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Sami Kaneda - Songs Of Seven Seas CD

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Songs Of Seven Seas album for sale by Sami Kaneda was released May 11, 1999 on the Outer Music label. Japanese national Kaneda studied classical music and sang jazz in her home country before arriving in Los Angeles in 1995. Songs Of Seven Seas buy CD music Her training and experience is evident on this recording, which is produced by Crusader Stix Hooper, and features the arrangements and, especially, the excellent piano playing of Eugene Maslov along with swinging drummer Ndugu Leon Chanceler. Songs Of Seven Seas songs Kaneda has a pleasant, flexible, pliant voice and she sings in a sweet, unaffected manner, very cool. Songs Of Seven Seas album for sale Pop sensibilities creep in, as you might expect from the support crew. An occasional synth wash or guitar scream is added for accent. But the program, a stack of most recognizable standards, stands on it's own timeless pedestal. Best cuts; "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," displaying Kaneda's scatability, the pristine singing and creative arrangement of "Blue Moon" and the Japanese folk influence on the intro to "I Loves You Porgy," as well as the familiar closer, the old AM hit of the '60s, "Ue Wo Muite Arukou-Tears Behind the Stars/Sukiyaki," done funky with English translation. Combining the cute and romantic, Kaneda is clearly just getting her feet wet. This CD is surprisingly a mainstream jazz effort considering her inspiration, Gilli Smyth and Daevid Allen from the psycho-trophic rock band Gong. There's some attempt to break from the norm, which should flower on following efforts. ~ Michael G. Nastos Personnel includes: Sami Kaneda (vocals); Eugene Maslov (piano); Ndugu Chancler (drums).

Sami Kaneda - Songs Of Seven Seas Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	I Didn't Know What Time it Was
	2	All the Things You Are
	3	I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues
	4	Ringo Oiwake / I Loves You Porgy
	5	Blue Moon
	6	Speak Low
	7	You Don't Know What Love Is
	8	Lover Man
	9	Cheek To Cheek
	10	Awakening of a Dream
	11	Ue Wo Muite Arukou

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CD Universe Part number	1497887
Label	Outer Music
Orig Year	1999
Discs	1
Release Date	May 11, 1999
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Stix Hooper
Recording Time	54 minutes
Personnel	Sami Kaneda - vocals Also: Leon Ndugu Chancler, Eugene Maslov