It will be the season of cherry blossoms soon in Japan. It will begin to bloom at the end of March and will be in full bloom at the beginning of April. Cherry blossom seeing is held everywhere in Japan, and in the evening cherry blossoms are lighted up and we can enjoy them all the night. Hundreds of cherry blossoms also are planted along the banks of the river flowing in my city, and I am looking forward to this season every year.
This is a song of such cherry blossom season. It is one of the songs in the ballroom dancing CD that I had produced for a dance instructor a few years ago. It is written to be able to dance at the tempo of Viennese Waltz. Comments encouraged. Have at it.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
Title: 酔桜Dream (Translation: Dreams of wine and cherry blossoms) Vocal: Natsuki Yoshikawa, our local female jazz vocalist
Style is _JWALTZG.STY RealTracks in style: ~546:Bass, Acoustic, Jazz Waltz Sw 140 RealTracks in song: ~552:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Jazz Waltz Sw 140 RealTracks in style: ~549:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Jazz Waltz Sw 140 RealDrums: RealDrums in Style: JazzBrushesWaltz: a: Brushes b: Snare, Ride Piano Solo generated with Jazz Waltz Piano(6)(MIDI) played by Steinberg The Grand Additional Accordion (Kontakt) and 4 part Strings (EastWest Symphonic Orchestra) scored by me
Summary of lyrics
Cherry petals are dancing in the wind One of them falls to my lips I feel like romping around With a premonition of love
Under the cherry tree A lot of petals are falling I tried floating the petal To my cold glass
I murmur to myself “I love you” “I want to be dyed gently with your color”
Pretending to be forgotten Spring will come around I'm in love with someone In the season of cherry blossoms like a child
In a drunk momentum I say “I love you” It is because of drinking That our eyes are intertwined with each other.
Embraced by night cherry blossoms I will sleep peacefully Turning off the lights I want to stop the time I love short-lived cherry blossoms I miss such cherry blossoms
You are so consistent in the high quality of your production. Everything in the mix sets perfectly and the vocal is right where it should be. Your work is extraordinary and has such a professional quality. The arrangement is perfect for the song.
This is a beautiful song and expertly crafted. So enjoyable.
You are so consistent in the high quality of your production. Everything in the mix sets perfectly and the vocal is right where it should be. Your work is extraordinary and has such a professional quality. The arrangement is perfect for the song.
This is a beautiful song and expertly crafted. So enjoyable.
Charlie
Shigeki Adachi,
High praise from Charlie - very well stated, so I copy it. Well deserved praise...
Nice and loungy with really nice vocals. We have a cherry tree in the garden. It will be in full bloom somewhere in April (depending on the weather) and it really is a most wonderful blossom. So is this music.
Rob and Anne-Marie
We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands.
Lovely music...I can see the waltzers while listening! An impeccable production - the accordion is a very nice addition. There are so many nuances in your work - like the way you bring the strings down for the piano break.
Hello, Charlie, floyd, Scott, Will, Trevor, Rob, Sergio, Rob & Anne-Marie, Robert and Kenny
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words and your continuous supports. I am very happy you all like this Jazz Waltz.
"The Days of Wine and Roses" is one of my favorite songs. And maybe, this tune resembles "The April Fools" of Bacharach a little bit. Mancini and Burt Bacharach are my favorite composers.
There was an announcement of the flowering time of the cherry blossom in this region in the afternoon news. I am very much looking forward to it.
So, what have we here, my friend? Another side, another face, another sound, another room in the musical mind of Shigeki Adachi???
Where to start? I love any music composed in waltz time, no matter what genre it is. That "one, two, three / one, two, three, / one, two, three" rhythm, it just makes me feel as happy as a child when I hear it.
The addition of the accordion is de-light-ful, and on a jazz kick, at that! Michel Legrand would probably love this, too.
Your vocalist, Ms. Natsuki Yoshikawa...does she swing, or does she swing?! Heck, yes, she does! I believe, I'm very sure, I'm almost certain, that this is first time I've ever heard a Japanese vocalist singing jazz, Shigeki, and it's finger-snapping, toe-tapping good. Ms. Yoshikawa's performance communicates sheer, unadulterated, jazz-singing pleasure. I'll bet she sings jazz while she's cooking her dinner, or vacuuming a rug, and with a smile on her face as she does so.
And who wrote these lyrics?
“I want to be dyed gently with your color”. Man, that is hot! In fact, the sentiments expressed by the words seem somewhat more dramatic and passionate than the upbeat, uplifting tone of the song would suggest. It's a startling contrast of feelings, like watching the sun come up, and then go down, all at the same time...
Congratulations, Shigeki, on treating us to this cool and hot little number, and with such a lovely title, too.
LOREN (a.k.a. "bluage")
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
Hello, David, Torrey, Loren, Dani, Steve, Peter and Angelo
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words. I am very glad you all like this tune and Natsuki's vocal.
Loren, Michel Legrand is one of my most favorite composers. I always truly appreciate my vocalists, especially Natsuki Yoshikawa who is very good at jazz tunes. Without their vocals I could not produce my music. And these lyrics were written by the dance instructor with whom I had produced the ballroom dancing CD. He is not only a good dancer, but also a good lyricist and vocalist. The other ballroom dancing tunes in the CD can be listened at the link below, please visit there if you like. https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/sets/fascinating-social-dance-music
You are so consistent in the high quality of your production. Everything in the mix sets perfectly and the vocal is right where it should be. Your work is extraordinary and has such a professional quality. The arrangement is perfect for the song.
This is a beautiful song and expertly crafted. So enjoyable.
Charlie
I totally agree, and couldn't have said it better myself Charlie! I always enjoy listening to songs posted by animarorecords!
I loved this. Even though I can't understand the lyrics, the vocal is like listening to a wonderful new instrument. Simply beautiful.
Many, many years ago (back in the 1980's) I was an active participant in the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade committee in Washington, DC (I was in charge of marching bands for the parade for two years in a row), to celebrate the trees that line the tidal basin as a gift from Japan many years ago, and so realize how important the tradition of cherry blossom season is.
Thanks again for posting this.
John
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Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words. I am very glad you all like this jazz waltz.
John, Many thanks for your comment to the tradition of cherry blossom season. In the news of the other day, a newscaster reported that the buds of the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC received little damage in this year due to the cold weather, I am extremely worried. The pictures below are from the cherry blossom festival in my town. They are previous pictures because not yet flowering this year. There are many places that are held more grandly, but, as it is located in five minutes' walk from home.
We have our Cherry Blossom bloom season here in Victoria, BC also... it's going on right now! I was walking downtown the other day and it was actually "raining" petals on me!
And it's why so many flock to our nation's capital every year to see them. I was worried about the cold snap, especially the snowstorm they experienced the day before the season was to start in Washington, DC.
Thank you for those great pictures. They are beautiful, and walking among the trees is a treat.
John
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Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words. I am very glad you like Natsuki's vocal. I would like to post my songs with her vocal again.
You are so consistent in the high quality of your production. Everything in the mix sets perfectly and the vocal is right where it should be. Your work is extraordinary and has such a professional quality. The arrangement is perfect for the song.
This is a beautiful song and expertly crafted. So enjoyable.
Charlie
Charlie beautifully stated our sentiments. We have a cherry blossom festival near us but a very early spring caused them to all bloom well before the festival. Your photos add a great perspective to the tune.
This is very, very well written, arranged and performed!
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words and your continuous supports. I am so sorry to hear a very early spring caused the cherry blossoms in your region to all bloom well before the festival. Spring is late this year in my region, cherry blossoms finally bloomed recently, but the weather report announced that it would rain this weekend. Indeed, cherry blossoms do not always go the way we want them to.
You are so consistent in the high quality of your production. Everything in the mix sets perfectly and the vocal is right where it should be. Your work is extraordinary and has such a professional quality. The arrangement is perfect for the song.
This is a beautiful song and expertly crafted. So enjoyable.
Charlie
Could not have said it better. I really appreciate your very classic influences. Awesome job!! Take care. Greg
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words and your continuous supports. Maybe my classic influences are caused by hearing much more American standard songs than Japanese pops since I was a child.
I sincerely apologise for taking so long to comment on this creation. It's beautiful, really beautiful. Natsuki Yoshikawa's singing is a perfect fit for an incredibly vibrant composition.
This is definitely one of the best arrangements I've heard on Users Showcase. You've really done an amazing job. Your skill is outstanding!
Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment. I much appreciate your very kind words and your continuous supports. Your comment is always very welcome. I am very happy you like this tune and Natsuki's vocal.
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