The supreme pianist Hiroko Takada speaks to us through sound as if she were painting a landscape or telling a story.

Her first solo piano album 'Crystallize', long-awaited by fans, is a crystallization of nine gems.

Jazz standards and originals recorded in the tranquil setting of Yokohama's Nagahama Hall on 2024/8/5.

Recording Mixing & Mastering engineer: Akihiko Goto (Time machine Record)

DC recording system development & production: Akihiko Kaneta

Piano Tuner: Elma Oya

Exective Producer: Daiki Yasukagawa (DAIKI MUSICA INC.)

Art Direction & Design by Tadashi Kitagawa (Kitagawa Design Office)