One of the most boring pianist in jazz. This album is a mix between free, introspection and world oriented music and it should be a good record if played by another pianist. I bought three records of Takase from different periods and the result was always the same I couldn't finish listening any of those albums. There are many excellents Japanese pianist like Yosuke Yamashita, Takashi Kako or Masahiko Satoh, it's not necessary to loose money and time with Takase even if she record regularly and even if some critics write positive reviews.