Credits:

Sakai Naoko,Shun Ishiwaka,Miyoshi Isao,Kuroda Takuya

Description:

A gem of a talent has arrived on the contemporary jazz/pops scene. Singer/songwriter Naoko Sakai's debut album is full of pure and sad emotions hidden in her maturity. Four of the seven songs are produced by Shun Ishiwaka (arr, ds, p, etc.) for the first time for another artist. The voicings and sounds, which overlap with the world presented in the masterpiece "SONGBOOK," resonate with the world of Naoko Sakai. In addition, many talented musicians including Isao Miyoshi (g) participate in this album, and Takuya Kuroda (tp), a close friend from his NYC days, also participates on one track!

Tracklisting:

1 UNSEAL / SAKAI NAOKO
2 IT'S / SAKAI NAOKO
3 TSUKI NO HANA / SAKAI NAOKO
4 I SEE / SAKAI NAOKO
5 WRONG / SAKAI NAOKO
6 THE LIGHT / SAKAI NAOKO
7 EIGHT / SAKAI NAOKO