Keiko Matsui - Whisper From The Mirror '2000

Tracks list

Tracklist

1 Whisper From The Mirror	4:38
2 Invisible Wing	5:11
3 Tears Of The Ocean	5:30
4 Between The Moons	5:29
5 Beyond The Light	4:27
6 Torches On The Earth	5:01
7 Dimensions	4:24
8 Savanna, No Problem	5:11
9 Midnight Stone	4:29
10 See You There	4:19
11 Ever After (4 Hand Piano, With Bob James)	5:43

personnel : 

Keiko Matsui - Piano
Kazu Matsui - Shakuhachi
Derek Nakamoto - Synthesizer
Bob James - Piano (tracks: 11)

Keiko Matsui is usually classified as a jazz musician, which tends to mean that
she doesnt get very good reviews, since she is reviewed by jazz critics, while
her music actually is best described as a hybrid consisting of equal parts pop,
jazz, and new age. Matsui can be an impressive keyboard soloist at times, but
her recordings consist of textured tracks that find her featured playing set
within a soundscape characterized by synthesized drums and strings. Whisper From
the Mirror, her 11th album, is typical of her work, consisting of a series of
four- and five-minute instrumental pieces full of shimmering, sustained sounds
that pillow Matsuis delicate single-note runs and stately chord patterns. Derek
Nakamotos arrangements are occasionally stirring, but never frantic, and usually
they emphasize flow over rhythm, just as the keyboardist shows more interest in
sustaining moods than demonstrating her chops, even when she concludes the album
with a four-handed piano duet with Bob James. It may be time to think about
re-classifying Keiko Matsui from jazz to new age, or even just putting her in a
classification by herself. In the meantime, Whisper From the Mirror is another
in a series of enjoyable recordings.~William Ruhlmann 
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