• Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – I Thought It Was You
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Tell Me A Bedtime Story
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Head In The Clouds
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Harvest Time
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Sunlight
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – Butterfly
    • Kimiko Kasai with Herbie Hancock – As
    • 1. I Thought It Was You
    • 2. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
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