SHUN SAKAI

Her debut as a jazz vocalist at the legendary Jazz club “Misty” in 1976 caused a sensational commotion. She also released her debut record next year. She moved to the United States three years after that, and she eventually decided to take a break from her musical career.

She made a comeback in the beginning of the 90’s when her child rearing was almost over. She then began to sing Jazz with lyrics in her own Japanese translation. Although it has become a common practice these days, she had to encounter and overcome various difficulties that are unimaginable now. Still, she tried to be true to her heart and continued to sing the standard Jazz numbers as well as whatever music she felt like singing regardless of the genre. In 1998, she made a fateful encounter with the song,
“MANGETU NO YUBE”, and in 2003 her version of “MANGETU NO YUBE” was awarded the Japan Record Awards’ Planning Award.

Beautiful ballads collection album which is sung by
Shun Sakai during last 10 years. Tom Waits, Billy Joel,
and original pieces perform brilliant music, with
accompany of pianist/arrangement Takeshi Shibuya,
bassist Tamio Kawabata,and drummer Yasuhiro Yoshigaki.

●1999 ●LIVE ●2800yen

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