Two records! Akira Kosemura is a Japanese composer and pianist. This is an instrumental piano record that I can’t stop listening to. In the vein of Erik Satie, it reluctantly makes me believe that some people have souls.Al is a good friend of mine hailing from the Hudson Valley.  It’s hard to explain why she’s so good. It’s something close to sad show tunes that contemplate the human condition.  Wonderful stuff.