Description
Hiroko Kokubu – Pure Heart / JVC Audio CD 1995 / JVC-2040-2
UPC 009119204224
ヘヴン・アンド・ビヨンド （with 天野清継） 1995年9月21日
国府 弘子（こくぶ ひろこ、1959年8月26日 - ）は、日本のジャズ・ピアニスト、作曲家、編曲家である。ジャズをメインとしているが、ジャンルには捕らわれずクラシック音楽やラテン音楽、ブラジル音楽、ブルース等も積極的に取り入れている。
川崎市文化大使、埼玉入間市文化創造施設のアドバイザー、平成音楽大学、尚美学園大学客員教授。
Label: JVC – JVC-2040-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1995
Genre: Jazz
Tracklist:
| 1 | Barefoot Steppin'
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:43 |
| 2 | Luck In The Rain
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:50 |
| 3 | Smooth Struttin'
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:20 |
| 4 | Vitamina
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
3:25 |
| 5 | Once And Forever
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
5:48 |
| 6 | Carry Me With The Wind
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:05 |
| 7 | Mrs. Robinson
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:08 |
| 8 | Annabella
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu, Lyrics By – Lorraine Feather |
5:12 |
| 9 | Weekend
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
5:07 |
| 10 |
It's Cool
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
4:15 |
| 11 | Happiest You (For Your Wedding)
Composed By – Hiroko Kokubu |
5:39 |
- Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves
- Art Direction – Atsushi Sugihara
- Drum – Alex Acuña
- Electric Bass – Abraham Laboriel
- Electric Guitar – Michael Landau
- Flugelhorn – Chuck Findley
- Flute – Gary Herbig
- Percussion – Alex Acuña
- Photography By – Kenji Miura
- Piano – Hiroko Kokubu
- Producer – Akira Taguchi
- Saxophone – Gary Herbig
- Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Hiroko Kokubu
Pianist, Composer, Music Arranger
Born in Tokyo, Hiroko studied classical piano at Kunitachi Music College and achieved excellence there
by playing such classics as Schubert and Ravel.
After graduation, she went to New York to study Jazz
under the guidance of some great musicians including Mr. Barry Harris.
In 1987, she made her first album “More Than You Know” which was released in Japan by JVC.
This album was highly acclaimed in Japan as “a debut album of a great woman pianist & composer who represents the newer.”
It was also released in the US and Canada by GRP Records and was very well received in those markets as well.
Since then, she has had 24 albums released in Japan and 4 in the US,
some of which also have been released in other areas of Asia and Europe.
They are all-successful because of the warm, beautiful melodies and pop influences of her compositions,
which are embodied in her thrilling, hot improvisations.
She is also known for her unique ability to engage in on-stage banter,
a skill she developed as an anchor woman on CNN News in Japan and a radio DJ.
Hiroko has gained worldwide popularity now, having played at several international events
including the Jakarta Jazz Festival (1992 in Indonesia) and the Catalina Island Jazz Festival (1996 in the US).
In 2015-18, Hiroko & the members of her trio joined the concerts
‘The Sounds of Haruki Murakami’ in Tokyo, Seoul and Manila,
in which pieces of music and songs featured in his novels were played by some of the artists.
She also puts effort into giving special guest lectures for music teachers and hosting workshops for amateur musicians.
