Lyric

I was acquainted with Tomoka Iseya 7 years back on a local radio talk show.
Since then, observing her amazing performances inspired me to plan this album.
I haven't been so experienced in vocal works, but I was truly impressed by her outstanding performance.
The main idea of this album is to express some of my past compositions with words, and hence it became my first attempt to write lyrics.
I was also fortunate to acquire jump-in support from Joji Sasaki with guitars on 2 pieces.
That caused me to re-record violin and piano for them, instead of re-using previously recorded material from their instrumental versions.
I am very grateful for Tomoka's accepting of involvement in this project, despite her busy life.
Lastly and mostly, being born 20 years apart in the same hometown, I feel truly fortunate and privileged to have completed this work with such a talented artist.