Very Special is an album by the jazz pianist Junko Onishi, recorded and released in 2017.
| Very Special | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 15, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | January 17, 2011 & September 6, 2017 & September 7–9, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Crescent Studio & Sound City Setagaya & Sound City A-studio Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:00:51 | |||
| Label | Taboo (Village Records) VRCL-18853 | |||
| Producer | Naruyoshi Kikuchi | |||
| Junko Onishi chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Very Special -Intro-" | Junko Onishi | 1:29 | |
| 2. | "I Cover The Water Front" | Johnny Green | 5:53 | |
| 3. | "Lush Life" | Billy Strayhorn | 3:25 | |
| 4. | "Easy To Love" | Cole Porter | 5:58 | |
| 5. | "Barcarolle (from The Seasons)" | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 4:17 | |
| 6. | "Willow Song (from Otello)" | Giuseppe Verdi | 9:45 | |
| 7. | "Começar De Novo (The Island)" | Ivan Lins | 5:09 | |
| 8. | "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing" | Billy Strayhorn | 2:49 | |
| 9. | "How Do You Keep The Music Playing" | – | Michel Legrand | 4:41 |
| 10. | "After The Love Has Gone" | David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin | 4:52 | |
| 11. | "Very Special -Outro-" | Junko Onishi | 1:52 | |
| Total length: | 60:51 | |||
Personnel
edit- Junko Onishi – Piano, Fender Rhodes (C5, C9)
- Takayoshi Baba – Guitar (C2, C4, C7, C9, C10)
- José James – Vocal (C3, C8)
- Miho Hazama – Arranger and conductor (C6)
- Takuya Mori – Clarinet (C6)
- Yoshie Sato – Bass clarinet (C6)
- Shinnosuke Takahashi – Cymbals (C1)
- Yousuke Inoue – Bass (C11)
Production
edit- Producer – Junko Onishi
- Co-Producer – Hitoshi Namekata (Names Inc.), Ryoko Sakamoto (disunion)
- Recording and mixing engineer – Shinya Matsushita (STUDIO Dede)
- Recorded at Sound City A-studio September 7–9, 2107 and Sound City Setagaya September 6, except C3 & C8 at Crescent Studio on January 17, 2011.
- Assistant engineer – Taiyo Nakayama (Sound City)
- Mastering engineer – Akihito Yoshikawa (STUDIO Dede)
- Cover photo – Haruyuki Shirai, Tetsuya Kurahara
- Art direction – Takuma Hojo
- Hair and Make-up Artist – Naoki Katagiri (EFFECTOR), Mari Watanabe (fuwa fuwa) for Ginjiro
- Stylist – Yuka Kikuchi
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | memo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | November 15, 2017 | SOMETHIN'COOL | 12cmCD | SCOL-1024 | STEREO |
| Digital download | 4538182726891 | mora AAC-LC 320kbps[1] | |||
| 4538182726907 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[2] | ||||
| B07763M76G | Amazon.com[3] | ||||
| 1308856336 | iTunes Store[4] | ||||
| Bt4ifpwy7fqdmoxgigawfhmfyai | Google Play Music[5] | ||||
| 2fdbOfkqNhpzMrLHxFXNs5 | Spotify[6] | ||||
| December 20, 2017 | 30cmLP | SCOL-1024 | STEREO |
References
edit- ^ "Very Special". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Very Special". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Very Special". Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Very Special". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Very Special". Google Inc. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Very Special". Spotify AB. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
External links
edit- Very Special / Junko Onishi – disk union
- Junko Onishi – Very Special at Discogs