Coco d'Or is a jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 band, fronted by Hiroko Shimabukuro

Hiroko Shimabukuro

Hiroko Shimabukuro , best known mononymously as hiro, is a Japanese singer. She debuted as a member of the popular girl group Speed in 1996. In 1998, hiro released her first solo song "Mitsumete Itai" as a B-side to Speed's single "All My True Love"...

. Hiroko, also known as hiro, was a member of the popular Okinawan group SPEED

Speed (band)

Speed is an Okinawan female vocal/dance group comprising Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara and Hitoe Arakaki. All four members are former students of Okinawa Actors School which also trained popular artists Namie Amuro and MAX.Speed made their major label debut on August 5, 1996 and...

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Coco d'Or's debut self-titled album was released on 4 August 2004. A companion album entitled Coco d'Or Parfait, which contained the same songs along with three new songs, was released four months later. There is also a CD/DVD version that includes promotional videos and making of spots. Their second album was released on July 26, 2006. The title is Coco d'Or 2. An only CD version as well as a CD/DVD version with two music videos was available. A third album has been announced for release in March 2011.

Coco d'Or songs are modern remakes of popular classic jazz songs, such as "Misty

Misty (song)

"Misty" is a jazz standard written in 1954 by the pianist Erroll Garner.Originally composed as an instrumental following the traditional 32-bar format, the tune later had lyrics by Johnny Burke and became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, reaching #12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in 1959...

" by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...

 and "Fly Me To The Moon

Fly Me to the Moon

"Fly Me to the Moon" is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words", and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets...

" by Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...

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Discography

Release Date	Title
4 August 2004	Coco d'Or
30 September 2004	Coco d'Or (Analog)
1 January 2005	Coco d'Or Parfait
27 July 2006	Coco d'Or 2
09 March 2011	Coco d'Or 3

Coco d'Or tracklist

1. "Route 66
   Route 66 (song)
   " Route 66", often rendered simply as "Route 66", is a popular song and rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. It was first recorded in the same year by Nat King Cole, and was subsequently covered by many artists including Chuck Berry in 1961, The Rolling...
   
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2. "Avalon"
3. "And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)"
4. "Free
   Free (Deniece Williams song)
   "Free" is a popular song by Deniece Williams which was included on her album This Is Niecy. Written by Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene and produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney...
   
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5. "Fly Me To The Moon
   Fly Me to the Moon
   "Fly Me to the Moon" is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words", and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets...
   
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6. "Summertime
   Summertime (song)
   "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP....
   
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7. "The Face I Love"
8. "The Girl From Ipanema
   The Girl from Ipanema
   "Garota de Ipanema" is a well-known bossa nova song, a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s that won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel.The...
   
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9. "It's Only A Paper Moon
   It's Only a Paper Moon (song)
   "It's Only a Paper Moon" is a popular song. Published in 1933, it was written by Harold Arlen with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and Billy Rose. It was written originally for an unsuccessful Broadway play called The Great Magoo, set in Coney Island. It was subsequently used in the movie Take a Chance, in...
   
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10. "Orange Colored Sky
    Orange Colored Sky
    "Orange Colored Sky" is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950.The best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole , but a number of other singers have recorded it, including Cole's daughter, Natalie.The recording by Nat King Cole was recorded...
    
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11. "The Very Thought Of You
    The Very Thought of You
    "The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard published in 1934, with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. In addition to Noble's own hit recording of the song with his orchestra, featuring the vocals of Al Bowlly, there was also a popular version recorded that same year by Bing Crosby. A decade later, the...
    
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12. "I Can Recall (Spain)"
13. "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
    You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
    "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" is a popular song written by Cole Porter, for the 1943 film Something to Shout About, where it was introduced by Janet Blair and Don Ameche. Dinah Shore had a major hit with the song at the time of its introduction...
    
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14. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love"
15. "You're Everything
    You're Everything
    "You're Everything" is the second single from the Bun B album II Trill. It features Rick Ross, David Banner, 8Ball & MJG and is produced by Mr. Lee. The video was released August, 6th on BET's Access Granted. In 8Ball's verse, he reels off a list of Dirty South rappers Pimp C, Bun B, 8Ball & MJG,...
    
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16. "Calling You
    Calling You
    "Calling You" is an Academy Award nominated song from the Bagdad Café movie. Originally, it was recorded by Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson who wrote the song also recorded his version. Both appeared on the movie soundtrack in 1987.- Céline Dion version :...
    
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Coco d'Or Parfait

Coco d'Or Parfait is a re-release of Coco d'Or, and was released on January 1, 2005. It includes all the songs from Coco d'Or, plus three new tracks, "Misty", "Lullaby Of Birdland", and "Doralice", as well as a DVD containing the video clips of "Fly Me To The Moon" and "Orange Colored Sky".

Coco d'Or 2 tracklisting

Coco d'Or 2 is the second album from Coco d'Or, and was released on July 26, 2006.

1. What A Wonderful World
2. La-La Means I Love You
3. Ay! Cosita Linda(Merecumbe)
4. By The Way
5. Time After Time
6. Just The Two Of Us
7. (They Long To Be)Close To You
8. Easy
9. I Will Survive
10. Killing Me Softly With His Song
11. Roda
12. Is It You?
13. Carnaval
14. One Love / People Get Ready

Coco d'Or 3

After a 5 year break, hiro will release her third Coco d'Or album in March 2011. It is arranged by Dave Matthews and come in a CD-only version as well as a version containing a DVD with the music video for "Alfie" as well as backstage footage.

1. Unforgettable
2. don’t know why
3. Candy
4. Satin doll
5. Alfie
6. Carnival
7. How crazy are you?
8. Tea for two feat.blanc.
9. Come on a my house
10. All of me
11. Over the rainbow
12. The christmas song (Bonus track)