RECORDING, SOUNDS and ENVIRONMENT
オノ セイゲン
空間デザイナー/ミュージシャン
録音エンジニアとして、82年の「坂本龍一/戦場のメリークリスマス」にはじまり、多数のアー ティストのプロジェクトに参加。87年に川久保玲から「洋服が奇麗に見えるような音楽を」という依頼により作曲、制作した『COMME des GARCONS / SEIGEN ONO』ほか多数のアルバムを発表。
Photo by Lieko Shiga
『モントルー93/94 セイゲン・オノ・アンサンブル』
2011.09.10
Seigen Ono Ensemble
Montreux 93/94
Recorded live at the 27th and the 28th Montreux Jazz Festival, 1993 and 1994
DSD Mastered by Seigen Ono at Saidera Mastering, July 2011
All compositions written and arranged by Seigen Ono
except "Something to Hold On To 2" written by Seigen Ono and Arto Lindsay
"Julia 2" written by Seigen Ono and Jill Jaffe
1 Bar del Mattatoio (5'50)
2 Something to Hold On To 2 (4'39)
3 I Do Love You a Little (8'22)
4 Malu (4'26)
5 Vida Boa (8'48)
6 Nick & Kiriko (5'14)
7 Enishie (5'11)
8 It's Denise (5'13)
9 I Am a Good Fish (5'37)
10 The Green Chinese Table 2 (6'36)
11 Julia 2 (6'11)
Recorded live at the 27th and the 28th Montreux Jazz Festival
Mixed at Hitokuchizaka Studios, Tokyo, August and September 1994
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10
recorded July 17, 1993 at Miles Davis Hall (New Q's) by Anders Muhr
Conductor, guitar: Seigen Ono
Alto sax: Mane Silveira
Soprano sax, flute: Paul Shapiro
Trombone: Yohichi Murata
Accordion: Toninho Ferragucci
Percussion: João Parahyba
Drums: Bobby Previte
Keyboards, bass: Peter Scherer
Cello: Maxine Neuman
Violin: Alexander Balanescu
Violin: Claire Connors
Guitar: Amadeo Pace
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 and 1 intro
recorded July 11, 1994 at Auditorium Stravinsky by Weis Reire with Voyageur II
Conductor, guitar: Seigen Ono
Alto sax: Mane Silveira
Soprano sax, tenor sax: Roy Nathanson
Fluegelhorn, piano: Jun Miyake
Trombone: Yohichi Murata
Cello: Maxine Neuman
Accordion: Toninho Ferragucci
Percussion: João Parahyba
Drums: Douglas Bown
Contra bass: Marc Marder
Guitar: Hiroki Miyano
Dancer, voice: Ondina de Castilho
Dancer, voice: Keïko Courdy
Sound engineer: Takashi Shinozaki
For the first time after 27 festivals, I invited an artist on the spot to come back the next year to perform this time on the bigger stage of the Stravinski Auditorium. Everything worked out and Seigen Ono and his multi-national band hit the stage after midnight on July 11th, following the performance of Lalo Schifrin with the Münchner Rundfunk Orchester, featuring guest stars, including Grady Tate, Ray Brown, Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera and Jon Faddis.
This year, Seigen set up a full-size Brazilian café on stage, next to the musicians and when the band started to play, two women started to mix the national drink of Brazil, "Caipirinha." This was offered first to the musicians, visibly enhancing their enthusiasm and then to members of the audience, some of whom were invited to join in a dance marathon on stage. After two caipirinhas and one hour of Seigen Ono's music, I found myself on stage, dancing the tango with a Brazilian lady.
Seigen Ono's music cannot be described, it must be listened to. Its original flavor, the magical atmosphere, the delicacy of the melodies, the quality of the musicians and, above all, the gentle way Seigen Ono conducts all his projects, made it a night to remember.
Montreux, October 1994.
Claude Nobs (Director and Producer of the Montreux Jazz Festival)
(C)(P) 2011 Seigen Ono/Saidera Records