Born: March 14 Primary Instrument: Vocal
Japanese born and raised, vocalist Mihoko Uemura,classically trained in her youth, taught herself to improvise early on. Mihoko’s debut album with The Junior Mance Trio & Houston Person, “Just Squeeze Me”, was released on JVC in 1992. She relocated to New York City in 2001 to broaden and expand her musical horizons.
Mihoko’s latest CD “The Wat We Were”, was produced by Houston Person, was released on Goodness Records in 2011.
Just Squeeze Me (JVC,1992)
Mihoko Uemura (vocal)
Junior Mance (piano) Paul West (bass) Alvin Queen (drums) Houston Person (tenor sax)
Produced byKoichi Yamakawa
Engineered, mixed & mastered by Alec Head
Assisted by Jim Murphy
April 29 & 30 at Minot Studio, NY
The Way We Were (Goodness Records, 2011)
Mihoko Uemura (vocal)
Houston Person (tenor sax) Richard Wyands (piano) John Webber (bass) Lewis Nash (drums)
Produced by Houston Person
Engineered, mixed & mastered by Rudy Van Gelder
Assisted by Maureen Sickler
Dec. 6, 2007 at Van Gelder Recording Studio
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