Sapphire is the seventh studio album of jazz keyboardist Keiko Matsui, released in 1995 on White Cat Records.[1] This album peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
Critical reception
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| AllMusic | [3] |
AllMusic gave the album a 4/5-star rating.[3]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Safari" | Keiko Matsui | 4:32 |
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| 2. | "Bouncing Bougainvillea" | Keiko Matsui | 4:20 |
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| 3. | "Sonora" | Keiko Matsui | 5:41 |
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| 4. | "Don't Turn on the Light" (featuring Valerie Carter) | Jeff Day/Keiko Matsui | 5:11 |
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| 5. | "Mission" | Keiko Matsui | 4:30 |
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| 6. | "Garden" | Keiko Matsui | 4:19 |
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| 7. | "Tears from the Sun" (featuring Karla Bonoff) | Jeff Day/Keiko Matsui | 4:16 |
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| 8. | "Spanish Galleon" | Keiko Matsui | 5:00 |
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| 9. | "Dragon Wings" | Keiko Matsui | 4:51 |
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| 10. | "Sapphire" | Keiko Matsui | 4:51 |
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Personnel
- Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - Bass Samples, Sampling
- Akira Jimbo - Drum Programming
- Derek Nakamoto - Arranger, Bass, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Rhythm Loops, Sequencing, Synthesizer
- Joel Stoner - Engineer, Mixing
- John Patitucci - Bass Samples, Sampling
- Karla Bonoff - Vocals
- Kazu Matsui - Producer, Shakuhachi
- Keiko Matsui - Arranger, Keyboards, Piano
- Lenny Castro - Percussion
- Marco Dydo - Percussion Programming
- Marcus Miller - Bass Samples, Sampling
- Michael Fisher - Percussion
- Paul Taylor - Sax (Soprano)
- Rob Mullins - Arranger, Drum Programming, Engineer, Programming, Synthesizer
- Steve Hall - Mastering
- Valerie Carter - Vocals
References