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catalog: UCCT-1244
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category: Artist Discography
classification: Original Work
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  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Alive
    track_length: '9:05'
  - names:
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    track_length: '9:00'
  - names:
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    track_length: '8:32'
  - names:
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    track_length: '7:26'
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  - names:
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  - names:
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  - names:
      English: Life Goes On
    track_length: '6:49'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/532
  names:
    en: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
    ja: ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社
    ja-latn: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC
  role: distributor
link: album/159729
lyricists: []
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meta:
  added_date: 2026-04-27T12:29
  edited_date: 2026-04-27T12:29
  fetched_date: 2026-06-06T18:12
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 48
name: ALIVE / Hiromi
names:
  en: ALIVE / Hiromi
  ja: ALIVE / 上原ひろみ
  ja-latn: ALIVE / Hiromi Uehara
notes: 'TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  Produced by Hiromi and Michael Bishop

  Recorded by Michael Bishop at Avatar Studios, Studio A; New York, New York, February
  5 - 7, 2014

  Assistant Recording Engineer: Ian Dobie, Five/Four Productions, Ltd.

  Additional Technical Assistance: Akihiro Nishimura, Avatar Studios

  Mixed at Clonick Hall Studio, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Oberlin, Ohio, March
  8 - 10, 2014

  Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Michael Bishop, Five/Four Productions Ltd. with
  Five/Four''s Exclusive REVEAL-SDMTM Technology

  Piano Technician: Hiroaki Mizutani, Yamaha Artists Services

  Yamaha CFX concert grand piano supplied by Yamaha Artist Services

  Microphones and Preamplifiers:

  Piano: Sanken CO-100K; Royer SF-1; Royer SF-24. AEA RPQ; UpState Audio 20/20 Sonic
  Lens; Millennia Media HV3D

  Contrabass Guitar: UpState Audio 20/20 Sonic Lens

  Drums: Sennheiser MKH800; Shure KSM32, Beta-181, SM57, PG52; Royer R-121; Royer
  SF-1. Millennia Media HV3D

  Interconnects: MIT Oracle MA-X & Proline

  Mixed through the Rupert Neve Designs 5088 mixer and custom-modified Studer 962
  mixer

  Recording monitored through ATC SCM25-A Professional Loudspeakers

  Mastered with ATC SCM150-ASL Professional Loudspeakers

  Recorded and Mixed with the Sonoma DSD Workstation from Super Audio Center, LLC;
  Boulder, Colorado.

  Digital Converters: EMM Labs MK-IV Direct Stream Digital; Playback Designs MPD-5
  DAC

  CD Mastering: Five/Four REVEAL-SDMTM; SADIE 6 PCM Workstation; TCElectronic M6000;
  iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced

  Photography and Art Director: Muga Miyahara

  Package Design: Anilda Carrasquillo, www.covertocoverdesign.com

  Hiromi: piano

  Anthony Jackson: contrabass guitar

  Simon Phillips: drums

  Hiromi plays Yamaha CFX.

  Anthony Jackson plays Anthony Jackson Presentation Contrabass Guitar and Strings
  by Fodera.

  CQ-1 loudspeakers by Meyer Sound.

  Sonic Lens preamplifier by Upstate Audio.

  Cables by Reqst.

  Simon Phillips plays Tama Maple Starclassic drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo heads
  and Pro Mark sticks.

  All songs written and composed by Hiromi, published by Yamaha Music Publishing (JASRAC)
  / Ellora Management (BMI)

  except "Life Goes On" published by Nichion & Yamaha Music Publishing (JASRAC) /
  Ellora Management (BMI)

  Artist Representation/Management:

  Worldwide Management (except Asia) and European booking

  Laura Hess-Hay, Ellora Management

  PO Box 755 / 74B Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT 06069

  Telephone: (860) 435-1305

  Fax: (860) 435-9916

  www.elloramanagement.com

  E-mail: [email protected]

  The US and European Booking Agent:

  Stephan Gehrig, SGENT Nation

  7050 W. Palmetto Park Road

  Suite 15-468

  Boca Raton, FL 33433 USA

  Telephone: (561) 900-0363

  E-mail: [email protected]

  Asian Booking and Management:

  Yoichi Okamoto, Yamaha Music Artist, inc

  2-34-17 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 150-0001

  Telephone: +81(3) 6894-0184

  Fax: +81(3) 6894-0220

  www.yamaha-ma.co.jp

  E-mail: [email protected]

  www.hiromimusic.com

  For a complete listing of the many recordings available from Concord Music Group,
  please visit our website at

  www.concordmusicgroup.com

  ℗ & © 2014 Concord Music Group, Inc., 100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

  All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
  Printed in Japan. TEL-35693-00

  I would like to thank…

  Anthony and Simon for an amazing musical journey together, Michael for capturing
  the moment and the beautiful sound, patience and love, Mizutani-san for the great
  professionalism and crystal-clear tone of piano.

  I also would like to thank: Ian, Aki, Laura, Ahmad, Andrew, Okamoto-san, Dan, Marijo,
  Shuabo, Billie, Muga-san, Kamikawa-san, Saito-san, Chris, Kaori, Ryo, Katsura, Yano-san,
  everyone at Telarc and Concord, Ellora Management, Yamaha Music Artist, Yamaha Artist
  Service, Sosu international, everyone who gave me a chance to share my music with,
  Yasuhiro, Mom, Dad, and my family.

  Last but not least, I would like to thank Norihito Onuma for being such a great
  inspiration for all these years, I will carry on his spirit.

  JP BOOKLET

    Photography: Yasuko Shiratsuchi

    Design: Kumi Mineta

    Commentary: Miho Kawaguchi'
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    ja: UNIVERSAL CLASSICS & JAZZ
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related: []
release_date: '2014-05-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
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  price: 2808.0
reprints: []
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votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: https://www.universal-music.co.jp/hiromi-uehara/products/ucct-1244/
    name: Universal Music Japan
  Reference:
  - link: https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/alive/4114030185
    name: CDJournal
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/7567028
    name: Discogs
  - link: https://www.discogs.com/release/20536372
    name: Discogs (promo)
  - link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(Hiromi_album)
    name: Wikipedia (EN)
  Review:
  - link: https://londonjazznews.com/2014/09/20/cd-review-hiromi-alive-the-trio-project-featuring-anthony-jackson-and-simon-phillips/
    name: UK Jazz News (Eric Ford)
