Sayonara Farewell Tokyo - The Club Nisei Orchestra & Singers

 

Sayonara Japanese Farewellsong

Sayonara Farewell Tokyo

Souvenir Songs Of Japan

Recorded by Japanese Artists

The Club Nisei Orchestra And Singers

49th State Hawaii Record Co. Hi-Fi LP-3450

From the back cover: The occupation of Japan by American and United Nations armed forces has left a definite and distinct impression upon that country's way of life. Surrender was not easy for the Japanese people to take, but they made their peace and found the occupation not too bitter to take.

Democracy was thrust upon them, and much of their hide-bound traditions and their feudal way of living was cast away into the limbo of discarded things. Whether they recognized that they had made a mistake in living by a fierce and fanatical philosophy is debatable, but on one can gainsay that they took the change in their stride.

After humiliating surrender, the Japanese people found they had a friend in their conqueror. Being a thrifty and hard working people, they soon found they could rebuild and fast. Buttressed by American friendship, guidance, economic help and know how, Japan, in less than two years, achieved a remarkable come-back.

Even her women who had before this an inferior and self-effacing place in the household, were emancipated. They experienced a miraculous metamorphosis and carried their new-found freedom well. Their place in the sun was assured when they gained the suffrage franchise and let their force be felt in politics. Many unreasonable inhibitions have been shed, and the women have blossomed forth into full bloom. Today, Girl may meet Boy at a soda fountain like any American Girl and Boy.

In the cities of Japan, new sounds are heard in the music. No longer is the music tightly compartmentalized, rejecting change and adulteration. During the period of reconstruction, the impression of the music of the nations of the world has influenced the new sounds. However much resistance there is to adulteration, the blossoming of freedom of womanhood has brought a new type of songs that sing of love fulfilled or frustrated, instead of the old nationalistic spirit. And they are most delightful to listen to.

The selections in this and the other albums of Japanese music displayed here on this cover are the most popular and the most enduring of the new songs that have these new sounds. You will enjoy every one of these albums done in high fidelity.

Tokyo Boogie Woogie

Shina No Yoru (China Night)

Japanese Rhumba

Tokyo Serenade

Tanko Bushi

Ginza Kan Kan Musume

Tonko Bushi

Tokyo Ka-Chine-Ka Musume

Doyobi No Yoru

Machie No Hatoba

Hyo-Tan Boogie

Sayonara Japanese Farewell Song