(Crossover Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Pop) Hiroko Kokubu - Коллекция - 1992-2006 (7 альбомов), MP3, 320 kbps

Born in Tokyo (August 26, 1959), Hiroko studied classical piano at the Kunitachi Music College and achieved excellence there by playing such classics as Schubert and Ravel. After graduation, she went to New York to study Jazz under the guidance of some great musicians including Mr. Barry Harris.
In 1987, she made her first album "More Than You Know" which was released in Japan by JVC. This album was highly acclaimed in Japan as "a debut album
of a great woman pianist &composer who represents the newer." It was also released in the US and Canada by GRP Records and was very well received in those markets as well. Since then, she has had 9 albums released in Japan and 4 in the US, some of which also have been released in other areas of Asia and Europe. They are all-successful because of the warm, beautiful melodies and pop influences of her compositions, which are embodied in her thrilling, hot improvisations. She is also known for her unique ability to engage in on-stage banter, a skill she developed as an anchor woman on CNN News in Japan and a radio DJ. Hiroko has gained worldwide popularity now, having played at several international events including the Jakarta Jazz Festival (in Indonesia) and the Catalina Island Jazz Festival (in the US).
In 1997, she was fortunate enough to have a chance to live and study in Los Angeles at national expense. She played with some great musicians like Ivan Lins, Don Grusin and Abe Laboriel, and is loved by them because of her extraordinary sense in music and herfriendliness.
In the summer of 1998, she demonstrated her ability both as a pianist and a bright emcee at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Japan, playing excitingly with George Duke and Phil Perry and entertaining the Japanese audience with her witty repartee with Mr. Nobs.

Hiroko Kokubu - Pure Heart
Год издания диска: 1995
Продолжительность: 51:51
Треклист:
01. Barefoot Steppin' (4:47)
02. Luck in the Rain (4:52)
03. Smooth Struttin' (4:21)
04. Vitamina (3:27)
05. Once and Forever (5:49)
06. Carry Me with the Wind (4:07)
07. Mrs. Robinson (4:09)
08. Annabella (5:13)
09. Weekend (5:07)
10. It's Cool (4:17)
11. Happiest You (For Your Wedding) (5:42)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - acoustic piano
Michael Landau - electric guitar
Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar
Abe Laboriel - electric bass
Alex Acuna - drums, percussion
Gary Herbig - saxophones, flute
Chuck Findley - trumpet, flugelhorn
Larry Williams - synthesizers
Recorded in Los Angeles in February 1992.

Hiroko Kokubu - Bridge
#777Год издания диска: 1997
Продолжительность: 55:07
Треклист:
01. Catalina Island (5:23)
02. Rudy's Dream (5:14)
03. Bridge over Troubled Water (4:40)
04. Lullaby of Takeda (5:16)
05. Essence (5:10)
06. Lettin' Go (4:45)
07. Keep Hope Alive (5:05)
08. Baked Potato Man (4:16)
09. Innocence of Spring (4:27)
10. Our Story (4:12)
11. Peranzzetta (2:41)
12. Serenato (3:58)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano
Alex Acuna - drums,percussion
Abe Laboriel - bass
Ramon Stagnaro - guitar
Gary Herbig - alto saxophone
Tommy Costner, Jr. - keyboard, synthesizers
Tom Coster - keyboard, organ
Greg Adams - flugelhorn
Andy Narell - steel pans
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA in September-October, 1996.

Hiroko Kokubu - Moments
#777Год издания диска: 2000
Продолжительность: 73:21
Треклист:
01. Horizon (6:25)
02. In Your Arms (4:41)
03. Essence (5:10)
04. Somewhere in Time (3:27)
05. Etude (3:04)
06. Over the Seven Seas (5:09)
07. Gone... (5:04)
08. Sunset Beach (5:42)
09. Playing Love (from "The Legend of 1900") (2:56)
10. Lady Moonlight (4:21)
11. Once and Forever (5:51)
12. Happiest You (For Your Wedding) (5:43)
13. Apres l'Amour (Missing You) (3:38)
14. Night in Capri (6:16)
15. Calling You (5:54)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano

Hiroko Kokubu - Piano Anniversary
#777Год издания диска: 2002
Продолжительность: 62:54
Треклист:
01. Always (5:42)
02. Tomorrow Never Knows (5:19)
03. Fiesta (6:09)
04. Sing for Love (5:27)
05. Little Anniversary (4:32)
06. Lifeline (5:37)
07. Starland (7:42)
08. Easter Egg (2:24)
09. Chiffon Cake Bossa (4:44)
10. You're My Moose (5:02)
11. I Wish (5:47)
12. Nostalgia (4:29)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano, keyboards
Ichiko Hashimoto - vocals
Masato Ishinari - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Kiyotsugu Amano, Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar
Asuka Kaneko - violin
Rie Akagi - flute
Osamu Koike - tenor saxophone
Koji Nishimura - trumpet
Yoichi Murata - trombone
Abe Laboriel - electric bass, fretless bass
Takeshi Taneda, Yoichi Yahiro - electric bass
Alex Acuna - drums, percussion

Hiroko Kokubu - New York Uncovered
#777Год издания диска: 2004
Продолжительность: 57:57
Треклист:
01. Besame Mucho (6:46)
02. Stella by Starlight (6:13)
03. Key Largo (5:11)
04. Tico Tico (4:15)
05. Malaika (6:35)
06. Antonio's Song (6:33)
07. Ju-ge-mu (4:15)
08. Three Views of a Secret (8:26)
09. Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi Wo (4:29)
10. Only Trust Your Heart (5:14)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano
Christian McBride - bass
Mino Cinelu - drums, percussion
Recorded in the summer of 2004.

Hiroko Kokubu - Winter Selection
#777Год издания диска: 2005
Продолжительность: 71:52
Треклист:
01. Snow White (4:37)
02. Horizon (6:25)
03. Starland (7:41)
04. Azzurro Fantasia (5:16)
05. Little Anniversary (4:32)
06. The Moment We Share (3:18)
07. Apres l'Amour (3:30)
08. Song for Bohemian (5:06)
09. I'll Be with You, Sometime (5:19)
10. Sing for Love (5:26)
11. Lettin' Go (4:45)
12. Winter Song (5:01)
13. Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi Wo (4:15)
14. Flowers (3:51)
15. The Christmas Song (2:50)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano
Oscar Castro-Neves, Kiyotsugu Amano - guitar
Abe Laboriel, Yoichi Yahiro, Ikuo Sakurai - electric bass
Alex Acuna, Tappy Iwase, Masayuki Muraishi, Motohiko Hino - drums
Toshiaki Otsubo - keyboards
Rie Akagi - flute
Asuka Kaneko - vocals
Christian McBride - acoustic bass
Mino Cinelu - percussion

Hiroko Kokubu - Summer Selection
#777Год издания диска: 2006
Продолжительность: 67:41
Треклист:
01. Samba do Camarao (4:38)
02. Weekend (5:10)
03. Piazza in the Rain (4:44)
04. It's Cool (4:20)
05. Seaside Street (4:27)
06. Piein Soleil (4:52)
07. Monet (6:44)
08. Carambola (4:29)
09. Key Largo (5:10)
10. Catalina Island (5:23)
11. Summertime (6:48)
12. Success Moon Dance (5:30)
13. The Station I Passed in Two Seconds (5:26)
Состав:
Hiroko Kokubu - piano