Jazz Society of Oregon

Fadeless Flower, Yoko Miwa, piano.

This lovely native of Japan and Boston’s Berklee College of Music plays with passion and authority with her trio of Greg Loughman, bass and Scott Goulding, drums. The nine tunes are all originals, and Miwa brings a breathless touch and delicate phrasing to the listener. In the midst of mostly elegant, melancholy pieces, Miwa also displays her blues chops with Blues In The Cave and her sense of fun with the bright and breezy Black Bunny. Yoko Miwa is someone to keep an eye (and an ear) on. PJL/Polystar Records, 2003; Playing Time: 65:00, HHH.

~ George Fendel