Pink Martini

Pink Martini & Saori Yuki - 1969
Somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir is the 12-piece Pink Martini.
Part language lesson, part Hollywood musical, the Portland, Oregon-based 'little orchestra' was created in 1994 by Harvard graduate and classically trained pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale, and vocalist China Forbes. Equally at home performing its romantic, multi-lingual repertoire on concert stages and in smoky bars, Pink Martini draws a wildly diverse crowd.

'Classy, charming, sexy, elegant, sophisticated, take your pick to describe the globe-trotting eclectic mix that is Pink Martini.' The Sun

'Pink Martini are on a mission to bring back romance and beauty.' Daily Telegraph

“A mix of the exotic and the nostalgic”. Sunday Times

Saori Yuki (female singer on EMI Japan) - Collaborated with Pink Martini on a Starbucks Benefit song and Pink Martini have covered Saori Yuki’s classic Taya Tan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoM6D1xKj74

Album recorded entirely in Japanese some of the songs are covers of internationsal songs such as:

“Du soleil plein les yeux” (meaning “Eyes Full of Sun”) - A Francis Lai composition from the film of the same title

“Puff The Magic Dragon” - Peter, Paul & Mary

“Is That All There Is?”- Peggy Lee