The music on nozomi unfolds gently, with lindermayr’s airy tone and lyrical playing being wrapped in ohta’s chordal backing that moves from tender to tense and back over the course of the album. While most tunes were written by lindermayr, the only exception being an interpretation of ryuichi sakamoto’s ‘hibari’, the arrangements are largely improvised, letting the duo’s intuition guide the course and build the form.