Keiko Matsui Wildflower

April 30th, 2007

Not sure what’s happening with me on this one, but it seems like the more I listen to it, the better Keiko Matsui Wildflower CDWildflower gets. Wildflower simply put is one of Keiko Matsui’s best CDs to date.

Refreshingly, this was one of those CDs I was able to just pop in and comfortably listen to from beginning to end. Every track is enjoyable and was pretty easy for me to listen to from start to finish.

The nice thing about a CD like this is when the talent is this rich even if Smooth Jazz isn’t your favorite genre you still can’t help but appreciate the greatness of the artist.

If you’re even mildly into Smooth Jazz music you’ll enjoy this album. Overall Wildflower is an outstanding release. I give it my double thumbs up. You will not be disappointed with one single track.

My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore […as in “Stuck On REpeat”] is track 3, Sense Of A Journey. Good stuff!

Wildflower Release Notes:

Keiko Matsui originally released Wildflower on Feb 24, 2004 on the Narada label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Flashback
2. Facing Up
3. Sense Of A Journey
4. Brand New Wind
5. Eldest Of All
6. Reflections
7. White Castle
8. Temple Of Life
9. Seeker
10. Stone Circle
11. Wildflower

Personnel: Keiko Matsui (piano); Shinobu Ishizaki, Masamichi Nanji (soprano saxophone); Kazu Matsui (shakuhachi); Tomohito Aoki (bass); Akira Jimbo (drums, percussion). Recorded at Sound Dali, Yamaha Ikebukuro, H.Y., Planet Joy Studios, Tokyo, Japan in 2003.

Clyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a. “SmoothLee” is an AVID smooth jazz music fan and in addition to writing CD Reviews for http://www.iLoveSmoothJazz.com he also hosts an Online Radio Show that can be heard daily at
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