Credits:

Ayado Chie

Description:

Tomoe Ayato releases new album "DO JAZZ Gokko" after 2 years! Gokko" is a Japanese word for "playing gokko," which is a playful game. Ayato, who has acquired jazz and various kinds of music through playing gokko since she was a small child, sang and performed 13 songs with a sense of playing gokko in 2017, when she will turn 60 years old. Ain't Got No, I Got Life," inspired by the soulful songs of Nina Simone, and "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free," with a gospel touch. Leon Russell's classic "Masquerade" is sung quietly in a jazz ballad. God Bless America," a song that asks a question of the times and sings of longing for American music. The latest album by Chie Ayato, who is still going strong at the age of 60 and celebrating her 20th anniversary, is an album that will energize anyone who listens to it. This is an album that will cheer up anyone who listens to it.