of "Nipponese-Parisian" jazz in Trio's first EP "Semba" (2018) then new album.
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