Zefren Presents a Vintage Japanese Swing 78 RPM

[radiojoe]

The Introduction is identical to the Eddy Fisher American version right down to the same key in which Eddy sang it (Bb major). In fact, when I first heard the intro I thought it was a dub of the Fisher version until a rather abrupt modulation (key change) takes the orchestra into Ebmajor for Izumi. The rest of the arrangement is similar to the Fisher version but in Eb. Probably, the conductor or A and R man in Japan got copies of Eddy's original chart and then adapted it to Izumi's voice.

[Shoknifeman]

Well, it could be a war thing at that, as this was recorded near the end of the Korean War; a time when several Japanese artists recorded American songs, both in Japanese and in English, hoping for extra sales to the US military, stationed in Japan at the time, I would bet.

[mikeb1444]

Wow, ABQ. The first person in this state to mention a record, thank you!

[jazzbanjobanjoman]

Sorry, this ain't no SWING. Swing has a 2-4 beat...

[LocoMole]

A fellah I befriended on this site was from Brazil, but his grand parents were Japanese, and he told me Brazil had a fairly big Japanese community and there were plenty of Japanese records avilable there, so there could be any number of ways a Japanese record like this could end up in Albequerque!!

Thanks for sharing this any way

[HaitinHitoshi]

**translate of Japanese lyrics**

Oh my Papa, put on a hat sideways and clowned

My tender that daddy

Oh my Papa, do not return

I was held in his big arms, was dreaming on that old day.

Oh my Papa, wore torn clothes,  street clowns.

I hug his hat of the keepsake, cry again today.

**end of translate**

[Zefrenm]

Thank you, I'm making correction's as i type - Zefren

[transformingArt]

The singer is Izumi Yukimura (1937 - Present) with (Japan) Victor All Stars. And the Wiki article says that Yukimura once sang with Dinah Shore and Shirley MacLaine on NBC's "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" in 1959. According to Japanese Wikipedia, This record is recorded on April 4th, 1953.