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Walls of Akendora
Studio album by Keiko Matsui
Released	April 5, 2005
Recorded	September, 2004 – October, 2004
Studios	Backroom Recording Studio, Glendale, CA Onkio Haus, Tokyo, Japan Planet Joy Studio, Tokyo, Japan Yamaha Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	43:56
Label	Narada
Producer	Kazu Matsui
Keiko Matsui chronology
Wildflower (2004) Walls of Akendora (2005) Moyo (Heart & Soul) (2007)

Walls of Akendora is the eighteenth studio album by jazz keyboardist Keiko Matsui, released in 2005 on Narada Records. The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic, in a 4/5 star review exclaimed, "Matsui fanatics will no doubt be jumping all over maps of her homeland looking for a place called "Akendora," but it's a place of her own creation, where she runs to spend contemplative moments and find peace. Wherever it is, fans of her jazzier side are going to love this collection...Unlike most releases categorized as smooth jazz, this is infused throughout with Matsui's unexpected creative textures."

Tracklisting

CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture for the City"	Keiko Matsui	04:14
2.	"Crystal Shadow"	Keiko Matsui	04:06
3.	"Mountain Shakedown"	Keiko Matsui	04:09
4.	"Canvas"	Keiko Matsui	04:34
5.	"Akendora's Clock"	Kazu Matsui/Keiko Matsui	04:58
6.	"Walking Through It"	Keiko Matsui	04:37
7.	"Blue Butterfly"	Keiko Matsui	04:35
8.	"Gentle Sands"	Keiko Matsui	04:36
9.	"Walls of Akendora"	Kazu Matsui/Keiko Matsui	03:58
10.	"Bay of Destiny"	Kazu Matsui/Keiko Matsui	04:09

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"1942, from Russia"
2.	"Ruins of Sonora"
3.	"Bronze Casting"
4.	"Water Lily"
5.	"Light in the Rain"
6.	"Safari"
7.	"The Wind and the Wolf"
8.	"Deep Blue"
9.	"Wildflower"
10.	"Road Movie"

Credits

• Cheep Hiroishi – Arranger, Programming
• Cristihan Gutterre – Executive Producer
• Derek Nakamoto – Arranger, Programming
• Hajime Hyakkoku – Arranger, Programming
• Heigo Yokouchi – Arranger, Programming
• Kazu Matsui – Composer, Producer
• Keiko Matsui – Main Artist
• Takashi Tei – Engineer, Mixing