Hideo Shiraki: In Fiesta (祭りの幻想) & さくら さくら

Fantastic Jazz albums from the legendary drummer, Hideo Shiraki. Brought to you by the now defunct "The Vault", these two works are both phenomenal and a great treat for fans of jazz, japanese classical and those who love it all. His early death robbed the genre of a great talent but that's what makes the internet great, his memory can live on. Highly recommended. Enjoy!

In Fiesta (祭りの幻想) (1961)

1. In Fiesta (祭りの幻想)

2. Five Spot After Dark

3. Just One Or Eight

4. Cherokee

5. Blue Romeo

6. Etude No.1

7. You Dont Know What Love Is

さくら さくら (1965)

1. さくら さくら

2. よさこい節

3. 山中節

4. 祭りの幻想

5. アローン、アローン・アンド・アローン

6. 諏訪

Seiko Matsuda: SEIKO STORY 80's HITS COLLECTION

To be honest, for the longest time, I never got the appeal of Matsuda Seiko. This bias may largely be due to my grand love of Akina Nakamori. Nevertheless, Seiko has been growing on me over the years and while I still would never put her on my of top idol lists, her impact is undeniable and she is still remotely relevant (last year in Japan I saw quite a few ads featuring her). This is a recent best of collection of some her top 80's hits, chronologically, and I am sure many of you will enjoy this! While I know I have been away for awhile, I hope to continue blogging until the completely shut down the internet! Enjoy! By the way, I am not looking forward to the new blogger interface!

SEIKO STORY 80's HITS COLLECTION (2011)

Disc 1

1. 裸足の季節

2. 青い珊瑚礁

3. SQUALL

4. 風は秋色

5. Eighteen

6. Only My Love

7. チェリーブラッサム

8. 夏の扉

9. 白いパラソル

10. 風立ちぬ

11. 赤いスイートピー

12. 制服

13. 渚のバルコニー

14. 小麦色のマーメイド

15. 野ばらのエチュード

16. 未来の花嫁

17. 真冬の恋人たち

18. 秘密の花園

19. マイアミ午前5時

20. セイシェルの夕陽

Disc 2

1. 天国のキッス

2. ガラスの林檎

3. SWEET MEMORIES

4. 瞳はダイアモンド

5. 蒼いフォトグラフ

6. Rock'n Rouge

7. 時間の国のアリス

8. ピンクのモーツァルト

9. ハートのイアリング

10. 天使のウィンク

11. ボーイの季節

12. 瑠璃色の地球

13. Strawberry Time

14. Pearl-White Eve

15. Marrakech

16. 抱いて…

17. 旅立ちはフリージア

18. Precious Heart

BONUS

あなたに 逢いたくて～ Missing you～

Chikuzen Satou: Cornerstones

Sing Like Talking frontman solo effort. Great listen, great cover tracks, highly recommended! Thanks to the seemingly defunct ongaku-poland blog! Enjoy!

Cornerstones (1995)

1. No One There

2. Whatcha' Gonna Do For Me

3. What You Won't Do For Love

4. I. O. U. Me

5. Promises Promises

6. Something Sad

7. You Need A Hero

8. O. C. O. E. (Official Cat Of The Eighties)

9. Desperado

10. Stardust

11. Something Sad (Japanese Version)

Great Version of a Chaka Khan classic

Yoo Young-Jin (유영진): Blues In Rhythm & Blue Rhythm

Yoo Young-Jin has arguably been the most dominant presence in K-pop over the last decade and a half but ironically, most are completely unaware of that fact. This singer/songwriter/composer, is responsible for some of K-pops biggest hits over the last few years but many do not know his name nor can recall his string of solo efforts under his current employer, the juggernaut that is SM Entertainment. Originally beginning as a performer for SM, Yoo Young-Jin shifted his interests to composing and arranging after he fulfilled his mandatory military service. While his signature style is still felt and his powerhouse vocals can be heard in accompaniment, Young-Jin has taken a backseat to the public eye and instead help solidified the careers and success of some of K-Pop's most well known groups. H.O.T, DBSK(TVXQ), Super Junior, and now the freshly debuted EXO, all owe their continued success to this man behind the scenes and while his at times "off-beat" artistic pursuits have been questioned, no one can deny his impact. While I enjoy the whole array of his works, I wish that he was still a performer. His vocals and arrangements and soulful, powerful and damn catchy. These are his first two solo albums and they make for great listens. Check out the covers of Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and "Easy" on his 2nd album, they are great renditions. Enjoy!

1집 - Blues In Rhythm (1993)


1. 그대 가슴에 나를 가두어
2. 그대의 향기
3. 매일꾸는 꿈
4. 내곁에 머물수없니
5. 마음에 내리는 비
6. 시간
7. 사랑을 배우는 인생
8. 비오는 오후에
9. 내곁에 머물수없니 (instrumental)
10. 그대의 향기 (instrumental)

2집 - Blues Rhythm (1995)

1. Interlude
2. 너의 착각
3. 지난 날
4. 습관적인 눈물
5. 영원한 친구
6. 내곁에서 멀리
7. 두번째 이별
8. Wonderful Tonight
9. 마지막 여행
10. 나머지 사랑을 내게
11. 사랑이 끝난후
12. Easy
13. 혼자되어도
14. Outro Amazing Grace

Lee Sun Hee (이선희) - 이선희 골든

Here's someone I've been really getting into since I got to Korea and luckily I found a torrent that contained nearly her entire discography (which I will be posting). Great vocals and a long lasting career, Lee Sun Hee won me over with

인연 and I hope everyone who visits can enjoy her music too. I'm gonna change it up with some more "modern-ish" Korean music with the next few posts, or maybe I'll combine it all....I haven't decided. Well it's good to be back and hopefully I can win back some of my followers! If you would like anything reposted let me know! It may be different since all of my hard copies are back in the states and I haven't kept everything, but most of it should be there! Enjoy!

이선희 골든 (2005)

이선희 골든: J에게/아! 옛날이여 [Disc 1]

1. J에게

2. 아! 옛날이여

3. 갈바람

4. 괜찮아

5. 갈등

6. 그래요 잘못은 내게 있어요

7. 나는 사랑에 빠졌어요

8. 다시 필 사랑 위해

9. 소녀의 기도

10. 이 말을 하고 싶어요

11. 연인의 눈물

12. 눈물속에 피는 꽃

13. 서울의 밤

14. 사랑의 기회가 한 번뿐이면

15. 누가 나를 알까요

16. 가난한 연인을 위하여

이선희 골든: 영/알고 싶어요 [Disc 2]

1. 영

2. 어둠은 걷히고

3. 알고 싶어요

4. 늦었어요

5. 잃어버린 약속

6. 이별은 정말 어려워요

7. 후회

8. 청아한 사랑

9. 그 깊은 사랑의 이별

10. 바람 속에서

11. 못 잊을 너의 이름은

12. 소망

13. 도요새의 꿈

14. 이제는 떠나야지

15. 눈물

16. 그 표정의 의미

BONUS

인연 - 13집 - 사춘기