(Vocal Jazz) Kimiko Itoh - Коллекция - 1982-2007 (10 альбомов) (w/ Steve Gadd, Michael Brecker, John Tropea, Makoto Ozone), MP3, 256-320 kbps

Kimiko Ito (born July 11, 1946) is a Japanese jazz singer. She was born on the island of Sho-doshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
After graduating from Musashino Art University with a degree in oil painting, she studied under Yasushi Sawada.
In 1982 she made her debut with her first jazz album, "Birdland". In 1989, she released the album "Follow Mw" simultaneously in Japan and the United States. It ranked 16th in the Radio & Records Contemporary Jazz charts. Swing Journal voted Kimiko Number 1 female vocalist in 1988–1996.
In 2004, her cover of the song "Follow Me" was featured in the Mamoru Oshii-directed film Ghost in the Shell: Innocence.

Kimiko Itoh - Songs for You
Год издания диска: 1982
Продолжительность: 38:20
Треклист:
01. A Song for You (Russell) - 6:03
02. I'll Remember April (DePaul-Johnston-Raye) - 3:40
03. It Might as Well Be Spring (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 5:29
04. Autumn in New York (Duke)/New York State of Mind (Joel) - 4:13
05. This Hotel (Quine-Keating) - 4:15
06. Love for Sale (Porter) - 3:40
07. Waltz for Debby (Evans-Lees) - 2:37
08. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Lane-Lerner) - 2:57
09. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Maschwitz-Sherwin) - 5:26
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Masahiko Satoh - piano, electric piano
Nobuyoshi Ino - bass
Motohiko Hino - drums
Michiya Koide - flute
Nozomu Nakatani - flute
Masami Nakagawa - alto flute
Jo String Quartet
Recorded at Teichiku Suginami Studio, Tokyo on December 8-10, 1982.

Kimiko Itoh - For Lovers Only
#777Год издания диска: 1986
Продолжительность: 40:01
Треклист:
01. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (MacColl) - 5:05
02. Dindi (Gilbert-Jobim-Oliveira) - 5:34
03. Together (Holmes-Maria) - 5:29
04. Somewhere (Bernstein-Sondheim) - 3:11
05. Interlude (Satoh) - 1:21
06. Let It Be Me (Becaud-Cartis-Delanoe) - 5:03
07. The Look of Love (Bacharach-David) - 4:00
08. All in Love Is Fair (Wonder) - 4:24
09. For All We Know (Coots-Lewis) - 5:54
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Masahiko Satoh - piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Eddie Gomez - bass
Steve Gadd - drums
Terumasa Hino - flugelhorn (#6)
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (#9)

Kimiko Itoh - Follow Me
#777Год издания диска: 1989
Продолжительность: 49:55
Треклист:
01. Follow Me (Rodrigo-Kretzmer-Shapey) - 5:35
02. Second Chance (Daniele-McDaniels) - 4:12
03. Meet Me on the Moon (McDaniels-Thomas) - 5:15
04. So Foolish Is Love (Suzuki-Narahashi) - 4:10
05. Love (Lennon) - 5:26
06. New York State of Mind (Joel) - 5:40
07. Intimate Strangers (Gable) - 4:54
08. He's Gone (Mangione-McGrath) - 4:59
09. Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon) - 6:07
10. If I Loved You (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 3:37
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Steve Gadd - drums, percussion
Eddie Gomez - bass
Hugh McRacken - guitar, harmonica
Warren Bernhardt - keyboards, piano
Richard Tee - organ (#2-7,9)
Ronnie Cuber - soprano saxophone
Joe Romano - tenor saxophone
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - piano
Al Brown, Elena Barere, Elliot Rosoff, John Pintavalle, Lewis Eley, Louann Montesi, Marti Sweet, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Regis Iandiorio, Sanford Allen, Winterton Gravey - violin
Charles McCracken, Eugene Moye, Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore - cello
Gene Orloff - concertmaster
Recorded in September-October, 1988.

Kimiko Itoh - A Natural Woman
#777Год издания диска: 1990
Продолжительность: 41:57
Треклист:
01. Miracles of Loving - 5:45
02. You Can Have It - 4:16
03. Here in Your Arms - 5:24
04. Across the View - 4:15
05. Skylark - 4:34
06. Evening Snow - 4:45
07. Imagine - 4:17
08. Halfway to Paradise - 4:04
09. Song of Our Love - 4:37
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Chuck Mangione - flugelhorn
Kirk Whalum - tenor saxophone
Richard Tee - keyboards
Toshiyuki Daitoku - piano, synthesizer
Clifford Carter - synthesizer
David Spinozza, Hiroki Miyano - guitar
Will Lee, Benisuke Sakai - bass
Steve Gadd, Shigeo Hirayama - drums
Ralph McDonald - percussion
Recorded in November-December, 1989.

Kimiko Itoh - Standards My Way
#777Год издания диска: 1993
Продолжительность: 52:30
Треклист:
01. Autumn in New York (Duke) - 4:50
02. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel-Webster) - 4:01
03. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington-Gordon-Mills) - 5:06
04. You've Got a Friend (King) - 4:37
05. Old Devil Moon (Lane-Harburg) - 4:30
06. Hurricane Country (Mann-Grusin) - 4:18
07. Wives and Lovers (Bacharach-David) - 3:47
08. But Beautiful (Van Heusen-Burke) - 4:01
09. Time After Time (Styne-Cahn) - 4:37
10. You Must Believe in Spring (Bergman-Bergman-Demy-Legrand) - 4:24
11. This Masquerade (Russell) - 4:58
12. Moon River (Mancini-Mercer) - 3:21
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Soichi Noriki - keyboards, piano
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - piano
Tsunehide Matsuki - guitar
Benisuke Sakai - bass
Akira Okazawa - electric bass
Motohiko Hino, Yuichi Togashiki - drums
Ralph McDonald - percussion
Recorded in June-July, 1993.

Kimiko Itoh - An Evening with Kimiko Itoh
#777Год издания диска: 1994
Продолжительность: 74:16
Треклист:
01. Just in Time (Comden-Green-Styne) - 4:13
02. New York State of Mind (Joel) - 6:09
03. And Here You Are (Edwards-McDaniels) - 5:34
04. You've Got a Friend (King) - 4:20
05. Love Me Where I Live (Thompson) - 4:40
06. The Moment (McDaniels) - 3:25
07. Love (Lennon) - 6:08
08. Skylark (Hanrahan-Ninomiya-Piazzolla) - 4:46
09. Dindi (Gilbert-Jobim) - 6:00
10. All of Me (Marks-Simons) - 4:16
11. Meet Me on the Moon (McDaniels) - 5:39
12. Follow Me (Kretzmer-Rodrigo) - 5:12
13. No More Blues (De Moraes-Hendricks-Jobim) - 7:19
14. Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon) - 6:35
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
John Tropea - guitar
Ronnie Cuber - flute, saxophone
Soichi Noriki - piano, keyboards
Steve Gadd - drums
Ralph MacDonald - congas, percussion
Will Lee - background vocals
Recorded live at Japan Society, New York City on March 24, 1994.

Kimiko Itoh - Sophisticated Lady
#777Год издания диска: 1995
Продолжительность: 52:42
Треклист:
01. When I Fall in Love (Heyman-Young) - 3:38
02. Alone in the World (Bergman-Bergman-Goldsmith) - 4:24
03. A Song for You (Russell) - 4:35
04. Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) - 3:52
05. My Romance (Rodgers-Hart) - 4:38
06. Close to You (Bacharach-David) - 3:39
07. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Jobim-Lees) - 4:26
08. Love Me Tender (Duet with Will Lee) (Matson-Presley) - 5:04
09. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish) - 4:16
10. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life (Bergman-Bergman-Legrand) - 5:12
11. Here's to Life (Butler-Molinary) - 4:53
12. So Many Stars (Bergman-Bergman-Mendes) - 4:05
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Soichi Noriki - piano, keyboards, synthesizer, conductor
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (#2,5,6)
Ronnie Cuber - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
John Tropea - guitar (#1,3-8,12)
Eddie Gomez (#9-11), Gail Kruvand - bass
Will Lee - electric bass, vocals
Steve Gadd - drums
Ralph MacDonald (#2,4-8,12) - percussion, congas, bongos
Abe Appleman, Alfred Brown, Claudia Hafer, Elliot Rosoff, Gerald Tarack, John Pintavalle, Margaret Magill, Max Ellen, Minako Yajima, Regis Iandiorio, Sandra Billingslea, Sandra Park, Sanford Allen, Winterton Garvey - violin
Ellen Westerman, Eugene Moye, Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore, Richard Locker - cello
Karen Griffen - flute
Harvey Estrin - flute, clarinet
Stewart Rose - French horn
Gloria Agostini - harp
Charles Libove - violin, concertmaster
Recorded on August 9-28, 1995.

Kimiko Itoh - Follow Me EP
#777Год издания диска: 2004
Продолжительность: 25:52
Треклист:
01. Follow Me (Kretzmer-Rodrigo) - 5:01
02. River of Crystals (Kawai) - 5:44
03. A Song for You (Russell) - 4:34
04. My Favorite Things (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 4:44
05. River of Crystals (Original Version) (Kawai) - 5:49

Kimiko Itoh - Once You've Been in Love
#777Год издания диска: 2004
Продолжительность: 66:48
Треклист:
01. Watch What Happens (Legrand) - 4:16
02. Speak Low (Weill) - 4:51
03. Once You've Been in Love (Legrand) - 7:45
04. Just Friends (Kurena) - 5:05
05. My Favorite Things (Rodgers) - 5:14
06. Fragile (Sting) - 7:06
07. A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie) - 6:46
08. The Bridges (Nascimento) - 4:20
09. Mi-Yo-Ta (Takemitsu) - 4:25
10. Black Coffee (Burke) - 6:30
11. I Cried for You (Arnheim) - 4:32
12. Your Voice - Asian Dream (Ozone) - 5:58
Состав:
Kimiko Itoh - vocals
Makoto Ozone - piano, Hammond B3 organ, conductor
Sho Okumura, Eric Miyashiro, Mitsukuni Kohata, Yoshiro Okazaki - trumpet, flugelhorn
Yuzo Kataoka, Eijiro Nakagawa - trombone
Junko Yamashiro - bass trombone
Toshio Miki - tenor saxophone
Masanori Okazaki - tenor saxophone, clarinet
Kazuhiko Kondo - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Atsushi Ikeda - alto saxophone
Dairo Miyamoto - baritone saxophone, clarinet
Satoru Shionoya, Koji Goto - piano
Kengo Nakamura, Daiki Yasukagawa - bass
Kazuhiro Ebisawa - drums
Recorded on March 7-10, 2004.

Kimiko Itoh - Best of Best
#777Год издания диска: 2007
Продолжительность: 68:10
Треклист:
01. Follow Me (Kretzmer-Rodrigo-Shapey) - 5:35
02. Love (Lennon) - 5:24
03. Miracles of Loving (Mauriello-McDaniels) - 5:45
04. Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon) - 6:05
05. Love Me Where I Live (Thompson) - 4:15
06. The Moment (McDaniels-Suzuki) - 3:25
07. How Do You Keep the Music Playing (Berhman-Legrand) - 3:12
08. Autumn in New York (Duke) - 4:50
09. Moon River (Mancini-Mercer) - 3:23
10. My Romance (Rodgers-Hart) - 4:38
11. Close to You (Bacharach-David) - 3:40
12. Yesterday (Lennon-McCartney) - 3:53
13. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington-Mills-Parish) - 4:17
14. Like a Lover (Bergman-Caymi-Motta) - 5:17
15. I Cried for You (Arnheim-Freed-Lyman) - 4:31