Forgotten Memories is an original composition by Japanese-born trumpeter and composer Jun Iida, featured on his 2023 album Evergreen released on Origin Records. The piece is one of six originals Iida wrote for the album, which draws on his experiences living and developing as a musician across Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York. As an original tune on a debut album by an emerging artist, Forgotten Memories sits within a program that balances swinging, energetic numbers with more introspective, reflective pieces, and its title suggests a contemplative character rooted in memory and nostalgia. The recording features Josh Nelson on piano and Iida himself on trumpet as the primary soloists, supported by the album's ensemble of Masami Kuroki on guitar, Jonathan Richards on bass, and Xavier Lecouturier on drums. Iida's compositions throughout Evergreen are noted for their blend of Japanese musical sensibility with contemporary jazz language, and Forgotten Memories contributes to that multi-cultural aesthetic. As a recent composition from a debut recording, the tune has not yet been widely performed or covered by other artists, remaining closely tied to Iida's own performances and the album that introduced it.
