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Voices: the best of Keiko Lee


Credits

Artist / Keiko Lee /
Songwriter / J.Lennon, I.Lins*, V.Marins*, P.Williams, Rodgers, Hart*, T.Rundgren*, A.Herzog, Jr*, B.Holiday*, J.Bettis*, S.Porcaro*, G.D.Weiss*, G.Douglas*, P.McCartney, B.Joel*, B.Howard, D.Worth, K.Lee, L.Creed*, M.Masser*, D.Schwekendiek, M.Tsunoda, B.May Harold*
Arranger / John Simon, Gil Goldstein, Keiko Lee / , Jiro Yoshida / , Yujiro Okazaki /
Programming / Yujiro Okazaki /
Strings Arranged by / Chikako Takahashi /
Vocals / Keiko Lee / , Grady Tate
Piano / Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes, Keiko Lee /
Electric Piano / Gil Goldstein, Keiko Lee /
YAMAHA CS-01 / Soichi Noriki /
Guitar / Jiro Yoshida /
Electric Guitar / Jiro Yoshida /
Bass / Ron Carter, Cecil McBee, Benisuke Sakai /
Electric Bass / Carl Carter
Drums / Grady Tate, Oliver Gene Lake, Yuichi Togashiki /
Percussion / Valtinho Anastacio, Ben Wittman, Yuichi Togashiki /
Alto Saxophone / Lee Konitz
Tenor Saxophone / Joe Henderson
Trumpet / Art Farmer, Issei Igarashi /
French Horn / Hiroshi Minami /
Flute / Kozo Watanabe /
Harp / Tomoyuki Asakawa /
Strings / Hiroyuki Koike strings, Takashi Kato Strings /
Conducted by / Chikako Takahashi /
Background Vocals / Marlon Saunders, Kim Nazarian, Rosa Russ
Chorus / Keiko Lee /
Recorded by / Mark Wilder, Bruce Miller, David Baker, Alec Head, Hideki Sasamori / , Junji Matsuo / , Hiroyuki Shiotsuki /
Mixed by / Mark Wilder, Bruce Miller, Yoshihiro Suzuki / , Hideki Sasamori / , Hiroyuki Shiotsuki /
Remastered by / Machiko Suzue /
Produced by / Kozo Watanabe / (SMJI), Keiko Lee / , John Simon, Sinichiro Akita, Seiji Okamoto, Doki Doki Monsters, Katsuya Yamada /
A&R / Yasuko Shirai (SMJI)
Photographer / Eiichiro Sakata
Hair / Naoki Katagiri /
Make-up / Naoki Katagiri /
Art Direction / Koichi Tominuki / (Sony Music Communications Inc.)
Design / Koichi Tominuki / (Sony Music Communications Inc.)
Package Co-ordination / Yuko Hatano (SMJI)
Liner Notes / Kozo Watanabe /

Disc 1

01 IMAGINE 6:17
02 LOVE DANCE 5:47
03 MY ROMANCE 5:13
04 I SAW THE LIGHT 4:36
05 DON'T EXPLAIN 4:58
06 HUMAN NATURE 5:24
07 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD (strings version) 6:25
08 MY LOVE 5:20
09 NEW YORK STATE OF MIND 6:10
10 FLY ME TO THE MOON (In Other Words) 3:34
11 IF IT'S LOVE (2001 version) 3:57
12 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL 3:42
13 DISTANCE 5:52
14 WE WILL ROCK YOU 3:01
Disc length 70:16

 

Notes

Keiko Lee's first best-of compilation album.
Contains liner notes from producer Kozo Watanabe.


M-01. John Lennon Cover ("Imagine "SRCS-7829)
  -J.Lennon-

  Keiko Lee (vo)
  Grady Tate (vo)
  Kenny Barron (p)

  Recorded and mixed by Mark Wilder


M-02. Ivan Lins Cover ("Kickin' It" SRCS-8054)
  -I.Lins-V.Marins-P.Williams-

  Keiko Lee (vo)
  Renee Rosnes (p)
  Ron Carter (b)
  Grady Tate (ds)
  Valtinho Anastacio (per)
  Lee Konitz (as)
  Arranged by John Simon

  Recorded and mixed by Bruce Miller

  Renee Rosnes appears courtesy of EMI Music, Canada
  Ron Carter appears courtesy of Somethin'else Records,a division of Toshiba-EMI Ltd.


M-03. Stage Musical "Jumbo" Song Cover ("Beautiful Love" SRCS-8363)
  -Rodgers-Hart-

Keiko Lee (vo)
Art Farmer (tp)
Kenny Barron (p)
Cecil McBee (b)
Grady Tate (ds)

Recorded by David Baker
Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki


M-04. Todd Rundgren Cover ("If It's Love" SRCS-8679)
  -T.Rundgren-

  Keiko Lee (vo)
  Gil Goldstein (el.p)
  Jiro Yoshida (g)
  Carl Carter (el.b)
  Oliver Gene Lake (ds)
  Joe Henderson (ts)
  Marlon Saunders / Kim Nazarian / Rosa Russ (background vocals)
  Arranged by Gil Goldstein & Keiko Lee

  Recorded by Alec Head
  Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki

Jiro Yoshida appears courtesy of Paddle Wheel/King Record Co.Ltd.


M-05. Billie Holiday Cover ("Day Dreaming" SRCS-8947)
  -A.Herzog, Jr-B.Holiday-

  Keiko Lee (vo)
  Kenny Barron (p)
  Ron Carter (b)
  Grady Tate (ds)
  Arranged by Gil Goldstein

  Recorded by Alec Head
  Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki

  Ron Carter appears courtesy of Somethin'else Records,a division of Toshiba-EMI Ltd.
  Kenny Barron appears courtesy of Verve Records


M-06. Michael Jackson Cover ("Day Dreaming" SRCS-8947)
  -J.Bettis-S.Porcaro-

  Keiko Lee (vo, el.p)
  Ron Carter (b)
  Ben Wittman (per)
  Issei Igarashi (tp)
  Kozo Watanabe (fl)
  Arranged by Jiro Yoshida

  Recorded by Alec Head
  Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki

  Ron Carter appears courtesy of Somethin'else Records,a division of Toshiba-EMI Ltd.
  Issei Igarashi appears courtesy of TOY'S FACTORY/Deep Blue Label


M-07. Louis Armstrong Cover ("What a Wonderful World" SRCS-8885)
  -G.D.Weiss-G.Douglas-

  Keiko Lee (vo, p)
  Jiro Yoshida (g)

  Hiroyuki Koike strings
  Conducted by Chikako Takahashi
  Strings arranged by Chikako Takahashi

  Recorded and Mixed by Hideki Sasamori

  Jiro Yoshida appears courtesy of Paddle Wheel / King Record Co.Ltd.


M-08. Paul McCartney and Wings Cover ("What a Wonderful World" SRCS-8885)
  -P.McCartney-

  Keiko Lee (vo, el.p)
  Jiro Yoshida (g)
  Arranged by Keiko Lee & Jiro Yoshida

  Recorded by Junji Matsuo
  Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki

  Jiro Yoshida appears courtesy of Paddle Wheel / King Record Co.Ltd.


M-09. Billy Joel Cover ("A Letter From Rome" SRCS-2335)
  -B.Joel-

  Keiko Lee (vo, p)

  Recorded and mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki


M-10. Bart Howard Cover ("A Letter From Rome" SRCS-2335)
  -B.Howard-

  Keiko Lee (vo, p)

  Recorded and mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki


M-11. Keiko Lee Original (2001 version) ("Wonder of Love" SRCS-2515)
  -D.Worth-K.Lee-

  Keiko Lee (vo, cho)
  Soichi Noriki (YAMAHA CS-01)
  Jiro Yoshida (el.g)
  Benisuke Sakai (b)
  Yuichi Togashiki (ds)

  Yujiro Okazaki (arr. & prog.)
  Amb.Loop samples
  courtesy of Spectrasonics "Distorted Reality 2"

  Recorded and mixed by Hiroyuki Shiotsuki

  Jiro Yoshida appears courtesy of Jazz Bank, Inc.


M-12. 1977 Film "The Greatest" Opening Theme Cover ("Wonder of Love" SRCS-2515)
  -L.Creed-M.Masser-

  Keiko Lee (vo, p)
  Yuichi Togashiki (per)

  Takashi Kato Strings
  French Horn: Hiroshi Minami
  Harp: Tomoyuki Asakawa

  Recorded by Hiroyuki Shiotsuki
  Mixed by Yoshihiro Suzuki


M-13. New Recording
  -D.Schwekendiek-M.Tsunoda-K.Lee-


M-14. Queen Cover ("We Will Rock You" SICP-45)
  -B.May Harold-


Produced by Kozo Watanabe (SMJI) except 01, 02, 07, 11, 12, 14

produced by Keiko Lee (01), John Simon (02)
                   Sinichiro Akita & Seiji Okamoto (07)
                   Kozo Watanabe & Keiko Lee and Doki Doki Monsters (11,12)
                   Katsuya Yamada (14)

A&R: Yasuko Shirai (SMJI)

Re-mastered by Machiko Suzue

Photographer: Eiichiro Sakata
Hair & Make-up: Naoki Katagiri
Art Direction & Design: Koichi Tominuki (Sony Music Communications Inc.)
Package co-ordination: Yuko Hatano (SMJI)

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