{"product_id":"akiko-yano_japanese-girl-deluxe-edition_2019_mdl","title":"Japanese Girl - Deluxe Edition","description":"When Akiko Suzuki left her hometown of Aomori for Tokyo in the early 1970s, she was 15 years old and determined to become a professional musician. She was quickly discovered at the Rob Roy jazz club, and in 1973, she released a single with the band Zariba, which caught the attention of producer Koki Miura. After her marriage to producer Makoto Yano and the birth of their son, Yano and her team decided to contact Little Feat to propose a collaboration with the band. Against all odds, they accepted, and Yano traveled to Los Angeles in March 1976 to record a full side with the band. Little Feat's New Orleans slow funk worked wonders with Yano's melodies, as evidenced by \"Funamachi-Uta Part 2.\" Originally a traditional chant from Aomori City's Nebuta Festival, the version with Little Feat became a formidable groove comparable to their classic \"Spanish Moon,\" serving Yano's magnificent voice. The perfect union between Little Feat's sound at its peak and Yano's Japanese touch. The Japanese side of the album provides a good overview of the Tokyo music scene in the 70s, featuring many musicians orbiting around Haruomi Hosono and also the Japanese band Les Moonriders. Recorded in the legendary Onkyo Haus studio in Tokyo, the sessions combine pop and folk sensibilities with traditional Japanese sounds and instruments such as the shinobue flute, the koto, or the Tsuzumi hand drum played on \"Hekoriputaa\" by legendary percussionist Kisaku Katada, who was named a living national treasure in 1999; together, they create a magnificent East-West blend animated by Yano's unique creativity and talent. A first attempt, *Japanese Girl* is also a masterful stroke and makes Akiko Yano one of the key artists of the national scene in an album that has since become a classic of Japanese music. Wewantsounds is now very happy to present this essential album outside of Japan for the first time. This deluxe vinyl edition includes remastered sound, a tip-on jacket, an obi strip, a download card, and an original 4-page booklet with lyrics and credits.","brand":"Akiko Yano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55311897887064,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3700604719816.jpg?v=1760405784","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/akiko-yano_japanese-girl-deluxe-edition_2019_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}