[Machine Translation] Chie Ayato, 68, made her debut at the age of 40, and now that she is approaching her 70th birthday, she has self-produced her latest work, "UMAMI". Which is my taste? I wonder if it's this one? The production of this album began with the question, "Which is my taste? The songs that are now ready to be released are Marvin Gaye and Tina Turner's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" with a band sound, Bacharach's "I Say A Little Prayer" with an organ, and again the chosen "Route 66" with a 68 year old version, which is even more jazzy. The result is even more jazzy as the 68 year old version of "Route 66". Hallelujah," which I heard on the street and wanted to sing again, is a deep prayer. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", a well-known musical song, features magnificent strings. And above all, "My Blue Heaven (My Blue Sky)," the first song with Japanese lyrics ever on a Tomoe Ayato CD, evokes nostalgia. In addition to jazz, blues, soul, and pops, the songs and performances are one after the other in a comfortable and soothing manner. The sound of the band was entrusted to old acquaintance bassist Toru Nishijima, with Masaki Hayashi on piano, Kiyotsugu Amano on guitar, Jun Miyagawa on organ, and Koji Oshima (aka Yasshi) from BBBB on trombone, all Ayato fan families, All of them are groovy, fresh and jittery. On the other hand, the inner cover of the triple-folded paper jacket is filled with Ayato's pressure-written self-liner notes. And what a surprise! The inner jacket is filled with self-illustrated notes by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, known as one of the creators of "Gundam". Family portraits have often appeared in the inner pages of Ayato Chie's past works. Ayato learned about Gundam from her son through raising him, and she herself became a fan of Yasuhiko's works, so Ayato personally ordered Mr. Yasuhiko to create the work for her. UMAMI" is full of highlights that are worth listening to. It is full of the "umami" of Tomoe Ayato, which has been squeezed out of her as she has grown older.