Love Notes is a Tokyo based jazz band featuring vocalist Maki Inouye and trumpet player Hiro Kawashima. Pure and wind-like is the voice of Maki Inouye as she sings standard tunes with great intensity. Warm but with much pathos is the trumpet playing of Hiro Kawashima as he fills empty space in the most sensitive way. Their music together is simple, natural and genuine. There are no 10 minute long bebop solos or scat singing. Instead you will find lyrical phrases that lift and freshen you up like an act of unspoken kindness and good intentions. No,their music is not loud but yes, it is quite passionate: You may not realize it the first time, for their style is that of understatement. They let you see a glimpse of what is at the tip of the iceburg of emotions. No act of drama but an act of sharing in sincerity is what their music is all about. In the way of the Japanese where the most important message is never spoken. ＜Album Personnel＞ Recorded by Love Notes Maki "Maggie" Inouye (Vocals ) Hiro Kawashima (Trumpet) Mitsukuni Tanabe (Guitar) Yuji Matsumoto (Bass) Somy Masakazu (Drums) *Guest Artists Takao Minato (Piano) Yoshikazu Satomura (Percussion)