Leon Todd Johnson saka Indianapolis wis rekaman kanthi nama nomer Airport People wiwit 2020. Kanthi jeneng iki, karya neoklasik sing menarik Johnson flirted karo inflections Windham Hill / ECM jazz nalika njupuk sensitivitas melodi sing nggunakake minangka throughline liwat karya rekamané. Salaku jeneng nyedhiyakake, karya Airport People nyenengake ing ing ing kenangan Johnson saka ngluwihi donya karo kulawarga, mbantu karya pemimpin hak-hak sipil grandfather ing Afrika - a negara kang digambarake minangka "ing antarane ngendi kita bakal lan ngendi kita, lan kita ora duwe akeh kanggo ngandika."

<pfseg id="0">Didha rekaman Johnson kanggo Whited Sepulchre Records ndadekake dheweke lagi nginspirasi dening travel, nanging minangka jeneng ngganti ngandhani, karya-karyanya ora lagi ditentukan dening ruang antarane salah siji tempat lan liyane.

Johnson wis akeh ditarikake kanggo karya Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sawise nyusun lagu kanggo rekaman iki, dheweke balik kanggo sawetara karya sakamoto pungkasan kayata Andata lan sawetara soundtracks kanggo film, utamané MinamataNgandhut musik iki ing pikiran lan wis dimulai praktek meditasi Zen, Johnson ngunjungi Jepang kanggo perjalanan sing ditunggu-tunggu. Sawise pulang, dheweke miwiti ngompilake empat lagu iki nalika ndeleng wawancara karo Mine Somi Kubose babagan upacara teh tradisional Jepang. Wawancara iki disimpen ing 1977 ing Kuil Buddhis Chicago dening Chungmoo Choi lan disimpen ing Perpustakaan Kongres; iku tepat apa sing dibutuhake album.</pfseg>

<pfseg id="0">Mornings wis uga dadi karakter utama ing karya Johnson. Nine Mornings - rekaman sadurunge kanggo Whited Sepulchre Records - nglumpukake sketsa musik pagi menyang lagu-lagu lengkap. Banyak pendengaran ngredhatake karyanya minangka musik pagi sing paling penting, nyampuni cangkir kopi utawa teh pisanan.

• Wa (和): Harmony or unity
• Kei (敬): Respect or reverence
• Sei (清): Purity or cleanliness
• Jaku (寂): Tranquility or silence

In these principles, Johnson found an analog to the tracks he was recording. Each seemed to embody a principle as he listened back, weaving samples from the interview throughout.

The four tracks on wa kei sei jaku build on the lushness of From Nine Mornings. The peaceful piano melody of “wa” is met with some of the most expressive bass work Johnson has recorded—muted runs blend with strings to explore harmony. “Kei” builds into a serene crescendo with arpeggiated piano and violin counter-melodies, while “jaku”, as the name suggests, lets piano melodies hang in the air with just enough time to land.

Kombinasikan karo tema luwih pribadi, Johnson nggabungake rekaman lapangan saka sawetara kebun teh gedhe saka kunjungan ing Jepang, uga suara saka ritual teh pagi dhewe ing komposisi. Elemen percussive, scrapes rumit, lan tinkling saka logam kontra china kabeh njupuk praktek sehari-hari - siji dibagi dening penggemar sing nggunakake musik kanggo nyenengake ing dinten. album bakal dirahasihi karo rilis kolaboratif saka Wendigo Tea sing dumunung ing Cincinnati, kang bakal nawakake campuran edisi terbatas sing nginspirasi saka rekaman.

Sampun rekaman wa kei sei jaku, Johnson wis dadi bapa. Ngandhutipun pengalaman babarane babarane ing donya, dheweke ngluwihi moniker lan kanthi yakin nyenengake lagu-lagu iki kanthi jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis-jinis.

Tracklist:

wa
kei
sei
jaku
wa (instrumen)
kei (instrumental)
sei (instrumental)
jaku (instrumental)