My Favorite Songs

[Machine Translation] This is the fourth album by Kanji Ishimaru, who made his impressive debut as Raoul in the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1990 and has been the leader of the Shiki Theatre Company for 17 years. In addition to his new musical numbers from "Scarlet Pimpernel," "Cabaret," and "Parade," he has taken on new repertoire including "The Lion King," "Les Miserables," and "Sunset Boulevard. Guests include popular actresses Keiko Horiuchi, Megumi Hamada, and Natsumi Kon, who will perform beautiful duets from "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Beauty and the Beast". Also, as in the previous album, the album features world-renowned New York-based guitarist Jiro Yoshida and jazz pianist Ken Shima as featured guests and arrangers, respectively. The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Masahiko Enkouji, once again performs with him on this album. This is a disc that shows the "now" of Ishimaru Mikinori's full potential.

1990年、ミュージカル『オペラ座の怪人』のラウル役で鮮烈なデビューを飾り、17年にわたり劇団四季のトップを務めてきた石丸幹二の4thアルバム。新たに取り組んだミュージカル『スカーレット・ピンパーネル』『キャバレー』『パレード』のナンバーのほか、『ライオン・キング』『レ・ミゼラブル』『サンセット大通り』など新たなレパートリーにも挑戦。ゲストに堀内敬子、濱田めぐみ、昆夏美といった人気女優を迎え、『オペラ座の怪人』『美女と野獣』などの美しいデュエット曲を披露。また、前作に続き、featuringゲストとしてNY在住の世界的ギタリスト吉田次郎、ジャズ・ピアニストの重鎮・島健の各氏をアレンジャーに迎えてのトラックも聴きごたえのあるものとなっている。さらに、円光寺雅彦指揮の東京フィルハーモニー交響楽団による豪華な共演もふたたび実現。石丸幹ニの充実の"今"を感じる1枚。