List of songs recorded by Pink Martini explained

The American musical group Pink Martini, based in Portland, Oregon, has recorded songs for six studio albums, one compilation album, and one video album featuring live concert footage.[1] Formed by Thomas Lauderdale in 1994, the group that has been described as a "mini-orchestra" performs songs of many music genres in multiple languages by lead vocalist China Forbes.[1] [2] Their debut album Sympathique was released through the group's own independent record label, Heinz Records, in 1997 – subsequent recordings were also released through Heinz. The album includes three original tracks, "Sympathique", "La Soledad", and "Lullaby"; cover versions include Ernesto Lecuona's "Amado Mio", Maurice Ravel's "Boléro", "Brazil" (Ary Barroso), "Never on Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis), and "Que Sera Sera" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.[3]

Hang On Little Tomato, released in 2004, features more original songs; covers include "Anna (El Negro Zumbón)" by Francesco Giordano and Roman Vatro, "Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" (Yoichi Suzuki, Michio Yamagami), and Heitor Villa-Lobos "Song of the Black Swan (O canto do cysne negro)".[2] In 2007, the group released Hey Eugene! Songs include the title track, written by Forbes, and covers in several languages: "Bukra Wba'do" (Mounir Mourad, Fatehi Qorah) in Arabic, the French chanson "Ojalá", "Tempo Perdido" (Ataulfo Alves) in Portuguese, and "Taya Tan" (Taku Izumi, Michio Yamagami) in Japanese, among others. The album also features guest vocals by Little Jimmy Scott on "Tea for Two", originally written by Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans.[4]

Pink Martini's fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass, was released in 2009. Forbes performs songs in five languages (English, French, Italian, Neapolitan, and Spanish). Guest vocalists include Ari Shapiro on "But Now I'm Back", Chavela Vargas on "Piensa en mí", and Emilio Delgado on "Sing".[5] The group also released the video album in 2009, which features live concert footage and includes the original song "The Flying Squirrel" and a cover of Ernesto Lecuona's "Malagueña".[6] In 2010, Pink Martini released its fifth studio album, the holiday-themed Joy to the World. Christmas music includes "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "Little Drummer Boy", "Santa Baby", "Silent Night" performed in Arabic, English and German, "We Three Kings", and "White Christmas". Hanukkah music includes Danny Maseng's "Elohai, N'Tzor" and "Ocho Kandelikas" (Flory Jagoda), performed in Ladino. The album also commemorates New Year's Day with "Auld Lang Syne" and Chinese New Year with "Congratulations".[7]

The group released two albums in 2011: 1969 with Saori Yuki and A Retrospective, a compilation album with tracks from previous studio albums plus unreleased material. 1969 includes covers of "Is That All There Is?", "Mas que Nada", and "Puff, the Magic Dragon".[8] A Retrospective contains collaborations with Michael Feinstein ("How Long Will It Last?"), Georges Moustaki ("Ma Solitude"), and film director Gus Van Sant ("Moon River"), along with remixes by Johnny Dynell ("Una Notte a Napoli") and Hiroshi Wada ("Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu").[9]

Songs

Song! scope="col"
Artist(s)Writer(s)Original releaseYear
scope=rowDoris Fisher
Allan Roberts		1997
scope=row2009
scope=rowErnesto Lecuona1997
scope=rowFrancesco Giordano
Roman Vatro		2004
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2011
scope=rowRobert Burns
Dirgham Sbait
Jacques Sevin
Traditional		2010
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowAlex Marashian2009
scope=row and Saori YukiJun Hashimoto
Kyohei Tsutsumi 		2011
scope=rowMaurice Ravel1997
scope=rowAry Barroso1997
scope=rowMounir Mourad
Fatehi Qorah		2007
scope=row featuring Ari ShapiroThomas Lauderdale
Alex Marashian		2009
scope=rowPhil Baker2007
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2007
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowChen Gexin2010
scope=rowChina Forbes
Robert Taylor		2004
scope=rowGloria Shayne Baker
Noël Regney		2010
scope=rowManuel Jiménez1997
scope=rowManuel Jiménez2011
scope=rowChina Forbes
Maya Forbes		2007
scope=row and Saori YukiCatherine Desage
Frances Lai		2011
scope=rowDanny Maseng2010
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2007
scope=rowThomas Lauderdale
Robert Taylor		2009
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scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowChina Forbes2007
scope=row featuring Michael FeinsteinMax Lief
Joseph Meyer		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiTokiko Iwatani
Taku Izumi		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiRena Connor
Yoshia Kurosaki
Thomas Lauderdale
Jerry Leiber
Tadashi Nagoi
Camellia Nieh
Satomi Sano
Mike Stoller
Masumi Timson
Stephen Timson
Mas Yatabe 		2011
scope=rowYoichi Suzuki
Michio Yamazaki		2004
scope=rowYoichi Suzuki
Michio Yamazaki		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiYasushi Akimoto
Hitoshi Haba		2011
scope=rowFrédéric Chopin
Thomas Lauderdale
Pepe Raphael		1997
scope=row featuring the Pacific Youth ChoirFrancesco Maria Piave
Giuseppe Verdi		2010
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowKatherine Kennicott Davis
Henry Onorati
Harry Simeone		2010
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		1997
scope=row featuring Georges MoustakiGeorges Moustaki2011
scope=rowErnesto Lecuona2009
scope=rowPhil Boutelje
Foster Carling 		2011
scope=rowFrédéric Chopin
Martín Zarzar		2007
scope=row and Saori YukiJorge Ben
Fumio Nagata		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiJun Hashimoto
Kyohei Tsutumi		2011
scope=row featuring Gus Van SantHenry Mancini
Johnny Mercer		2011
scope=rowManos Hatzidakis1997
scope=rowMoondog2009
scope=rowMassimo Audiello
Alba Clemente		2009
scope=rowMassimo Audiello
Alba Clemente		2009
scope=rowJacques Marray1997
scope=rowFlory Jagoda2010
scope=rowDan Faehnle2009
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale
Daniel Lemay
Timothy Nishimoto
Luisa Quiñoy		2007
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale
Alex Marashian		2009
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2009
scope=rowAgustín Lara
Maria Teresa Lara		2009
scope=row and Saori YukiLeonard Lipton
Akira Nogami
Peter Yarrow		2011
scope=rowJay Livingston
Ray Evans		1997
scope=rowJoan Javits
Philip Springer 		2010
scope=row featuring the Pacific Youth ChoirMykola Leontovych2010
scope=row featuring the Portland BoychoirFranz Xaver Gruber
Joseph Mohr
John Freeman Young		2010
scope=row featuring Emilio DelgadoJoe Raposo2009
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2010
scope=rowAkihiro Miwa1997
scope=rowHeitor Villa-Lobos2004
scope=rowThomas Lauderdale
Alex Marashian
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		2009
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2009
scope=rowChina Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		1997
scope=rowBernard Dimey
Henri Salvador		2007
scope=rowTaku Izumi
Michio Yamagami		2007
scope=row featuring Little Jimmy ScottIrving Caesar
Vincent Youmans		2007
scope=rowAtaulfo Alves2007
scope=rowGianni Boncompagni
Franco Pisano		2009
scope=rowGavin Bondy
David Eby
China Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale
Derek Rieth
Robert Taylor
John Wager		2004
scope=rowAlba Clemente
Johnny Dynell
China Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2004
scope=rowAlba Clemente
Johnny Dynell
China Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2011
scope=rowAlba Clemente
Johnny Dynell
China Forbes
Thomas Lauderdale		2011
scope=rowThomas Lauderdale
Gregory Tozian		2004
scope=row and Saori YukiLarry Kolber
Barry Mann
Terunobo Okuyama		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiGo Misawa2011
scope=rowJohn Henry Hopkins, Jr.2010
scope=rowIrving Berlin2010
scope=row featuring Saori YukiIrving Berlin
Tatsuro Yamashita		2010
scope=row and Saori YukiTaku Izumi
Michio Yamagami		2011
scope=row and Saori YukiRei Nakanishi
Miki Takahashi		2011

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pink Martini: Biography. Allmusic. Alex. Henderson. March 16, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
  2. Web site: Hang on Little Tomato. March 16, 2013. Heather. Phares. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  3. For Sympathique:
    • Sympathique. Pink Martini. 1997. booklet. Heinz Records.
    • Web site: Sympathique. Allmusic. Jason. Ankeny. March 16, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
  4. For Hey Eugene!:
    • Hey Eugene!. Pink Martini. 2007. booklet. Heinz Records.
    • Web site: Hey Eugene!. March 18, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Jeff. Tamarkin.
  5. For Splendor in the Grass:
  6. Web site: Discover the World: Live in Concert. March 22, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
  7. Web site: Joy to the World. March 22, 2013. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Heather. Phares.
  8. Web site: 1969. Allmusic. March 22, 2013. Rovi Corporation.
  9. Web site: A Retrospective. Allmusic. March 25, 2013. Rovi Corporation. Jon. O'Brien.
  10. Web site: Pink Martini at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. March 28, 2013. December 10, 2009. NPR. Becca. Pulliam.

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