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Choice Cuts 1978-1983 (Vinyl LP)

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Woe betide anyone who tries to pigeonhole the sound of Japanese pianist-vocalist-producer Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi. This collection takes tunes from Mimi's first five albums from 1978 to 1983, gleefully throwing jazz fusion, Japanese pop, Latin rhythms and digital programming into a blender and serving up songs that are as fresh and fruity, fun and fabulous as they ever were. Check out her wild take on Mas Que Nada! - Flying Out


A star in Japan, she moved to Europe to record global hits with Depeche Mode and Swing Out Sister, toured the world with the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra and made beats with Attica Blues’ Tony Nwachukwu. Now based in London, Mimi currently fronts Tokyo Riddim Band - the intergenerational live Japanese Reggae outfit born from Time Capsule’s acclaimed 2023 compilation of the same name - playing live shows and releasing a trio of recordings.

Choice Cuts 1978-1983 collects eight recordings from four of Mimi’s first five albums – Sea Flight (1978) recorded with her group Flying Mimi Band, and Coconuts High (1981), Nuts Nuts Nuts (1982) and Tropicana (1983) under her own name.

Tracklist

  1. Mas Que Nada
  2. Coffee Rumba
  3. Crazy Love
  4. Quiet Expression
  5. Naze
  6. Palm St.
  7. Espresso
  8. Angel Sky

 

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