Keiko Matsui - Very Best of Keiko Matsui (2004/2017)

Known for her crossover mix of smooth jazz, fusion, and new age music, Japan's Keiko Matsui is an internationally acclaimed pianist and composer. Emerging in the late '80s, Matsui has issued a stream of albums including 1989's Under Northern Lights, 1995's chart-topping Sapphire, and 2013's Journey to the Heart, that display a grasp of both Western and Eastern musical traditions, as well as her love of nature and spirituality.