akiko - Love Theme From Spartacus

[theforgottenwork]

Her voice has just been to the permanent collection in my mind.

[OLYTInc]

LOVE MUSIC sit down and repeat as many times as you need...

[Drspoots]

my ears just cried hearing her lovely voice

[SIMMON52]

What an outstanding voice.

[iwonaelegant]

czy nasza klasa jest lepsza od polubie . pl ?

[bl3ach23]

watched the movie last night

just a wonderful theme

so memorable

<3 it forever now

[idkyoo]

mmm this is nice....

[SuperHalfie]

such great melody

[lesatz4]

Qué ensueño de versión!

Es una preciosidad..............

[CantaBossa]

Lovely!

[dimitriosmichael]

she's nice, i think she should be more experimental tho.

[Prospro8]

Alex North would have loved this.

[molinmusic]

Awesome did my own version of this song on oboe! Thanks SO much for posting!

[ourson5958]

bravo!pour ce moment de grâce!!thanks for this graceful voice,and the theme,perhaps the most glamour of north's compositions is perfect!

[poondoggin]

ahhhhhhhh so good! im not a very big fan of vocal jazz but this is well executed

[MrMonsteRay]

so is akiko a singer?

[linc2heart]

Such a beautiful song sung in a really beautiful sultry voice...just can't stop listening to it

[davidcseale]

wow, nujabes.

[byakugen]

@davidcseale more like...Wow, Alex North.

[Kurama42000]

absolutely beautiful

[Magamaguitam]

Most beautiful!!!

[coxmosia1]

This version on Youtube was presented to me as a birthday present on my facebook page. Nice present. I have not heard this version, but I love this song and cry when I see the movie.

Thanks for posting this song. It's beautiful. :)

[link002100]

so did nujabes "final view" come first, or this?

[EnfantTerrible7]

Nujabes sampled Love Theme from Spartacus, and this particular video is a cover of the song from Akiko

[Morecamb]

Akiko is as jazzy cool and wonderful as actor Jean Simmons was in the 1960 film Spartacus. Her character was blessed by its association with this addictive Alex North tune. The tune is blessed by Akiko's take on it.

[ErictheJazzer]

@Morecamb

Hi, Morecamb.

You are absolutely correct and have put your finger on it. You have defined the perfect way to describe the Love Theme From Spartacus when you describe it as addictive. Very Highly Addictive, in fact.

Have you listened to Terry Callier's vocal interpretation of the theme ?

I have an L.P. by Yusef Latiff on which he plays his version of this beyond-perfect theme.

[RunTeddybearRun]

from her album, What's Jazz. This is my favorite track, hands down.

[IsmaelterVeer]

Beautiful.

merry christmas,

peace

[akiemurad1999]

I saw this movie the other night brought bck memories> I am Spartacus! no I am Spartacus! I still cry when i watch it lol!

[HELLO2YOU3]

@akiemurad1999 I am Spartacus!

[Arusha109]

sugoii.. ;D

[miominon]

素敵！！

[Johnnyyakubo]

jazzと日本人特有のセンスがうまく融合してる！！

[voidforpurpose]

A nice Astrid "Girl from Ipanema" Gilberto timbre in the vocals and McCoy "Fly With the Wind" Tyner touch on the keyboards.

Kudos to the combined cool!

[bwcue]

魅力的な声の持ち主

[ekfranz]

Lovely and delicate.

[takasachan]

cool!

i like her beautiful voice really.

[sizilianer62]

Yes, it´s so simple..... only love will let us free!

So easy ... So nice ... How can it be

For you, Daniela LY

[menzies1930]

just lovely...

[revver60]

Nice version...

[lffps2580]

I love this dong

her voice is so beautiful and powerful

actually I also love this track which was made by INO HIDEFUMI who is the best composer I think

[thepengestration]

Ino Hidefumi did a cover of this, known as Spartacus. But this is absolutely gorgeous.

[rusrss1]

rusrss1

Wonderful rendition.

[Lusheris]

++++!!!!!

[NAGISAABE]

素晴らしすぎるJazz

[steinforgovernor]

Without boring you with details, this video is a link in my web site for my candidacy for political office. The name "Kirk Douglas" is the link. I was familiar with the Yusef Lateef version first. Any version of this song can't lose.

[antactor1]

The oriental touch of the flute actually fits this song really nicely.

[indieb0hemian]

niiceeee

[swirlcrop]

This is really nice.

[loren1283]

NICE NICE NICE

[cartiergl]

awesome,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[PowerfulMindsofWomen]

Love this!

[cartiergl]

me too,,,,,,,,,

[PowerfulMindsofWomen]

I'm glad we're in agreement! Tee hee. :)

[cachetes84]

Un poco de paz en medio de la tormenta...

[liondeli96]

I think the DJ Nujabes took a sample from this song and made it into a more upbeat song, you gotta appreciate the classics

[jenovat]

I think it's from a movie.. but i was never sure.. this also a version of that movie's song. But Nujabes did take a sample from the song and made it awesome.. there's no denying that! :D

[GhostBarbieDog]

Who gave this a thumbs down? It's dead on!

[GENNOSUKE1]

What song i ahve all of his songs but dont know which one your talking about?

[jenovat]

If you're talking about nujabes' sample. It's on a song called The Final View.. i think. On the Metaphorical Music album ^_^

[Tw0nny]

He did sample Love Theme from Spartacus, but not by this artist.

[Aku836]

Wow, pretty voice so seductive, put on a beautiful song.

Amazing!!!!

[bayag1]

i fell in love with the song instantly

[BaltoBebop]

Pretty song; nice to relax to xD

[teisyo]

歌がうまいってこういう人の事をいうんですね、聴き惚れてしまい­ます。

[Guenniweisses]

what does that mean, my friend ?????

[teisyo]

Ein Lied von akiko ist gut!

[NaturalNewDimension]

What an utterly beautiful and serene composition!

[ericscigliano]

lovley tune

[Turion10]

Not bad, but nowhere near as good as the Quella Vecchia Locanda version, one of most beautiful pieces ever.

[Serious993]

すごい。信じられないくらい声が魅力的。

[Shazbut01]

Not at all bad but if this is the original tune, it just makes what Bill Evans achieved with his version even more incredible to me.

[zu0832]

Very tastefully done...would have liked to have heard the Bill Evan's arrangement where he modulates to the major key for 4 bars...

[EstebanMigui]

Formidable cette adaptation d'Alex North !

*****

[Tawnycloud]

te-he my name is akiko!

[finalstud]

Doesn't Nujabes have a song like this without lyrics ?

[aGniOmDe]

yes. he sampled Yusef Lateef's version

[aroneus]

Lovely version of a lovely song.

[Slicebit]

nice very smoothing!!!