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[Machine Translation] Japan's world-class "Queen of Jazz Violin" releases her long-awaited new album after a four-year absence! Naoko Terai, the most popular and talented violinist in Japan, combines supple sensitivity and effervescent passion. This album is a self-produced album with the theme of "healing and hope," and was produced by Naoko Terai herself with her strong desire for "healing" from the Corona disaster and "hope" for the future. In addition to the original compositions written for this album, the album includes "Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E MINOR," a jazz interpretation of a famous classical piece that has received great acclaim in recent live performances, The quartet has arranged many popular songs such as "Gonna Fly Now- Theme from Rocky " and Michael Jackson's famous song "Heal The World" in a variety of cover arrangements that only the "Naoko Terai Quartet" can perform. The quartet includes a composer, a vocalist, a vocalist, a vocalist, a vocalist, and a vocalist. The quartet is led by Naoki Kitajima, a pianist who also shows his talent as a composer and arranger; Ryo Arayama, a new-generation drummer who also arranges and composes; and Yusuke Nakaishi, a bassist who is well-known for his live performances and will participate in the album for the first time. He leads his own regular quartet. In addition, the quartet will be joined by guest vocalists Rose Toma, a singer, model, and actor, for the song "With You" from the musical "Ghost," and singer-songwriter " Lenore Lynch " for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman," which is known for its Percy Sledge vocals. The album also includes a collaboration song with singer-songwriter "LEN", who is known for singing "When a Man Loves a Woman". Naoko Terai, the "Queen of Jazz Violin," presents an ambitious work that can be considered a definitive work on the contemporary jazz violin scene.

日本が世界に誇る"ジャズ・ヴァイオリンの女王"が、4年ぶりとなる待望のニューアルバムをリリース! しなやかな感性とほとばしる情熱を併せ持つ、人気&実力No.1の寺井尚子。今作は『癒しと希望』をテーマに、コロナ禍からの"癒し"と未来への"希望"に強い想いを込めて制作を行った寺井尚子自身によるセルフプロデュース作品となる。収録曲は、今作アルバムのために書き下ろされたオリジナル曲に加え、クラシックの名曲をジャズ解釈でアレンジし、近年のライブ演奏でも大きな好評を得る『メンデルスゾーン ヴァイオリンコンチェルト (Mendelssohn violin CONCERTO in E MINOR)』、映画音楽から『ゴナ・フライ・ナウ-ロッキーのテーマ (Gonna Fly Now-"Theme from Rocky")』や、マイケルジャクソンの名曲『ヒール・ザ・ワールド (Heal The World)』など多数の人気曲を"寺井尚子カルテット"でしか成し得ない、多彩なカバー・アレンジで収録。カルテットには、コンポーザー・アレンジャーとしても才能を発揮しているピアニスト"北島直樹"、アレンジ・作曲もこなす新世代ドラマー"荒山諒"、そしてライブにてお馴染み、アルバム初参加となるベーシスト"仲石裕介"という鉄壁のコンビネーションを誇る自身のレギュラーカルテットを率いる。さらに、ゲストボーカルとして、ミュージカル「ゴースト (GHOST)」より楽曲『With You』には歌手・モデル・俳優として活躍する"當間ローズ"そしてパーシースレッジの歌唱で知られる『When a Man Loves aWoman～男が女を愛する時』ではシンガーソングライターの"LEN"を迎えたコラボレーション楽曲も収録! "ジャズ・ヴァイオリンの女王"寺井尚子が贈る、現代ジャズ・ヴァイオリンシーンの決定盤ともいえる意欲作が完成。