Naoko Tanaka

Naoko Tanaka – I Fall In Love Too Easily (2017)
DSD256 (.dsf) 1 bit/11,28 MHz MHz | Time – 59:15 minutes | 9,34 GB
or FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/176,4 kHz | Time – 59:15 minutes | 1,86 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: e-Onkyo.jp | Front Cover | © King Record

Naoko Tanaka learned classical piano from childhood, active at Yamaha JOC. Winning prizes at various competitions, she went on to Toho Gakuen University piano course and won first prize at the Bulgarian International Competition while studying abroad. As a classical pianist, she was able to walk smoothly, but turn into the jazz world. At the same time, she was invited into Pop world, as a keyboard player, participating in lots of live recordings. “I Fall In Love Too Easily” is she’s fifth release as leader. Recorded as part of “Hi-Res Beauty Jazz Series”, in native DSD256 without any editing, and produced by Masahiko Osaka, this album is the first “standards” album of a female pianist who expresses a sharp head in a jazz scene by a beautiful and bold play that is intellectually brilliant and sometimes thrilling.

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