Mercury Records, Some Stain on the Cover Miyoshi Umeki, also known as Nancy Umeki, get several attention in 1948-1950, as a Jazz vocalist in Japan. However she made her mind to go to the United States to enter a new world. Since then, she recorded several albums, and even got popular as an actress, for she won the Academy Awards (performance by an actress in a supporting role). Anyway, the album. Compared to her first album “Miyoshi Sings For Arthur Godfrey” (MG-20165), this second disc sounds very popular and conservative as Jazz vocal. I don't know how the people in the U.S. in the 1950s felt on her voice and her music, while most of us Japanese may think such orthodox but unique vocal. You say you like some Exisotism in the 1st album? But wait, if it's exotic for you, it's NO exotic for us Japanese :-P The word “Exoticism” is, such a vague word. Yes you, European or American, created such term long long ago.... Side 1. 1. My Heart Stood Still 2. My Ship 3. You Make Me Feel So Young 4. They Can't Take That Away From Me 5. Sometimes I'm Happy 6. I'm Old Fashioned Side 2. 1. That Old Feeling 2. Gone With The Wind 3. Jeepers Creepers 4. Wonder Why 5. I Could Write a Book
