Stairway to the Stars (album)

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Stairway to the Stars
Stairway to the Stars Miki Yamanaka.jpeg
Studio album by
Miki Yamanaka
ReleasedOctober 1, 2021
RecordedAugust 8, 2020
Genre Jazz
Length57:34
Label Outside in Music
Producer Miki Yamanaka
Miki Yamanaka chronology
Human Dust Suite
(2020)
Stairway to the Stars
(2021)
Shades of Rainbow
(2023)

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. [1] [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Miki Yamanaka except as indicated
  1. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 07:55
  2. "My Melancholy Baby" – 06:05
  3. "Eiderdown" (Steve Swallow) – 06:57
  4. "Ask Me Now" (Thelonious Monk) – 07:40
  5. "Wonder" – 05:53
  6. "Oatmeal" – 07:30
  7. "Stairway To The Stars" (Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish) – 08:24
  8. "Tea For Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) – 07:07

Personnel

Source [4]

Performance

Production

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References

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  2. Hynes, Jim (October 2, 2021). "Miki Yamanaka Stairway to the Stars – Making A Scene!". Making A Scene. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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