Please, please, make a whole album with these ladies singing on each track. Love the musicians but the vocals are the icing on the cake! Need more, great music!
Goodness, this sax section sends shivers down my spine, the trombones are nothing but restrained power (amazing), and the trumpets hit exactly what they want the exact way they want to...... Amazing band, amazing video, amazing performance, love it!
When you start out watching a music video by a Norwegian Newcomer (Sigrid) and end up with a Japanese Jazz Band... That's why I sometimes love youtube!
Very rough quick translation for people asking： (以下、日本語でバンドへの褒めるところ) The truth is, we are actually dolls. Stepped on, thrown around, and hurt Stuffed in a toy box I’ve got a building block stabbing my hip I really can’t stand this. One day, reflected in the mirror, Was the fraying of a thread. I want to cry, but I can persevere ‘Cause I have a secret. Oh how I wish I could be, That dress clad girl next door. Gnawed and tossed around by dogs I really can’t stand this. If you thought you’d lost weight, Well there was some cotton coming out of a hole. I want to cry, but I can persevere ‘Cause I have a secret. On a full moon night, I can be free. Sparkling, shining, Standing on the stage. Lights! Take it all in! Sing! Dance! Everybody smiling, captive to me. The night is already waning, I have to return, To the toy box I’m stuffed in Please don’t stop me, As I want to be together as well, But that wish won’t be granted. The more lovely the night, the more sad it is in the end. As I wept and gave up, A miracle occurred. Aah, although the night is ending, In your arms, Aah, love's magic has Transformed me it seems Both today and tomorrow I will sing and dance Walking the bright main street. Drinking tea together is nice as well. Everybody smiling, captive to me. (If anyone feels some lines should be different just comment and I'll change it. I'm not an expert and did this in about 5 minutes.) マジで夢中になちゃったよ！大体ジャズなんてあまり聴かないけど、ビートを感じるとちょっと踊るしかないでしょ！３人ともの歌声もめっちゃ綺麗し。どう見ても単純に素敵なんだよ！
I spent a year in Japan courtesy of the wonderful people of Japan and the U.S. Navy, and made the trip into Tokyo several times to go to jazz clubs. Caught Big Band style music and a lot of what my wife would call "squiggly" jazz, the more modern sound. My best memory is hearing a cover of Louis Armstrong's, ” What A Wonderful World”, sung in Japanese. It was *wow* beautiful, brings tears to my eyes thinking about it just now, and that was back in 1973.
I love Japanese music, but never really got into jazz. But lately I've been listening to the super mario 3d world soundtrack, and an old vocaloid son called miracle painting. I couldn't find other jazz songs like them, realizing they were both made by Japanese composers I ended up here. I was not disappointed.
Brilliant. Awesome. Wonderful. Excellent. I don’t comprehend Japanese but I am a jazz aficionado. Japanese musicians are super magnificent extraordinaire. The Chai-Chee Sisters are magnificent as well. I wish that Japanese jazz musicians like Akiko and the Chai-Chee Sisters performed in America, but they don’t come here, probably because most Americans prefer Beyoncé over listening to great music.
I love this band and for a long time I've wanted a translation of the lyrics. Just now I'm thinking maybe it's just right in its original Nihongo. Damn, what a great tune!!
Wow, this is just amazing! This is the first I've heard of Gentle Forest Jazz Band. I wish I could understand more than about 5% of the lyrics, though. They really nailed everything about this video.
