Terumasa Hino - Trans-Blue

Tracklist

A1	My Funny Valentine
A2	Alone, Alone & Alone
A3	Black Orpheus
A4	My One And Only Love
B1	Green Sleeves
B2	But Beautiful
B3	Nature Boy
B4	Hold My Hand
B5	Lush Life

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS/Sony Inc.

Notes

Terumasa Hino's looking a bit cheesy on the cover of this one – but the record's hardly the slick 80s affair you might expect – and instead is a great session of ballads and more gentle numbers, recorded in the US with full string backings and a warmly sensitive approach to the music! There's a depth here that goes beyond most of Hino's other work of the decade – an approach to the tunes that reminds us a bit of Art Farmer or Freddie Hubbard in a similar setting – with warmly lyrical lines undercut with a slight hint of sadness – that "blue" reference in the title and cover image. Hino plays cornet with a core group that includes Jim Hall on guitar, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Grady Tate on drums – plus a bit of vocals – and strings are arranged by David Nadian. Titles include "Greensleeves", "Black Orpheus", "Alone Alone & Alone", "Nature Boy", and "Lush Life"
(Dustygroove.com)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SRCS 9603	Terumasa Hino	Trans-Blue ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	SME Records	SRCS 9603	Japan	2000
CPK-2270	Terumasa Hino	Trans-Blue ‎(CD, Album)	SME Records	CPK-2270	South Korea	2000