Kimiko Kasai With Herbie Hancock = 笠井紀美子* With ハービー・ハンコック* – Butterfly = バタフライ
Genre: | Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop |
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Style: | Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, City Pop, Rhythm & Blues, Vocal |
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Tracklist
I Thought It Was You | 7:10 | ||
Tell Me A Bedtime Story | 5:11 | ||
Head In The Clouds | 3:40 | ||
Maiden Voyage | 7:25 | ||
Harvest Time | 4:55 | ||
Sunlight | 6:15 | ||
Butterfly | 6:13 | ||
As | 6:16 |
Credits (24)
- Kimiko KasaiBacking Vocals
- Mari KanekoBacking Vocals
- Yuka KamebuchiBacking Vocals
- Paul Jackson (2)Bass
- Herbie HancockClavinet
- Alphonse MouzonDrums
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15 versions
Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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![]() | Butterfly = バタフライ LP, Album, Stereo | CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350 | Japan | 1979 | Japan — 1979 | ||||
![]() | Butterfly Cassette, Album | CBS/Sony – 25KP 397 | Japan | 1979 | Japan — 1979 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label | CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350 | Japan | 1979 | Japan — 1979 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Promo | CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350 | Japan | 1979 | Japan — 1979 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Reissue | Sony – SRCS 9332 | Japan | 1997 | Japan — 1997 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Cardboard Sleeve | Sony – SRCS 9332 | Japan | 1997 | Japan — 1997 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Reissue | Sony – SRCS 9332 | Japan | 1997 | Japan — 1997 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered | Sony Records Int'l – SICP 728 | Japan | 2005 | Japan — 2005 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD | Sony Records Int'l – SICP-20210 | Japan | 2009 | Japan — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD2 | Sony Records Int'l – SICP 30307 | Japan | 2013 | Japan — 2013 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release | Sony Music (2) – SRCS 9332 | Japan | 2014 | Japan — 2014 | New Submission | |||
![]() | Butterfly CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo | Sony Records Int'l – SICJ 171 | Japan | 2016 | Japan — 2016 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Be With Records – BEWITH028LP | UK | 2018 | UK — 2018 | Recently Edited | |||
Butterfly CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 極HiFi CD | Sony Records Int'l – SICJ 40010 | Japan | 2024 | Japan — 2024 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | Butterfly LP, Album, Reissue | CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350 | Japan | Japan | New Submission |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Clean and quiet copy for me, pretty usual Record Industry quality. Nice jacket and booklet/inner sleeve.
I guess this is kind of alot like Herbie's Sunlight album with a nice singing gal on top. Its possibly that bit groovier, abit more Disco as it were.
An excellent addition to my collection. Be With is a superb label doing sterling work and using one of the best plants! - Edited one year ago
referencing Butterfly = バタフライ (LP, Album, Stereo) 25AP 1350
The recording date is wrong on the LP back cover. It was actually recorded in October 1978 as mentioned on the OBI. This album is part of the different sessions at CBS Tokyo that gave Direct Step, The Piano and Butterfly. A special version of the Headhunters band was touring worldwide in support of the album Sunlight. An excellent show was recorded in September at Tokyo Sun Plaza on September 28th. It's interesting to listen to the arrangement of Butterfly which will mature for the Direct Step recording and be simplified a little for Kimiko Kasai version. From the same touring band, a concert was broadcasted on video by the BBC in Chelsea, England in March 1979 for the series Rock Goes To College. - Sounds good and quite groovy. My copy is a little noisier than I’d like with some surface noise and pops even after a run through my ultrasonic.
- I agree with the several posters who rave about the quality of the vinyl itself. But I would expect it to be noticeably quiet. The moment I held it in my hands, I immediately could tell it was a Record Industry (Haarlem, Netherlands) pressing, and RI is the best plant in the world. Not faultless, of course, as no company is perfect, but RI produces the most consistently excellent slabs globally. In recent years Pallas, Optimal, RTI, et al. have all gone slightly downhill in terms of consistency. But not RI - long live the mighty Record Industry.
- My copy has apparent bumps (look like pimples) on both sides of the album, but thankfully they do not affect play. Maybe a very quiet sound on one B-side track. Otherwise, plays and sounds amazing.
- Edited 3 years agoIs it just me or is the cover and obi poorly printed? Very digital looking. Like they tried to blow up a low res .JPG? Almost thought it was a bootleg.
- RM'd as a proper disco album. The bass and kickdrum sound powerful and clearly defined here. not a "must have" as some have tried to portray it, but very good and well executed. LP is flat, clean, and above average for an under $50 asking price.
- I have to agree with what the other commenters said about this pressing. It was masterfully done, no noise noticeable, sounds very true to the original pressing, crisp and neutral in tone, bass is clear and strong without it being overpowering, and the highs are just as clear, with no noticeable sibilance, IGD or any other type of distortion. The OBI strip is a very nice touch, having been recreated to look exactly like the original one.
Has a lower DR rating compared to the 1997 Sony CD re-issue (13 vs 14 on the CD). No biggie though. - Great pressing!
It was a random discovery at my local record store.
A nice mix of Jazz, Funk and Soul with a Japanese touch.
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