Fine And Mellow

SHIGEKO TOYA (戸谷 重子)

TRACKLIST

  • WRITTEN BY
    Agnes Jones
    Freddy James

  • WRITTEN BY
    Curly Putman

  • WRITTEN BY
    Billie Holiday

  • WRITTEN BY
    Ann Ronell

  • WRITTEN BY
    Earl K. Brent
    Matt Dennis

  • WRITTEN BY
    Ray Noble

  • WRITTEN BY
    Edward Heyman
    Johnny Green
    Robert Sour

PERSONNEL

VOCAL
Shigeko Toya (戸谷 重子)

ACOUSTIC GUITAR / ELECTRIC GUITAR
Masayuki Takayanagi (高柳 昌行)

ALTO SAXOPHONE
Akitoshi Igarashi (五十嵐 明要)

BASS
Takashi Mizuhashi (水橋 孝)

PRESSING INFORMATION

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Three Blind Mice – TBM-16
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1973
Original Pressing, Signed

SYNOPSIS

A soulful blend of jazz vocals and refined pop sensibility, Fine And Mellow highlights Shigeko Toya’s warm, expressive voice across a set of standards and contemporary tunes. With elegant arrangements and a backing band steeped in jazz sophistication, the record balances late-night intimacy with polished 1970s Japanese studio craft. Both accessible and richly atmospheric, it stands as a hidden treasure for collectors of Japanese vocal jazz and those chasing the smooth, smoky moods of the era.

GENRE & STYLE

Jazz
Vocal

DRUMS
Tetsujiro Obara (小原 哲次郎)

PIANO
Masaru Imada (今田 勝)
Shigeko Toya (戸谷 重子)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Akira Aimi
Ben Nishizawa (西沢 勉)

IDENTIFIERS