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Chico Honda is a vocalist who continues to radiate an overwhelming sense of individuality and presence. His career dates back to 1970, and this album, recorded in 1979, is his first album. It is a work of great intensity and vigor, as if Chico Honda had unleashed all of his accumulated knowledge up to that point. Once Chico sings, any song becomes "Chico's jazz. The bluesiness of the music is intoxicating, and the straightforwardness of the music will move you. Sadao Watanabe's sister, Takehiro Honda's wife, Tamaya Honda's mother.... It would be tactless to quote them. She is simply a charming jazz vocalist. (C)RS