Description:

The long-awaited third album by tenor saxophonist Yukari Nishimura, whose straight-ahead style combines softness and power, is an ambitious work featuring colorful original compositions. This is the long-awaited third album by tenor saxophonist Yukari Nishimura, and her first major album in six years. All of the original songs, which are the core of the album, were written especially for this album, and were inspired by Nishimura's daily casual events and feelings. They are all colorful, beautiful, honest, and powerful. The recording members are talented musicians who are very active in the jazz live scene. Pianist Koji Goto is like a wizard of sound, adding amazing color to each piece and delivering graceful solos. Bassist Naoki Mitsuoka brings the music to life with his solid playing and swingy feel. Drummer Toru Takahashi adds a powerful and dynamic touch to the group's sound. The strong lineup of members and the high quality sound of T-TOC STUDIO bring out all the charm of Yukari Nishimura.Starting with "Scores Of Times," which was inspired by an incident that happened in the middle of the night, "Multicolored," which was inspired by the beauty of the Japanese four seasons, and "The Simple Things," which was written about the important things in life that he realized from his experience when he visited an island in the Seto Inland Sea. Six original songs by Nishimura. Mitsuoka's original "Openwork Transom" was inspired by the graceful appearance of the openwork ranma, a traditional Japanese craft. Ten songs in all, including three jazz standards such as "Moose The Mooche," a Charlie Parker classic.

Tracklisting:

1.Scores Of Times
2.Multicolored
3.Openwork Transom
4.The Simple Things
5.Through The Dark
6.Moose The Mooche
7.I Remember You
8.Hazy Moon
9.A Time For Spring
10.I'm Old Fashioned