The Light

[Machine Translation] 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 on this album were produced by Shun Ishiwaka (arr, ds, p, etc.), the first time he has participated in production for another artist. The voicings and sounds, which overlap with the world of his 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), an old friend from New York, also participates on one track!

宝石のような才能がコンテンポラリーJAZZ/POPSシーンに登場。シンガー・ソングライター酒井尚子の、成熟さの中にひそむピュアで切ないエモーション溢れるデビュー作。全7曲中4曲に石若駿が、初の他アーティストへのプロダクションとして参加 (arr, ds, p, 他)。名作『SONGBOOK』で披露した世界とも重なるヴォイシングや音響が、酒井尚子の世界と共鳴していく。さらに三好功郎 (g)を始めとする実力派ミュージシャンも多数参加しているばかりでなく、NY時代からの盟友、黒田卓也 (tp)も1曲参加!