Dancer in Nowhere

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Dancer in Nowhere
Dancer In Nowhere Miho Hazama.jpg
Studio album by
Miho Hazama m_unit
ReleasedNovember 2018
RecordedAugust 22–23, 2018 [1]
Venue New Jersey, U.S.
StudioSound on Sound Studios
Genre Jazz
Label
Miho Hazama chronology
The Monk: Live at Bimhuis
(2017)
Dancer in Nowhere
(2018)
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Dancer in Nowhere is an album by Miho Hazama and her chamber orchestra m_unit, released in November 2018. [3] [4]

Contents

This album was nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Miho Hazama except as indicated
  1. "Today, Not Today" – 8:03
  2. "The Cyclic Number" – 8:02
  3. "RUN" – 7:06
  4. "Somnambulant" – 9:44
  5. "Il Paradiso Del Blues" – 8:56
  6. "Magyar Dance" – 8:06
  7. "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" (John Williams) – 6:08
  8. "Dancer in Nowhere" – 8:38

Track listing adapted from Apple Music [6]

Personnel

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References

  1. Hazama, Miho (2018). Dancer in Nowhere (booklet). Universal Music. UCCJ-2162.
  2. Lorge, Suzanne (March 2019). "Reviews Miho Hazama Dancer In Nowhere". DownBeat . Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  3. "Dancer in Nowhere - Miho Hazama". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. Robson, Britt. "Miho Hazama: Dancer in Nowhere (Sunnyside)". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  5. Hegedus, Eric (2020-01-26). "Grammy winners 2020: Complete list with nominees". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  6. "Dancer in Nowhere by Miho Hazama".