Takako Ueno

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Takako Ueno ( Japanese 上 野 尊 子 , Ueno Takako ; * around 1950) is a Japanese jazz singer .

Takako Ueno released her debut album Good Morning Heartache (RCA) in 1977 , on which she was accompanied by the pianist Mitsuaki Kanno . In 1985 she recorded the album Getting to Know You , on which Takao Uematsu , Tsuyoshi Yamamoto , Tsutomu Okada and Jo Jones, Jr. participated and on which she recorded jazz standards such as " God Bless the Child " " It Never Entered My Mind " and " Makin " 'Whoopee ' interpreted. In 1993 she recorded an album together with the singer Minoru Matsuya ( Younger Than Spring ), in 2007 with the saxophonist Atsuo Shirai , on whose album Swingin 'Daddy she recorded popular jazz tracks such as " All the Things You Are ", " Memories of You " or " You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To ”sang. In later years she performed with Masahiro Sayama and the trio of Koji Gotō .

The music magazine Coda described Takako Ueno in 1987 as an excellent singer with articulate phrasing and a deep, resonant voice.

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  1. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 19, 2017)
  2. ^ Coda Magazine, Issues 212-217. J. Norris, 1987
personal data
SURNAME Ueno, Takako
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 上 野 尊 子 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH around 1950