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Kimiko Kasai (born December 15, 1945 in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese jazz singer. She is now a jewellery designer.

Kimiko went to Tokyo in 1964, and became a featured member of pianist Yuzuru Sera's group. Kasai is referred to by her nickname of "Kemeco", also a song on one of her earliest recorded works, "The Modern Playing Mate" by Yuzuru Sera Trio Introducing Kimiko Kasai from 1968 (and recently reissued on compact disc in Japan).

Kimiko first album as a solo artist was entitled "Just Friends" in 1970. After that time, she recorded many albums in collaboration with some of the most renowned musicians in the jazz field, such as Billy Higgins,^[1] Mal Waldron,^[2] Gil Evans, Stan Getz, Oliver Nelson, and Herbie Hancock. Kimico recorded many jazz albums, though her later albums were more a mix of jazz fusion, smooth jazz, pop, and West Coast AOR. She recorded mostly in English, though she recorded several albums in Japanese ("Umbrella", "Tokyo Special", and “Perigo A Noite”). Many of her early jazz recordings remain in print in Japan, being re-released with modern day technologies (i.e., compact disc, SACD, blu-spec disc).

In her personal life, Kimiko has been married to drummer Hiroshi Murakami, as well as to Richard Rudolph, the former husband of the late Minnie Riperton. Richard Rudolph is famous as the composer of "Loving You", as well as producing recordings by Minnie Riperton, Teena Marie and Kimiko herself.

Kimiko recorded for Columbia Records/Sony from approximately 1971-1985. She released one synth-pop album “Perigo A Noite” on Eastworld/Toshiba in 1987, and her last recording to date was a self-titled pop and R&B/new jack swing flavored release on Kitty Records/Polydor in 1990.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimiko_Kasai

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AC%A0%E4%BA%95%E7%B4%80%E7%BE%8E%E5%AD%90

重發的CD 背面 看樣子 台灣進過

http://www.eslite.com/product.aspx?pgid=1004123601144237

http://www.allmusic.com/album/butterfly-mw0001494173

詞的部分jean hancock有參與  這次第2次和herbie的合作

上一次是在1978 Round and Round這張

笠井紀美子   是個黑咖 無誤 當年應該也昰日本限定的一張

A1. I Thought It Was You
A2. Tell Me A Bedtime Story 帶點bossa nova
A3. Head In The Clouds
A4. Maiden Voyage
B1. Harvest Time
B2. Sunlight
B3. Butterfly 帶點bossa nova 3分多 變奏
B4. As 可以 聽清楚 她的聲音 發音沒一般日本人的狀況

http://www.discogs.com/Kimiko-Kasai-With-Herbie-Hancock-Butterfly/release/1582049

Credits

Although the musical results don't quite reach the heights of Herbie's outstanding mid-1970s fusion-meets-funk period, the more prominent incorporation of jazz elements not only makes for a considerably more rewarding listening experience than Hancock's disco-era albums, but is also generally compatible with Kimiko's vocal style. At times she reminds me a bit of such vocalists as Phyllis Hyman and Minnie Riperton, yet displaying more of an overt jazz background than those two musical legends.

http://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Kimiko-Herbie-Hancock-Kasai/dp/B000793CJU

笠井紀美子 ''Use Me''

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXvETX5RAbg#t=292

stevie wonder as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhMyOs0pCQ