Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock - Butterfly

Styles: Vocal, Jazz Funk
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:15
Size: 108,3 MB
Art: Front

(7:10)  1. I Thought It Was You
(5:11)  2. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
(3:44)  3. Head In The Clouds
(7:25)  4. Maiden Voyage
(4:55)  5. Harvest Time
(6:15)  6. Sunlight
(6:15)  7. Butterfly
(6:16)  8. As

A great album of soulful jazzy tracks from Japanese singer Kimiko Kasai with keyboards from Herbie Hancock and Webster Lewis incredible and unjustly overlooked! Kimiko sings in English, and the record's got a nice smooth fusion groove with funky moments, post Headhunters. It's almost in the mode of Herbie's work for the US in the late 70s, but truth be told, we like this better! It features some great versions of Herbie Hancock tunes including "Maiden Voyage", "Sunlight", "Butterfly", "Tell Me A Bedtime Story", and "Harvest Time" and it's also got a nice version of Stevie Wonder's "As", plus "Head In The Clouds" and the funk steeped opener "I Thought It Was You". © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/785895/Kimiko-Kasai-with-Herbie-Hancock:Butterfly

Personnel:  Vocals – Kimiko Kasai;  Backing Vocals – Herbie Hancock, Kimiko Kasai , Mari Kaneko , Yuka Kamebachi;  Bass – Paul Jackson ;  Clavinet – Herbie Hancock;  Drums – Alphonse Mouzon; Electric Piano – Herbie Hancock;  Piano – Webster Lewis;  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Benny Maupin;  Vocoder – Herbie Hancock

Butterfly

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Kimiko Kasai & Gil Evans - Satin Doll

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Sony
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:26
Size: 81,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:14)  1. Day by Day
(3:35)  2. Poor Butterfly
(2:54)  3. Bye Bye Blackbird
(3:05)  4. I Fall in Love Too Easily
(3:51)  5. Satin Doll
(5:47)  6. I'm Walkin'
(3:25)  7. When Sunny Gets Blue
(3:40)  8. There'll Never Be Another You
(3:51)  9. Good-bye

When Gil Evans came to Japan in 1972, he was revered as one of the best jazz arrangers in the world and often referred as the "magician of the sound." Many top Japanese jazz musicians wanted to collaborate with him, and talented singer Kimiko Kasai was no exception. Kasai had visited Evans' home in New York earlier and agreed on most of the tunes and rough arrangements. When Evans came to Japan, he only had a few days to rehearse with eitht other musicians. Despite the short preparation time and the fact that he probably had not met the six Japanese musicians before, Evans produced a magical result. It is astonishing to hear such dense and airy sound from only five horn players. The arrangements support Kasai beautifully: they are musical, unobtrusive, sympathetic and very effective. 

With such a wonderful backing, Kasai sounds relaxed and gives a swinging, soulful vocal performance. (http://www.eastwindimport.com/product-info.asp?ProductId=52).

Kimiko Kasai - vocals; Gil Evans - arranger, conductor, piano, electric piano; Marvin Peterson - trumpet; Hiroshi Fukumura, Hiroshi Munekiyo - trombone; Kosuke Mine - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone; Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, flute; Masayuki Takayanagi - guitar; Yoshio Suzuki - bass, electric bass; Yoshiyuki Nakamura - drums

Satin Doll

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