Style: Vocal jazz
Primary Emotions/Themes: A Japanese take on vocal jazz
Thoughts: Jazz is one of my favorite genres, even though I don't have much of it in my collection. The vocal jazz section of my collection is also woefully small. Fortunately this album is starting to remedy that.
Midnight Sun is a collection of jazz classics retold with a Japanese interpretation. In this particular instance that means that the songs are exceptionally well executed and the vocal delivery is spot on in every technical aspect. Something this technically sound would normally make me a bit worried about the soul of the music being stripped out, yet somehow the duo here has managed to retain that.
Midnight Sun is a wonderful album. I find myself drawn to it frequently and when it hits the table it's hard for me to move on to the next album. The perfect way to expand my collection into new directions.
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