Credits:

Ayumi Tanaka/Thomas Morgan/Thomas Stronen, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Stronen

Description:

Ayumi Tanaka, a pianist active in Scandinavia who made her ECM debut in 2021 with the album *Sveikaas SilenceMizukiku*, returns with her third album overall (and second on ECM)her first in five years.Unlike her previous album, which featured her regular trio of Christian Meos Svensen (b) and Per Oddvar Johansen (ds), this album was recorded with a new trio consisting of American bassist Thomas Morgan and Norwegian drummer Thomas Strnen. These three musicians, well-known to fans familiar with ECMs musical sensibilities, weave together abstract and lyrical ideas to shape the music collectively within compositions that are imbued with flow and energy, drawing influence from chamber music, jazz, and Eastern, Western, and Nordic sensibilities.The title Windflower refers to the ephemeral anemone. In many cultures, it symbolizes the transienc