At the age of 14, Hosokawa already appeared in the clubs of the American barracks and Japanese jazz cafes with Kuranosuke Hamaguchi. In 1961 she moved to the USA. In the following years she toured on the West Coast before 1965 with Earl Hines in Las Vegas occurred, with whom she worked until 1967. In the mid-1970s, Hosokawa lived with her mother and daughter in San Francisco and recorded her debut album "No Tears" in 1977, in which she was part of the quartet of pianist Masaru Imada. This album and a longer tour marked the beginning of her new career in Japan. In 1977 the LP To "Mr. Wonderful" was also released, on which she sung pop and jazz standards. Accompanied by Toshiyuki Miyama's big band The New Herd, she recorded this album "Call Me" in 1979; highlights include "Love Is Here To Stay" and the Billy Joel's hit "Just The Way You Are".
Three Blind Mice, TBM-5013,
1979
Three Blind Mice, TBM CD 5013, 1988
Recorded 6th & 7th June,
1979 at Epicurus Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Musicians:
Ayako Hosokawa - Vocals
Toshiyuki Miyama - Leader,
Conductor
Koichi Ono, Masanobu Takei,
Natsuki Tamura, Shigeru Kamimori - Trumpet
Kenichi Tsunoda, Ryohei Imai,
Takeo Arai, Teruhiko Kataoka - Trombone
Shinji Nakayama - Alto
Saxophone, Clarinet
Kazumi Oguro - Alto
Saxophone, Flute
Junichi Kameoka - Tenor
Saxophone, Clarinet
Norio Moriguchi - Tenor
Saxophone, Flute
Haruomi Ishimatsu - Baritone
Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Kiyoshi Takano - Piano
Kozaburo Yamaki - Guitar,
Arranger (#3,5,7)
Yasushi Fukushima - Bass,
Electric Bass
Yoshio Nakamura - Drums
Tadaomi Anai - Percussion
Tommy Smith - Arranger
(#3,5,7)
Tracks:
1. Scotch And Soda {David
Guard} (4:17)
2. Call Me {Tony Hatch}
(4:24)
3. Love Is Here To Stay {Ira
Gershwin, George Gershwin} (2:54)
4. Just The Way You Are
{Billy Joel} (4:27)
5. Little Girl Blue {Richard
Rodgers, Lorenz Hart} (4:36)
6. Medley: (6:46)
- Feel Like Makin' Love
{Gene McDaniels}
- I Wanted It Too
{Ralph MacDonald, William Salter}
- No Tears {Ralph
MacDonald, William Salter}
7. Here's That Rainy Day
{Jimmy van Heusen, Johnny Burke} (4:38)
8. Let's Go Get Stoned
{Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford, Josephine Armstead} (5:23)
9. Ain't Nothin' New Under
The Sun {Mike Sutton, Pam Sawyer} (3:09)
Total Time: 40:39
Credits:
Producer - Takeshi
"Tee" Fujii
Recording Engineer -
Yoshihiko Kannari
Lacquer Cutting Engineer -
Mitsuharu Kobayashi
Art Direction - Ben Nishizawa
★ The third gorgeous TBM that Ayako Hosokawa weaves with the Toshiyuki Miyama New Herd!
★ The Latin arrangements "Just the Way You Are" and "Ain't Nothing New Under the Sun" that make you want to start dancing are the best killer tunes!!! (Kouki Hoso)