Crusin' J-Town

	Crusin' J-Town ''Cruisin'' is the second leader album by Japanese pianist Junko Onishi, released on July 21, 1993 in Japan. It was released on April 5, 1994 by Blue Note Records. Track listing Personnel * Junko Onishi - Piano Rodney Whitaker - Bass Billy Higgins - Drums Production Executive Producer - Hitoshi Namekata Co-Producer - Junko Onishi * Recording and Mixing Engineer - Jim Anderson Assistant Engineer - Victor Deyglio Mastering engineer - Yoshio Okazuki Cover Photograph - Kunihiro Takuma Inner Photograph - William Claxton, David Tan Art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ... - Kaoru Taku A&R - Yoshiko Tsuge External linksJunko Onishi HP* * References {{Authority control 1993 albums Junko Onishi albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Junko Onishi (musician) is a Japanese jazz pianist; she plays in the post-bop genre. Early career After studying at Berklee College of Music, Onishi moved to New York City, where she played with Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, Kenny Garrett, and Mingus Dynasty. She has also worked with Jackie McLean, Holly Cole, and Billy Higgins, among others, and recorded eight CDs for Blue Note (Somethin' Else in Japan) as a leader. In May 1994, Junko Onishi played for a week at the Village Vanguard, with Wynton Marsalis's sidemen, bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Herlin Riley. Although she lists Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Ornette Coleman as her primary influences, her playing is also reminiscent of McCoy Tyner and contemporaries such as Kenny Kirkland and Mulgrew Miller. Onishi appeared in the documentary ''Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz'' (1997), playing the song "Trinity" ("Quick") from her album ''Play, Piano, Play''. Hiatus and later career Onishi stopped performing in the late 1990s, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irving Mills Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 16, 1894 – April 21, 1985) was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. Personal Mills was born to a Jewish family in Odessa, Russian Empire, although some biographies state that he was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. His father, Hyman Minsky (1868–1905), was a hat maker who had immigrated from Odessa to the United States with his wife Sofia ''(née'' Sophia Dudis; born 1870). Hyman died in 1905, forcing Irving and his brother, Jacob ''(aka'' "Jack"; 1891–1979), to work odd jobs including bussing at restaurants, selling wallpaper, and working in the garment industry. By 1910, Mills was listed as a telephone operator. Mills married Beatrice ("Bessie") Wilensky (1896–1976) in 1911 and they subsequently moved to Philadelphia. By 1918, Mills was working for publisher Leo Feist. His brother, Jack, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Art Director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]