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Yoshiaki Sato

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A Collection of Slow Ballads That Struck a Chord with the Young Yoshiaki SatoAccordionist Yoshiaki Sato, who, while rooted in jazz, effortlessly transcends genre boundaries, releases his fifth solo album, *Kinsen*, following *Fusen* (2024).Sato, who had long envisioned creating an album consisting solely of dreamy melodies featuring the unique timbre of the accordion, has finally released this collection of slow ballads, performed freely as he did when he first began his musical journey.It all began with the Yellow Magic Orchestra, whose musicunlike what one hears on everyday televisioncaptured his interest; it continued as he became captivated by Akiko Yanos soft vocals; and it culminated in the perfection of improvisation on *Kind of Blue*, *Native Dancer*, *Giant Steps*, *Again*. Even within that jazz world, Keith Jarretts *24 Preludes and Fugues* was a striking revelation. Later, guided by