Hope (希望) is a CD single by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and singer Monday Michiru released in Japan on the Nippon Crown Record label.[1][2] The instrumental version of the song "Hope" is from the 2006 Akiyoshi album of the same name.[3] The composition "Hope" is the closing section of Akiyoshi's "Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss" suite, first introduced on the 2001 Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra album, Hiroshima - Rising From The Abyss.[4][5]
| "Hope (希望)" | |
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| Single by Toshiko Akiyoshi & Monday Michiru | |
| from the album Hope | |
| Released | 2006 December, Japan |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Nippon Crown |
| Songwriter(s) | Toshiko Akiyoshi |
| Lyricist(s) | Shuntarō Tanikawa, English translation by Monday Michiru. |
Formats and track listing
editCD single CRCP-10157
- "Hope" – 3:37 (Japanese lyrics)
- "Hope" – 3:30 (English lyrics)
- "Hope" – 3:11 (instrumental version from the 2006 Toshiko Akiyoshi album Hope)
"Hope" composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese Lyrics by Shuntarō Tanikawa, English translation by Monday Michiru.
Personnel
edit- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Monday Michiru – vocal (tracks 1, 2)
References
edit- ^ "HOPE / HOPE 希望/TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI/秋吉敏子｜JAZZ｜ディスクユニオン･オンラインショップ｜diskunion.net". ディスクユニオン通販サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ "Hope with Toshiko Akiyoshi and Monday Michiru CD". MONDAY MICHIRU. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Toshiko Akiyoshi - Hope Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-02
- ^ Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Featuring Lew Tabackin - Hiroshima - Rising From The Abyss, 2001, retrieved 2023-07-02
- ^ Toshiko Akiyoshi, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Hiroshima: Rising from the Abyss Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-07-02
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