Ayumi Koketsu - Daybreak (2011)

As soon as she made her debut in July 2010, Ayumi Koketsu attracted attention in the jazz world not only for her youth and beauty, but also for her soft tone, reliable technique and emotion, and the impact of her own compositions. At the time of her debut, she was selected for the first issue of Jazz Japan magazine's New Star Award. She says: "I want to think together and create something better..." So, for this album she concentrated on playing some of her favourite jazz standards emanating from some of the core musicians she has admired and emulated whilst developing her own presence on the modern jazz scene. 

M & I Records, MYCJ-30585, 2011
Recorded 14th & 15th November, 2010 at Hitokuchi-Zaka Studio, Tokyo, Japan 

Musicians:
Ayumi Koketsu - Alto Saxophone
Yoshihiko Naya - Piano
Masayuki Tawarayama - Bass
Mark Taylor - Drums

Tracks:
01. Daybreak {Ayumi Koketsu} (4:38)
02. Subconscious-Lee {Lee Konitz} (3:55)
03. Embarcadero {Paul Desmond} (6:37)
04. How Deep Is The Ocean {Irving Berlin} (4:45)
05. Dogwood {Mashiko Tatsuro, Hitoto Yo} (5:57)
06. Evidence {Thelonious Monk} (5:11)
07. After Dark {Yoshihiko Naya} (5:22)
08. I Can't Get Started {Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke} (5:35)
09. Out Of Nowhere {Edward Heyman, John Green} (5:27)
10. Ezz-Thetic {George Russell} (3:36)
11. Oleo {Sonny Rollins} (4:23) 

Total Time: 55:33 

Credits:
Producer - Hiro Yamashita, Yoshihiko Naya
Executive-Producer - Mitsuo Shimano
Recording & Mixing - Mizuo Miura
Engineer [Assistant] - Daisuke Takizawa
Mastering - Yoshihiro Kawasaki
Art Direction, Design - Hiromi Adachi
Photography - Kunihiro Takuma
Liner Notes - Ayumi Koketsu 

I Can't Get Started