Great albums 1: Aki Takase Piano Quintet
It is sort of unfortunate that the first release on my list is by an artist I am less familiar with than the others. Aki Takase is a jazz musician who has been around, making albums since the late 70s, with some traditional influence and some improvisation. She’s usually a pianist (and is one here). That’s about all I know about her, because I haven’t heard much else of her work (a few other records, all of which were good) because I listen to the first track on this album too much. More… »