Yukari Sekiya - DUETS Till Now, From Here - 2 CD set

2025

Long-awaited new release by pianist Yukari Sekiya, deepening the sound of pauses and swells.Featuring a duo with eight unique musicians, this two-disc set contains 16 compositions in total.Pianist Yukari Sekiya's long-awaited leader album, her first in 14 years, is a two-disc duo album with eight musicians with whom she has been working closely in recent years.The 16 original songs range from improvisational takes on simple motifs, to delicately sound-structured addictive songs, to melodically enveloping ballads, encompassing 20 years of activity.

Yukari Sekiya (piano) with
Taiichi Kamimura (soprano&tenor sax) [Disc1-5/Disc2-3]
Tsutomu Takei (soprano&tenor sax) Tsutomu Takei [Disc1-7/Disc2-8]
Yuzumi Tanimukai (voice) Yumi Tanimumi [Disc1-6/Disc2-5]
Suomi Morishita (guitar) Shuo Yaya Morishita [Disc1-2/Disc2-7]
Michihiro Morisada (bass) Sadahiro Mori [Disc1-4/Disc2-4]
Megumi Otsuka (bass) Megumi Otsuka [Disc1-8/Disc2-1]
Masaki Kai (bass) [Disc1-3/Disc2-6]
Jin Mitsuda (drums) Jin Mitsuda [Disc1-1/Disc2-2]

Disc 1 and Till Now (53:28)
1. Nobody is There 8:29
2. Avaruuta 5:49
3, Last Spring Days 6:29
4. Forest Valley 7:06
5. Happa 5:48
6. Umishima 4:47
7. Canja 6:42
8. Room 401 8:18

Disc 2 - From Here (48:58)
1. Your Voice 6:19
2. in touch 6:09
3. Eupnoea 7:35
4. Monochrome 4:42
5. Sigh A 5:30
6. Calm House 6:59
7. "Octopus Blues" 5:42
8. "The Circle of Humming" 6:02