Stairway to the Stars is a 2021 album by Miki Yamanaka released on the independent Outside in Music label. Initially slated to be recorded live at Mezzrow's Jazz Club, it was ultimately recorded at Yamanka's home studio due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Track listing All compositions by Miki Yamanaka except as indicated "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 07:55 "My Melancholy Baby" – 06:05 "Eiderdown" (Steve Swallow) – 06:57 "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) – 07:40 "Wonder" – 05:53 "Oatmeal" – 07:30 "Stairway to the Stars" (Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish) – 08:24 "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) – 07:07
Personnel Source
Performance Orlando le Fleming – double bass Miki Yamanaka – piano Mark Turner – tenor saxophone
Production Mixing, mastering – Katsuhiko Naito Design – Alma Macbride Recording engineer – Matt Marantz
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