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Japan's leading female jazz vocalist warmed our hearts with her recent Sophisticated Lady release. Now she's back with Standards My Way, an endearing collection that pays homage to some of America's most beloved popular music.

With a voice that is lucid and gently intimate, Kimiko Itoh reaches deep inside and embraces us with her sweet and personal renditions of such perennial favorites as "The Shadow of Your Smile," "Autumn in New York," and "Moon River." She also delivers a highly passionate interpretation of "This Masquerade" and struts her stuff through a sassy version of "That Old Devil Moon.

It's clear that there are many sides to this Sophisticated Lady.