Still With Me

[Machine Translation] Jazz vocalist Hayato Mizuhara has released the album *Still With Me*, created with musicians she has played with for many years. The album features classic songs that have graced the silver screen such as *Charade*, *The Shadow of Your Smile*, *It Had Better Be Tonight*, *So This Is Love* she has curated a unique selection of songs spanning different eras and backgrounds, from classic film scores to jazz standards like *Fly Me to the Moon* and *My Funny Valentine*, and even Dvo ak s *Songs My Mother Taught Me* ," she has curated a selection of songs from different eras and backgrounds through her unique perspective. With diverse arrangements including swing, bossa nova, samba, tango, and rumba tailored to the distinct world of each piece, combined with Hayato Mizuhara s signature deep, resonant voice, even these well-known songs take on a fresh new character. Piano: Katsuya Moroto; Bass: Akira Kirisawa; Drums: Yosuke Tamura. One of the album s charms lies in the natural chemistry born from these long-time collaborators and their performance, which cherishes the spontaneous moments created in the studio. People, time, and music never stay in one place forever. Yet the people and music I ve encountered, and the time I ve spent, remain within me today, albeit in different forms. Whether it s what has passed or what is here now, or the music we ve journeyed through together it s all Still With Me.

ジャズヴォーカリスト・瑞原羽弥都が、長年ともに音楽を奏でてきたミュージシャンたちと作り上げたアルバム『Still With Me』。「Charade」「The Shadow of Your Smile」「It Had Better Be Tonight」「So This Is Love」など、映画を彩ってきた名曲をはじめ、「Fly Me to the Moon」「My Funny Valentine」といったジャズ・スタンダード、さらにドヴォルザークの「Songs My Mother Taught Me(我が母の教え給いし歌)」まで、時代も背景も異なる楽曲を独自の視点で選曲。スウィング、ボサノヴァ、サンバ、タンゴ、ルンバなど、曲それぞれの世界に合わせた多彩なアレンジと、瑞原羽弥都ならではの深い低音ヴォイスが、よく知られた楽曲にも新たな表情を与えている。ピアノ・諸戸勝也、ベース・桐沢輝、ドラムス・田村陽介。長く演奏を重ねてきたメンバーだからこその自然な呼吸と、スタジオで生まれる瞬間を大切にした演奏も本作の魅力のひとつ。人も、時間も、音楽も、同じ場所にとどまり続けることはない。それでも、これまで出会った人や音楽、積み重ねてきた時間は、形を変えながら今の自分の中に残っている。過ぎていったものも、今ここにあるものも、ともに歩いてきた音楽もStill With Me。