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This collaboration between retro pastiche-masters Pink Martini and Saori Yuki -- sometimes described as "the Barbra Streisand of Japan" -- came about after Yuki heard the group's rendition of her song "Taya Tan" on Hey Eugene! (she also contributed to the band's holiday album Joy to the World).
It's fitting, then, that 1969's highlights often recall the brooding beauty of the song that sparked this pairing.
"Yuuzuki (Evening Moon)"'s sweeping drama and the torchy intimacy of "Ii Janaino Shiawase Naraba (It's Okay If I'm Happy)" are among the moments that do the most justice to Yuki's still-soaring voice.
Like Streisand, she sounds wonderful singing just about anything, although some of these songs from 1969 ("Mas Que Nada," "Yoake No Scat [Melody for a New Dawn]") harness her vocal power more fully than others ("Puff, the Magic Dragon").
Still, Pink Martini fans and Yuki fans will find a lot to enjoy here.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuuzuki [Evening Moon]Takashi Miki, Rei Nakanishi | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Mayonaka No Bossa Nova [Midnight Bossa Nova]Jun Hashimoto, Kyohei Tsutumi | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Du Soleil Plein les Yeux [Eyes Full of Sun]Catherine Desage, Francis Lai | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Puff, the Magic DragonLeonard Lipton, Akira Nogami, Peter Yarrow | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Ii Janaino Shiawase Naraba [It's Okay If I'm Happy]Tokiko Iwatani, Taku Izumi | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Blue Light YokohamaJun Hashimoto, Kyohei Tsutsumi | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Yoake No Scat [Melody for a New Dawn]Taku Izumi, Michio Yamagomi | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Mas Que NadaJorge Ben, Fumio Nagata | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 9 | Wasuretainoni [I Want to Forget You, But...]Larry Kolber, Barry Mann, Terunobu Okuyama | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Kisetsu No Ashioto [Footsteps of the Seasons]Yasushi Akimoto, Hitoshi Haba | Pink Martini, Saori Yuki | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Is That All There Is | Pink Martini | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Watashi Mo Anata To Naite Ii (Consolation) | Pink Martini | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 247 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasushi Akimoto | Composer |
| 2 | Jorge Alabe | Reco-Reco |
| 3 | Keiko Araki | Violin |
| 4 | Steven Arends | Choir/Chorus |
| 5 | Eric Asakawa | Choir/Chorus |
| 6 | Eric Asokawa | Choir/Chorus |
| 7 | Phil Baker | Bass |
| 8 | Joël Belgique | Viola |
| 9 | Jorge Ben | Composer |
| 10 | Jordan Berg | Choir/Chorus |
| 11 | Heather Blackburn | Cello |
| 12 | Gavin Bondy | Trumpet |
| 13 | JáTtik Clark | Tuba |
| 14 | Julie Coleman | Violin |
| 15 | Rena Connor | Composer |
| 16 | Hannah Consenz | Choir/Chorus |
| 17 | Nicholas Crosa | Soloist, Violin |
| 18 | Paul Crosa | Cello |
| 19 | Brian Davis | Vibraslap |
| 20 | Marilyn de Oliveira | Cello |
| 21 | Catherine Desage | Composer |
| 22 | Rosalie Doak | Choir/Chorus |
| 23 | Karen Early | Cymbals |
| 24 | Tim Ellis | Guitar |
| 25 | Greg Ewer | Violin |
| 26 | Joy Fabos | Violin |
| 27 | Dan Faehnle | Guitar |
| 28 | Madison Fitzpatrick | Choir/Chorus |
| 29 | Trevor Fitzpatrick | Cello |
| 30 | Riley Fortier | Choir/Chorus |
| 31 | Dave Friedlander | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 32 | Jeramie Gajan | Choir/Chorus |
| 33 | Forrest Gamba | Choir/Chorus |
| 34 | Joel Gonzalez | Choir/Chorus |
| 35 | Paloma Griffin | Violin |
| 36 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 37 | Hitoshi Haba | Composer |
| 38 | The Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra | Main Personnel |
| 39 | Jun Hashimoto | Composer |
| 40 | Adam Hoomstra | Viola |
| 41 | Mike Horsfall | Vibraphone |
| 42 | San-E Ichii | Executive Producer |
| 43 | Jun Iwasaki | Violin |
| 44 | Tokiko Iwatani | Composer |
| 45 | Taku Izumi | Composer |
| 46 | Cole Jackson | Choir/Chorus |
| 47 | Tim Jensen | Clarinet, Flute |
| 48 | Taylor Johnson | Choir/Chorus |
| 49 | Anthony Jones | Drums |
| 50 | Justin Kagan | Cello |
| 51 | Anna Kincaid | Choir/Chorus |
| 52 | Mike King | Design, Layout |
| 53 | Larry Kolber | Composer |
| 54 | Jiro Koyasu | Executive Producer |
| 55 | Matt Krane | Choir/Chorus |
| 56 | Shinichi Kurita | Marketing, Promoter |
| 57 | Yoshia Kurosaki | Composer |
| 58 | Francis Lai | Composer |
| 59 | Adam LaMotte | Viola |
| 60 | John Lampus | Choir/Chorus |
| 61 | Thomas Lauderdale | Celeste, Composer, Melodica, Orchestration, Photography, Piano, Producer |
| 62 | Jerry Leiber | Composer |
| 63 | Leonard Lipton | Composer |
| 64 | Maureen Love | Harp |
| 65 | Barry Mann | Composer |
| 66 | Takashi Miki | Composer |
| 67 | Go Misawa | Composer |
| 68 | Luke Multanen | Choir/Chorus |
| 69 | Tadashi Nagai | Flute |
| 70 | Fumio Nagata | Composer |
| 71 | Tadashi Nagoi | Composer |
| 72 | Rei Nakanishi | Composer |
| 73 | Camellia Nieh | Composer |
| 74 | Timothy Nishimoto | Guiro, Vocals |
| 75 | Charles Noble | Viola |
| 76 | Akira Nogami | Composer |
| 77 | Kirsten Hisatomi Norvell | Violin |
| 78 | Heather O'Donnell | Choir/Chorus |
| 79 | Kohei Ogura | Marketing, Promoter |
| 80 | Terunobu Okuyama | Composer |
| 81 | Audrey Overby | Choir/Chorus |
| 82 | Gabe Petegorsky | Choir/Chorus |
| 83 | Pink Martini | Primary Artist |
| 84 | Carolyn Poutasse | Choir/Chorus |
| 85 | Derek Rieth | Afoxe, Bongos, Congas |
| 86 | Satomi Sano | Composer |
| 87 | Go Sato | Senior Producer |
| 88 | Toshiaki Sato | Advisor |
| 89 | Yoshihiro Sato | A&R |
| 90 | Mia Savage | Direction, Director |
| 91 | Lauren Searls | Choir/Chorus |
| 92 | Mike Stoller | Composer |
| 93 | Spike Sugiyama | Producer |
| 94 | Robert Taylor | Orchestration, Producer, Trombone |
| 95 | Stephen Taylor | Orchestration |
| 96 | William Tennant | Label Manager, Photography |
| 97 | Masumi Timson | Composer, Koto |
| 98 | Stephen Timson | Composer |
| 99 | Kyohei Tsutsumi | Composer |
| 100 | Kyohei Tsutumi | Composer |
| 101 | Duncan Tuomi | Choir/Chorus |
| 102 | Yoshihisa Uchida | Photography |
| 103 | Devin Van Hine | Choir/Chorus |
| 104 | Michio Yamagomi | Composer |
| 105 | Eimitsu Yamaguchi | Producer |
| 106 | Hervie Yamaguchi | Photography |
| 107 | Peter Yarrow | Composer |
| 108 | Mas Yatabe | Composer |
| 109 | Luke Ydstie | Ukulele |
| 110 | Saori Yuki | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 111 | Martin Zarzar | Bongos, Congas, Guiro, Tambourine |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |