Track Listing 1. Ancient Wind 2. Light Above the Trees 3. Harbor Wind 4. Mediterranean Sea 5. Drop of Water, A 6. From My Window 7. Only Way Home 8. Fairy 9. Paper Spirit 10. Mystic Dance - (bonus track)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 39 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Brandon Fields, Carl Anderson, Grant Geissman, Robben Ford, Vinnie Colaiuta | | Producer: | Kazu Matsui | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Keiko Matsui (piano, synthesizer); Marva King, Carl Anderson, Molly Pasutti (vocals); Brandon Fields (saxophone); Walt Fowler (flugelhorn); Kazu Matsui (shakuhachi flute); Susie Katayama (cello); David Garfield (piano, synthesizer); Derek Nakamoto (synthesizer); Grant Geissman, Robben Ford (guitar); Nathan East, Mat Bissonette, Jimmy Johnson, John Leftwich (bass); Vinnie Colaiuta, Greg Bissonette, Bernie Dresel (drums); Michael Fisher, Luis Conte (percussion). Recorded at Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, California in 1987. Includes liner notes by Mark Ruffin, Keiko Matsui. If "spiritual smooth jazz" were an accepted musical subgenre, pianist Keiko Matsui would be its reigning queen. Her music possesses a faint otherworldliness that co-exists harmoniously with frisky jazz-pop and deeply felt ballads about matters of the spirit and the heart. Matsui's dynamic compositions and shimmering technique would be enough to carry a whole album, but for her 1987 debut, she enlists the aid of L.A.'s top session players to round out the sound. Guitarist Grant Geissman in particular really shines. Carl "Friends and Lovers" Anderson sings the title track and the uplifting "Fairy" with characteristic abandon. This 2003 reissue contains the bonus track "Mystic Dance," a fantasia for solo piano that shows off her classical side.
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