| Fragile | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | July 5–7, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Toshiba-EMI studio 3, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:45 | |||
| Label | Somethin' Else (Toshiba EMI) TOCJ-8008 | |||
| Producer | Hitoshi Namekata | |||
| Junko Onishi chronology | ||||
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Fragile is the seventh leader album by the Japanese pianist Junko Onishi, released on September 23, 1998, in Japan. It was re-released on May 4, 1999, by Blue Note Records. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In a review for AllMusic, Tim Sheridan wrote: "Onishi gets into a classic rock groove on this disc... Her fervent piano attack in particular keeps the disc consistently interesting." [3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called the album "a fun record for Onishi," but noted that it "sidles into self-indulgence at points." [4]
A reviewer for Billboard stated that, on the album, Onishi "forgoes tradition and lets the fun fly." They commented: "The results are infectious, as the individual tracks open, develop, and eventually burn with enthusiasm." [5]
The Australian Financial Review's Shane Nichols called the music "an interesting dip into the past," and remarked: "It's no secret that Onishi swings; this album proves she rocks too." [6]
A writer for the Orlando Weekly described the album as "a jam-intensive adventure," noting that Onishi "has made a startling leap from sublime acoustic post-bop to sonic terrain largely associated with '70s fusion and contemporary groove-jazz." [7]
Writing for All About Jazz , David Adler stated: "I've never been a fan of the rock cover trend in the jazz world. The concept has sent many a fine jazz CD off the tracks, and it manages nearly to ruin this one entirely." [8] Another AAJ reviewer commented: "Fragile is ironically quite pliable and coarse at times, wielding an oft-unwieldy arsenal of moods and sounds which occasionally (and admittedly) lose their sense of form and function." [9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Phaethon" | - | Junko Onishi | 8:21 |
| 2. | "Complexions" | - | Junko Onishi | 7:21 |
| 3. | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | - | Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 11:38 |
| 4. | "Compared To What" | Gene McDaniels | Gene McDaniels | 7:05 |
| 5. | "Hey Joe" | - | Billy Roberts | 10:46 |
| 6. | "Eulogia Variation" | - | Junko Onishi | 6:16 |
| 7. | "Sunshine Of Your Love (JAM)" | - | Jack Bruce - Pete Brown - Eric Clapton | 5:18 |
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