Kimiko Ito

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Kimiko Itō ( Japanese 伊藤 君子 , Itō Kimiko , also: Kimiko Itoh ; born July 11, 1946 in Shōdoshima , Kagawa Prefecture ) is a Japanese jazz singer .

Live and act

Kimiko Itō first studied painting at the Musashino Art School , then with Yasushi Sawada. She began her career as a singer in the 1980s and worked a. a. with Terumasa Hino and Makoto Ozone . She has worked in both New York and Tokyo and performed in a duo with Makoto Ozone at the 1997 Montreux Jazz Festival ; the recording was released as an album. The Japanese Swing Journal named her the best singer in Japan in 2000. Itō performed with Aki Takase and Nobuyoshi Ino in 2012 as part of the Paris exhibition Jazz en Japon .

Discographic notes

  • Birdland ( Teichiku , 1982)
  • Songs For You (Teichiku, 1983)
  • The Way We Were (Teichiku, 1983)
  • A Touch of Love ( Epic Sony , 1986)
  • For Lovers Only (Epic Sony, 1986)
  • Follow Me (Epic Sony, 1988), with Warren Bernhardt , Richard Tee , Eddie Gomez , Charles McCracken
  • A Jazzy Wonderland ( Columbia , 1990)
  • A Natural Woman (Epic Sony, 1990)
  • The Best of Kimiko Itoh (Epic Sony, 1991)
  • Here I Am ( VideoArts Music , 1992)
  • Standards My Way (VideoArts Music, 1993)
  • An Evening With Kimiko Itoh (VideoArts Music, 1994)
  • Sophisticated Lady (VideoArts Music, 1995), with Eddie Gomez, Steve Gadd , John Tropea , Michael Brecker
  • the Montreux Festival (VideoArts Music, 1997), with Makoto Ozone
  • Kimiko (VideoArts Music, 2000)
  • Once You've Been In Love (VideoArts Music, 2004)
  • Best of Best: Selected by Kiyoshi Itoh (VideoArts Music, 2007)
  • Jazzdaga? Jazzdaja! (VideoArts Music, 2009), with Kappei Ina (vocals)
  • MakkanaOhirune ( ま っ か な お ひ る ね ), with Aki Takase (piano), Nobuyoshi Ino (bass)

Follow Me , a cover of the second movement of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez , was released in 2004 on the occasion of its use as the main subject of Mamoru Oshii's film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence in a maxi-single version on VideoArt Music, the 63rd place of the Japanese single -Charts and stayed there for 7 weeks.

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  1. ↑ Maison de la Culture du Japon - Jazz in Japan ( Memento of the original of February 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mcjp.fr
  2. ↑ JAZZ DA GA? JAZZ DA YES! In: Kimiko Itoh official website. Retrieved February 26, 2012 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ ま っ か な お ひ る ね! . In: Kimiko Itoh official website. Retrieved February 26, 2012 (Japanese).
  4. ^ Discography: Detailed List. In: Kimiko Itoh official website. Retrieved February 26, 2012 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ Discography. In: Kimiko Itoh official website. Retrieved February 26, 2012 (Japanese).
  6. ↑ Ｆｏｌｌｏｗ Ｍｅ. In: Oricon Style. Oricon , accessed February 26, 2012 (Japanese).

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personal data
SURNAME Itō, Kimiko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 伊藤 君子 (Japanese); Itoh, Kimiko (alternative spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Shōdoshima , Kagawa Prefecture