Hiromi Kanda releases Hiromi In Love - a "Romantic, Nostalgic Album" - on CD and DVD
Japan's Hiromi Kanda doesn't just sing the standards, she embodies them.
On her new album, Hiromi In Love, and the sensational videos that accompany the recordings, the Japanese vocalist transforms each classic into a work of art.
With an elegant visual style that matches the grandeur of the songs timeless Great American Songbook gems such as "That Old Feeling" "My Funny Valentine" and "Someone to Watch Over Me", Hiromi places this music back into the context in which it was created while breathing new life into it.
And it's all a labor of love.
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Recording will begin in June for Hiromi Kanda's next album, to be engineered by the multiple Grammy-winning Al Schmitt (Frank Sinatra, Nat and Natalie Cole, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Steely Dan) with special guest Joe Sample, at Hollywood's iconic Capitol Records Tower.
Distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance, a Warner Music Group Company.
"...Blessed with a solid voice, decent range and an impressive sense of time, Hiromi sings in a style that suggests the smokiness of Marlene Dietrich crossed with the lilt of Astrud Gilberto.” - Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times
"...This romantic nostalgic album by Japanese vocalist Hiromi Kanda has a timeless beauty..." - John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin
"...Hiromi Kanda's return to performing is an elegant blast from the past..." - Mikey Hirano Culross, Rafu Shimpo
"...a poised and highly professional songstress." - Rick Foster, The Sun Chronicle
"...a great spin for fans of orchestral jazz..." - Robert Silverstein, www.mwe3.com
"I like this CD for its old-time glamour..." - Mary Kunz Goldman, The Buffalo News
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