Details: Debut work of a talented jazz vocalist from Nagoya. This is the debut work of Kikuko Okajima, who not only teaches many students but also performs at live houses in Tokyo. She is backed by the quintet Yoichi Kobayashi & JJM, and the members' wonderful arrangements bring out the best in her vocals. The attractive vibrato, perfect pitch, and even the sense of rhythm are so amazing that it's hard to believe it was a first recording. This is a collection of great old American classics, performed with superb performances that will never get old. Songlist 1. Blame It On My Youth (Oscar Levant)5:12 2. Tangerine (Vicor Schertzinger)4:36 3. You Go To My Head(J. Fred Coots)4:23 4. Record Me (Joe Henderson)3:47 5. Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron)3:04 6. Wives And Lovers (Burt Bacharach)4:05 7. Nica's Dream (Horace Silver)4:13 8. My One And Only Love (Wood Mellin)5:13 9. Mean To Me (Fred E. Ahlert)4:30 10. I Can't Give You Anything But Love(J. McHugh/D. Fields)4:22 11. Social Call (Gigi Gryce)3:38 12. I Loves You Porgy (Groge Gershwin)5:37

Kikuko Okajima - Tangerine (CD)