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[Machine Translation] The second album by young jazz vocalist Eri Yazaki. Grooving melodies and free scatting. The quality of her voice and the nuance of her floating voice without raising her voice are impressive at first listen. Her grooving melodies in Japanese and her fluent and free scatting are highly acclaimed even among famous musicians. Her last album "it" (released in September 2022), a bold arrangement of "Kita Shaba (North Bar)," became a hot topic and was included in the official Spotify playlist. Since then, they have performed at jazz festivals (Asahi Jazz Festival, etc.), recorded live shows for NHK, and sold out the prestigious JzBrat one-man show for two consecutive years. This album was produced by Yusuke Shima, who continues to deliver jazz hits. In addition to the members of the previous album, the album features a young and popular pianist of the same generation as Yazaki, Sakiki Ozawa (p), Tahei Asakawa (p), who is known for his song arrangements and accompaniment, and Ryo Saito (dr), who has supported Lisa Ono and others, in a diverse composition focusing on jazz standards.

若手ジャズ・ボーカリスト矢崎恵理の2ndアルバム。グルーヴするメロディ、自由自在なスキャット。一聴したときに感じる、声の良さと、張り上げずに浮遊する感じのニュアンスは印象的。そして、日本語でグルーヴするメロディ、流麗かつ自由自在なスキャットは有名ミュージシャンの間 でも評価が高い。前作『it』 (2022年9月発売)では大胆にアレンジした「北酒場」がSpotify公式プレイリストに入り話題となった。以降、ジャズフェス出演 (旭ジャズまつりなど)、NHK公開ライブ収録、名門JzBratワンマン2年連続ソールドアウト、などの経験を経ての2ndアルバムリリース。本作は引き続きジャズ系ヒット作を送り続ける島裕介プロデュース。前作メンバーに加え、矢崎と同世代の若手人気ピアニスト小沢咲希や、アレンジ歌伴奏に定評のある浅川太平 (p)、小野リサなどのサポートでも活躍の斉藤良 (dr)を迎え、ジャズスタンダードを中心に多様な編成で収録。