This album contains newly arranged and recorded studio tracks of vocal songs spanning Joe Hisaishi's career, containing songs from his solo albums and also some songs from films such as Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service (Hush).
Those already familiar with Hisaishi-san's solo projects will find a very rich and texturally deep selection of vocal tracks by the maestro, recorded to the utmost detail. The session musicians and orchestras are of the highest order and put in a very spirited performance, and the singers (most, if not all of which are American artists) are surprisingly competent (I say 'surprisingly' because I find a lot of western artists working in japan that are not well-known to be rather hit-and-miss to be honest).
All in all a treasure of an album. Don't be put off by the reviewer below - if you are already a fan of Joe Hisaishi's solo work you will not be disappointed! 5 stars.