Stairway to the Stars (album)

Stairway to the Stars
Studio album by Miki Yamanaka
Released	October 1, 2021
Recorded	August 8, 2020
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:34
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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Jazzwise	[3]

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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

Source[4]

Performance

• Double Bass
• Miki Yamanaka – Piano
• Tenor Saxophone

Production

• Mixing, Mastering – Katsuhiko Naito
• Design – Alma Macbride
• Recording Engineer – Matt Marantz

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