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4月23日発売

04-03 akiko – I’m Every Woman

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In the year 2001, akiko became the first Japanese singer to sign with the renowned Jazz label, Verve Records. She recorded her first album “Girl Talk” in France with the famous French producer, Henri Renaudt, released in June the same year. She became the new star stirring excitement in the Jazz scene in Japan.
She was initially famous for her repertoire of over 500 standard jazz songs, but also for her flexibility towards different genres, always molding in new styles for each album she releases.
In previous albums, she has worked with producers such as Henri Renaud, Arto Lindsay, Swing Out Sister, Tatsuo Sunaga, Yasuharu Konishi (ex:pizzicato five), Bugge Wesseltoft (Jazzland), Takeshi Okawa (Down Beat Ruler), Toshio Matsuura, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Nicola Conte, Kensho Onuki, Kan Takagi, Toshimi Watanabe (Tokyo No.1 Soul Set)...At the same time, she has participated as guest vocalist for artists such as Yuji Ohno, re;jazz, Hajime Yoshizawa, Studio Apartment, Quasimode...
Other than in Japan, she has recorded in Paris, London, New York, New Orleans, Rio De Janeiro, and Oslo. Through these many collaborations, she has met with various artists, musicians, and producers from many different genres, and in each song her versatility as an artist shines.
Not only as a singer, she is also known and praised for her ability as a producer. Writing and arranging songs, and also direction for all artwork on her albums.
Through her music, fashion and life-style, akiko has become a one and only icon representing a new era in Jazz, and it marked her 20th anniversary as a singer in 2021.

akiko

akiko

I'm Every Woman

I'm Every Woman

レーベル
ability muse records
フォーマット
7inch
販売価格(税抜)
2000円
品番
PMKA-1002

商品情報

2001年、名門ジャズ・レーベル、ヴァーヴ初の日本人女性シンガーとしてデビュー以来、既存のジャンルに捕らわれない幅広い表現で常に斬新な話題を提供してきたakiko.
20周年を迎えた2021年より、アニバーサリー企画として様々なサウンドクリエーター達とコラボレーションしたデジタルシングルを毎月連続で発表している。
今回、akikoが12年ぶりにタッグを組んだのはDJ/リミキサー/プロデューサーとして活躍する福富幸宏氏。チャカ・カーンの名曲「I’m Every Woman」を、王道を踏襲したディスコ・アレンジジで歌い上げる。また、カップリングには大胆に解釈したミニマル・テクノVerを収録。akikoのここ数年の真骨頂の一つともいえる温度感の低いリーディングが、ベルリンあたりのクラブを彷彿とさせる。 どちらもフロアで大活躍間違いなしの、マストハブな一枚。

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2001年、名門ジャズ・レーベル、ヴァーヴ・レコードより初の日本人女性シンガーとして、ユニバーサル・ミュージックよりデビュー。以降、ジャズというジャンルに捕われず、毎アルバムごとに違ったスタイルを次々と提案していく様が注目を集める。 過去作品ではプロデューサーとして、アンリ・ルノー、須永辰緒、小⻄康陽(ex:Pizzicato Five)、ブッゲ・ヴェッセルトフト(JAZZLAND)、Okawa Takeshi(Down Beat Ruler)他、また楽曲プロデュース / コラボレーションとして、Swing Out Sister(UK)、松浦俊夫、福富幸宏、ニコラ・コンテ、大貫憲章、高木完、渡辺俊美(Tokyo No.1 Soul Set)、アート・リンゼイ等を迎えている。
また、フィーチャリング・ボーカルとして大野雄二、re:jazz、吉澤はじめ、Studio Apartment、Quasimode等の作品に参加、世界各国のコンピレーションアルバムにも多数参加している。
単にシンガーとしてだけではなく、ソングライティングやアレンジ、ジャケットのデザインも含めたアート ディレクションに至るまでセルフ・プロデュースをこなす。ファッション、ライフスタイル、ウェルネス、アートとのコラボレーション、選曲、執筆、など、その活動は多岐にわたる。
現在、デビュー20周年を記念したウクレレ弾き語りアルバム『Ukulele Lady』が好評発売中。また2021年9月より、10ヶ月連続でデジタルシングルをリリース中。

収録曲

Side A
I'm Every Woman [Discol Ver.]
Side B
I'm Every Woman [Minimal Ver.]

Track List

Side A
I'm Every Woman [Discol Ver.]
Side B
I'm Every Woman [Minimal Ver.]

 

アーティストプロフィール

In the year 2001, akiko became the first Japanese singer to sign with the renowned Jazz label, Verve Records. She recorded her first album “Girl Talk” in France with the famous French producer, Henri Renaudt, released in June the same year. She became the new star stirring excitement in the Jazz scene in Japan.
She was initially famous for her repertoire of over 500 standard jazz songs, but also for her flexibility towards different genres, always molding in new styles for each album she releases.
In previous albums, she has worked with producers such as Henri Renaud, Arto Lindsay, Swing Out Sister, Tatsuo Sunaga, Yasuharu Konishi (ex:pizzicato five), Bugge Wesseltoft (Jazzland), Takeshi Okawa (Down Beat Ruler), Toshio Matsuura, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Nicola Conte, Kensho Onuki, Kan Takagi, Toshimi Watanabe (Tokyo No.1 Soul Set)...At the same time, she has participated as guest vocalist for artists such as Yuji Ohno, re;jazz, Hajime Yoshizawa, Studio Apartment, Quasimode...
Other than in Japan, she has recorded in Paris, London, New York, New Orleans, Rio De Janeiro, and Oslo. Through these many collaborations, she has met with various artists, musicians, and producers from many different genres, and in each song her versatility as an artist shines.
Not only as a singer, she is also known and praised for her ability as a producer. Writing and arranging songs, and also direction for all artwork on her albums.
Through her music, fashion and life-style, akiko has become a one and only icon representing a new era in Jazz, and it marked her 20th anniversary as a singer in 2021.


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