Friday, May 23, 2025

Various Artists - JVC XRCD Sampler Vol. 2 (1998)

This JVC sampler includes jazz standards and new tracks, with two tracks each by the Bill Holman Band, Ernie Watts, Tiger Okoshi, Carmen Lundy and Hiroko Kokubu. Holman's "Straight No Chaser" and Watts' "In a Sentimental Mood" are the highlights. ~ by Keith Farley, AMG. 

JVC Records, JVCXR-0201-2, 1998 

Tracks:
01. Straight, No Chaser - The Bill Holman Band {Thelonious Monk} (6:09)
02. 'Round Midnight - The Bill Holman Band {Hanighen, Monk, Williams} (7:43)
03. On Green Dolphin Street - Ernie Watts {Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington} (6:28)
04. In A Sentimental Mood - Ernie Watts {Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills} (6:51)
05. Kagome, Kagome - Tiger Okoshi {Traditional} (6:25)
06. Color Of Soil - Tiger Okoshi {Tiger Okoshi} (5:40)
07. Just One More Chance - Carmen Lundy {Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston} (4:35)
08. When Your Lover Has Gone - Carmen Lundy {Einar A. Swan} (4:46)
09. Lullaby Of Takeda - Hiroko Kokubu {Traditional} (5:12)
10. Keep Hope Alive - Hiroko Kokubu {Hiroko Kokubu} (5:02) 

Total Time: 59:18 

Credits:
Producer, Compilation - Akira Taguchi
Mastering - Alan Yoshida
Art Direction & Design - Peter Grant
Creative Direction - Sam Gay
Photograph [Cover] - Sakiko Yamanaka
[Details]

LINK

Ernie Watts - In A Sentimental Mood

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