{"id":14206,"date":"2018-05-03T00:33:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T04:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/?p=14206"},"modified":"2018-05-02T22:39:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T02:39:50","slug":"kimiko-kasai-with-herbie-hancock-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/releases\/kimiko-kasai-with-herbie-hancock-butterfly\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock &#8211; Butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/player-embed\/SF684600-01-01-01.mp3\/?pl=false&#038;pn=false\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh yes! First ever official reissue of the positively sublime and very rare Butterfly LP, recorded in Tokyo in 1979 by Japanese songstress Kimiko Kasai and jazz legend Herbie Hancock.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its super-rare status as a Japan-only release, this exquisite collection of covers never got the recognition it deserved at the time, despite incredibly inspired performances from Kimiko, Herbie and the supremely talented musicians assembled for the project. From heavenly drummer Alphonse Mouzon and renowned organist Webster Lewis to bassist Paul Jackson, reedman Bennie Maupin and the master percussionist Bill Summers, the legendary performers crafted amazingly good vocal versions of Herbie \/ Headhunters jazz-funk. Unsurprisingly, it has been heavily in demand for many years.<\/p>\n<p>The LP opens with Kimiko\u2019s highly desirable version of \u201cI Thought It Was You\u201d, an elegant take on Herbie\u2019s own anthem. Other superb re-workings include the delicately soulful \u201cButterfly\u201d, jazzy groover \u201cSunlight\u201d, the smooth and sexy \u201cTell Me A Bedtime Story\u201d and the beautiful ballads \u201cMaiden Voyage\u201d and \u201cHarvest Time\u201d. A wonderful example of perfectly understated and masterful jazz-funk soul fusion that shouldn\u2019t be missed, the set closes with a jaw-dropping version of Stevie Wonder\u2019s \u201cAs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This lovingly curated reissue enables a long overdue reappraisal of this hitherto unavailable masterpiece. The stunning artwork which adorned the original jacket &#8211; complete with OBI strip and sumptuous 4 page folded insert &#8211; has been faithfully restored. Simon Francis\u2019 sensitive mastering elevates the sound throughout and, as ever, it has been pressed at a reassuringly weighty 180g. Essential.<\/p>\n<p>Label:Be With<br \/>\nFormat: 180 gram vinyl LP + insert with obi-strip<br \/>\nCat: BEWITH 028LP<br \/>\nReleased: 03 May 18<br \/>\nGenre: Jazz<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.juno.co.uk\/products\/kimiko-with-herbie-hancock-kasai-butterfly-reissue\/684600-01\/?utm_campaign=alert_auto_email&#038;utm_source=auto_email_jr&#038;utm_content=label&#038;utm_medium=alert_listen_blu_caps&#038;ref=motionfm&#038;utm_source=affiliate&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_campaign=affiliate_dashboard_referral\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BUY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tracklist:<\/p>\n<p>01. I Thought It Was You<br \/>\n02. Tell Me A Bedtime Story<br \/>\n03. Head In The Clouds<br \/>\n04. Maiden Voyage<br \/>\n05. Harvest Time<br \/>\n06. Sunlight<br \/>\n07. Butterfly<br \/>\n08. As<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh yes! First ever official reissue of the positively sublime and very rare Butterfly LP, recorded in Tokyo in 1979 by &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14207,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14206"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14208,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14206\/revisions\/14208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/motionfm.com\/wp2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}