Eri Yamamoto Trio ‎- Life (2016)

Her trio has levels of telepathy that are enviable. This is a band that consistently generates a sound of joy without falling back on jazz clichés. It s hard to imagine a jazz trio with more magic at its fingertips.

There are virtues in Yamamoto s music that are rarely heard elsewhere. One is the depth of rapport with a rhythm section that has gigged with her regularly for over 13 years, making whole a steady stream of new compositions from her prolific muse. Another is Yamamoto's ability to evoke ephemeral feelings and concepts with such precise intonation.