説明
(US / MIN-ON / M-12001 / MEDIA:EX- / JACKET:EX- GATEFOLD)
祝祭感に塗れたカタコト日本語ヴォーカルで三沢あけみ・和田弘とマヒナスターズ「島のブルース」をカヴァーした、THE SWEETIE FOUR「SHIMA NO BLUES」！スリリングなビッグ・バンド・スウィングのTRIBUNE BAND OF LOS ANGELES「AFRO BLUE」、キラー・ラテン・ジャズGOLDEN GATE JAZZ BAND OF SAN FRANCISCO「EL PITO」など、素晴らしい！
ローカル・ジャズ・バンド？による名演を多数含む全28曲入り2枚組！THE KINGSによる、加山雄三「君といつまでも」カヴァー＝「KIMI TO ITSUMADEMO」、FRIENDS OF DISTINICTIONなどのヴァージョンでもお馴染みのHUGH MASEKELAカヴァー＝「GRAZIN’ IN THE GRASS」2曲も秀逸です。
TRACKLIST
A1 U.S. KOTEKITAI– THE GREAT ESCAPE
A2 U.S. KOTEKITAI– KEEM-O-SABE
A3 MILKY WAY CHORUS OF SAN FRANCISCO– FOREVER SENSEI
A4 MILKY WAY CHORUS OF SAN FRANCISCO– LET’S GO TOGETHER
A5 U.S. BRASS BAND– PICADORE MARCH
A6 PEARL QUEENS OF SAN DIEGO– PEARLY SHELLS
A7 SUNSHINE CHORUS OF NEW YORK– HELLO EVERYBODY
A8 U.S. BRASS BAND– AMERICA HONBU NI TAIYO
B1 BLUE HEAVEN CHORUS OF SAN FRANCISCO– MY BLUE HEAVEN
B2 BLUE HEAVEN CHORUS OF SAN FRANCISCO– KOJO NO TSUKI
B3 THE SWEETIE FOUR– SHIMA NO BLUES
B4 THE KINGS– KIMI TO ITSUMADEMO
B5 SNOW WHITE CHORUS OF SEATTLE– CONSIDER YOURSELF
B6 SNOW WHITE CHORUS OF SEATTLE– SINGING IN THE RAIN
B7 SUNSHINE CHORUS OF NEW YORK– NEW LIFE GOSPEL
C1 THE KINGS– GRAZIN’ IN THE GRASS
C2 UNITED LIFE OF LOS ANGELES– LET’S KEEP OUR LOVE
C3 UNITED LIFE OF LOS ANGELES– THE LETTER
C4 GOLDEN NUGGETS OF LAS VEGAS– PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART / HEY JUDE
C5 THE SWEETIE FOUR– RAINDROPS
C6 TRIBUNE BAND OF LOS ANGELES– AFRO BLUE
D1 MYSTIC MOUNTAIN SINGERS OF LOS ANGELES– A NEW DAY
D2 GOLDEN GATE JAZZ BAND OF SAN FRANCISCO– MOANIN’
D3 GOLDEN GATE JAZZ BAND OF SAN FRANCISCO– EL PITO
D4 OHIO MORNING SUN OF OHIO– WORK SONG
D5 THE MYSTIC FIVE OF HAWAII– GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
D6 THE ROCKING ROCKIES OF DENVER– SOMEBODY TELL ME
D7 MYSTIC MOUNTAIN SINGERS OF LOS ANGELES– THIS LAND
