Maki Asakawa
Maki Asakawa (浅川 マキ, Asakawa Maki, January 27, 1942 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer.
Born in Mikawa (now part of the city of Hakusan), Ishikawa Prefecture, after graduating high school she worked for a time as a teller in the local national pensions office before moving to Tokyo. Particularly influenced by the styles of Mahalia Jackson and Billie Holiday, she began her career singing at US Army bases and at cabarets.
Asakawa made her debut recording, "Tokyo Banka/Amen Jiro" with Victor in 1967. After appearing in a series of concerts organized by underground playwright Shuji Terayama in 1968, she signed with Toshiba, presently EMI Music Japan, and released the popular songs, 夜が明けたら (Yo ga aketara; At the Break of Dawn) and かもめ (Kamome; Gull) in 1969. Her debut album, 浅川マキの世界 (Asakawa Maki no Sekai; Maki Asakawa's World), was released in 1970.
In addition to writing and composing, she also released cover versions of US traditional folk and blues, translated to Japanese, such as "Asahi no ataru ie (朝日のあたる家)" (The House of the Rising Sun).
She became popular in the 1970s and had made more than 30 releases by the end of the 1990s, after which she was mostly known for performing live.
Asakawa collaborated with musicians such as Yosuke Yamashita and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She continued performing live until the time of her death. Scheduled to perform in Nagoya January 15–17, 2010, she died before her show on the 17th, at the age of 67, of heart failure.
Releases
Sleeve | Title | Year | Format |
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浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1969 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | |
浅川マキ* = Maki Asakawa - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | |
浅川マキ* - スキャンダル 京大西部講堂 1982 = Scandal 1982 | 2011 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - ライヴ 夜 | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki | 1984 | Cassette, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - 裏窓 | 1973 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - My Man | 1982 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | 1969 | Vinyl, 7", Single | |
浅川マキ* - Some Years Parst | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 夜のカーニバル | 1989 | Cassette, Album, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - Black -ブラックにグッドラック | 1991 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - こころ隠して | 1982 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - 見えないカメラ / アメリカの夜 | 2022 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - こんな風に過ぎて行くのなら | 1972 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Stereo | |
Maki* - Live | 2011 | CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - 少年 / めくら花 | 1971 | Vinyl, 7", Single | |
浅川マキ* - Cat Nap | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - ちょっと長い関係のブルース | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Selected Album By Maki | 2011 | CD, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue | |
Maki Asakawa - Blue Spirit Blues | 1972 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - こぼれる黄金の砂~ What It Be Like | 1987 | CD, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 夜が明けたら/かもめ | Vinyl, 7", Single, Test Pressing | ||
浅川マキ* - シングル・コレクション | 2011 | File, MP3, Compilation | |
Maki Asakawa - Darkness II | 1996 | CD, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - Blue Spirit Blues | 1972 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose | 1988 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - ちっちゃな時から/ふしあわせという名の猫 | 1970 | Vinyl, 7", Single | |
浅川マキ* - Blue Spirit Blues | 1975 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue | |
Maki Asakawa - Darkness I | 1995 | CD, Compilation | |
浅川マキ* - 流れを渡る | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Nothing At All To Lose | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 寂しい日々 | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - 浅川マキの世界 | 1973 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress | |
浅川マキ* - Control | 1983 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 | 1986 | Laserdisc, 12", Single Sided, Reissue, NTSC | |
浅川マキ* - ふと、或る夜、生き物みたいに歩いているので、演奏家たちのOKをもらった | 1980 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 闇のなかに置き去りにして –BlackにGood Luck– | 2023 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition | |
浅川マキ* - 夕凪のとき / それはスポットライトではない | 1976 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - 見えないカメラ | 1988 | Vinyl, 7", Single, Promo | |
Maki* - 浅川マキの世界 | 1992 | CD, Album, Reissue | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち | 2011 | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | |
浅川マキ* - Mr. マジック・マン / 寂しい日々 | 1978 | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label, Stereo | |
浅川マキ* - 寂しい日々 | 1978 | Vinyl, LP, Album | |
浅川マキ* - 見えないカメラ | 1988 | Vinyl, 7", Single | |
浅川マキ* - ライヴ 夜 | 1978 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo | |
浅川マキ* - 幻の男たち Live 1984 | 1994 | VHS, Reissue, NTSC | |
浅川マキ* - CDベストナウ | 1986 | CD, Compilation | |
No Image | 浅川マキ* - Live | 1972 | Vinyl, LP, Album |
浅川マキ* - ちょっと長い関係のブルース | 2021 | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Images - Coming soon...
Tracklist: 浅川マキの世界
No. | Title | Runtime |
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A1 | 夜が明けたら | 3:17 |
A2 | ふしあわせという名の猫 | 2:45 |
A3 | 淋しさには名前がない | 4:36 |
A4 | ちっちゃな時から | 2:58 |
A5 | 前科者のクリスマス | 3:24 |
A6 | 赤い橋 | 4:16 |
B1 | かもめ | 4:00 |
B2 | 時には母のない子のように | 1:54 |
B3 | 雪が降る | 4:10 |
B4 | 愛さないの愛せないの | 4:01 |
B5 | 十三日の金曜日のブルース | 3:18 |
B6 | 山河ありき | 3:31 |