tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post6901494683623678418..comments2024-03-28T12:12:30.122-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Kenichi Mikawa/Akira Kurosawa & Los Primos -- Niigata Blues (新潟ブルース)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-46922050528116197032018-01-12T12:24:06.084-05:002018-01-12T12:24:06.084-05:00Also thanks for the link to the full Niigata video...Also thanks for the link to the full Niigata video!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-2740764043534106522018-01-12T12:22:52.206-05:002018-01-12T12:22:52.206-05:00Hello, Brian.
I was the AET for Tsukiyono (now pa...Hello, Brian.<br /><br />I was the AET for Tsukiyono (now part of Minakami) from 1989-1991. It was a good time for me there although I think I got more out of it than my employers got out of me being a rookie teacher and all. <br /><br />By chance, are you a professional singer? When I saw the word "gig", I thought "this guy sounds more than a karaoke singer". I've also got my enjoyment of jazz...no specific sub-genre although I do like swing and the trios/combos of the 1950s such as Bill Evans.<br /><br />Anyways, thanks for the good wishes and I hope you knock 'em dead at the kissa soon!J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-55693779854489550312018-01-11T21:41:30.889-05:002018-01-11T21:41:30.889-05:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyI2w10TZXM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyI2w10TZXM<br />Brian Driernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-17126939882481254102018-01-11T21:41:06.200-05:002018-01-11T21:41:06.200-05:00hey, nice blog--with excellent details. for what ...hey, nice blog--with excellent details. for what it's worth, i used to live in niigata city (as an ALT '96-'99) and have lived in nagaoka for the past 16 years, and i will be singing this tune at a gig at a jazz kissa later this month! (actually, this will be the first tune of the night, a teaser to grab the audience's attention, after which i'll be going more of a standard jazz route, for the most part). i DID see yokohama in a few of the last scenes of one youtube video, but i also found one that's all niigata! the link is in the next comment!<br /><br />thanks for the good work!Brian Driernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-25935744082381280192015-04-13T22:40:18.671-04:002015-04-13T22:40:18.671-04:00Hi, Noelle.
It's been amazing that I had know...Hi, Noelle.<br /><br />It's been amazing that I had known Mikawa more as the snarky tarento than as the veteran Mood Kayo singer all this time and not come across some of these bar-friendly tunes.<br /><br />As for Kurosawa's renditions, I'm not sure about the voice but perhaps adjustments were ongoing during the group's career.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-15121335179555683822015-04-12T08:52:38.051-04:002015-04-12T08:52:38.051-04:00Hi J-Canuck,
Well, this is as Mood Kayo as Mood K...Hi J-Canuck,<br /><br />Well, this is as Mood Kayo as Mood Kayo goes. Slow pace and quiet, "Niigata Blues" makes for a great nighttime song. I've listened to all 3 versions, and I think I like Mikawa's one the most because his deep vocal delivery seems to fit the heavy atmosphere the best. Aki's one comes in at a close second, followed by Los Primos.<br /><br />I think Mikawa and Los Primos might have been from different recording companies, so they would compete to see which singer from which company does the song better (let sales decide, I suppose), hence Mikawa and Los Primos singing the same songs. Other than that, I can't think of any other reason besides the producers having a thing for bar music, as you've said above.<br /><br />And is it just me or is Akira Kurosawa's voice different in the later days when compared to when the group started out? His voice seems a lot higher and not as smooth and low as before.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.com