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MAYA released "Billie" which is her 18th album, and the second album in her own music label "AMBIVALENCE" launched in 2020.
"Billie" is recorded with a high-quality work by analog recording that makes full use of vintage equipment including vacuum tube, analog multi track recorder. The vintage audio equipment developed "visible sounds" which is an immersive sounds as if musicians play in front.
This work is composed 10 music Billie Holiday sings as the title indicated. MAYA sings moistly thinking of Billie' life. Hope evelyone enjoy this outstanding album which MAYA produced by herself facing Jazz seriously.

MAYA sing a song with a expression of her pure feeling, with the heart, not the mouth. I feel Billie's soul in this album.(Yasukuni Terashima, Jazz Critic)

Abandonment, hollowness and desolateness. These make a person quiet, kind and beautiful. Dedicate to Billie in my mind.
(MAYA)

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  • MAYA

    With a world view full of originality, singing in 9 languages regardless of genre and style based on jazz, 19 CDs including the best compilation album has released. Received numerous awards such as "Gold Disc" "Jazz Disc Award / Vocal Award (Domestic Category), and "Album of the Year". In 2020, own music label "AMBIVALENCE" was launched. The first work is "and alone" of a jazz drummer Akira Matsuo. This album was received the VGP2020 Planning Award. The second work is "Billie" with a high-quality work by analog recording that makes full use of vintage equipment and audio equipment. This album was awarded a Gold Medal in 2021 Jazz Vocal section in a contest sponsored by "Jazz Hihyo", one of the most popular jazz magazine in Japan. In 2022, the new album "LATINA" was released, which is a latin album acting jointly with full-scale latin musician with high quality sound.

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