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''A Retrospective'' is the first compilation album by the American group Pink Martini, released in September 2011 in the United Kingdom and the following month in the United States, Australia and Canada. The album contains twenty-one tracks from six studio albums. Guest artists include Michael Feinstein ("How Long Will It Last?"), French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki ("Ma Solitude") and director Gus Van Sant ("Moon River"); the compilation also features remixes by New York City disc jockey Johnny Dynell ("Una Notte a Napoli") and Hiroshi Wada ("Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu"). Critical reception of the compilation album was positive overall; many reviewers appreciated the album in its entirety but criticized select tracks. ''A Retrospective'' reached a peak position of number seven on ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums chart. ==Composition== ''A Retrospective'' contains twenty-one tracks totaling more than seventy minutes in length, some of which were previously unreleased.〔 Tracks originally appearing on the group's 1997 debut album ''Sympathique'' include Manuel Jiménez's "¿Donde Estas Yolanda?", "La Soledad", "Sympathique", "Que Sera Sera" by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, and "Amado Mio". "Hang On Little Tomato", "Una Notte a Napoli", "Anna (El Negro Zumbon)", "Lilly" and "Aspettami" first appeared on ''Hang On Little Tomato'' (2004). The group's 2007 album ''Hey Eugene!'' included the song of the same name; similarly, "Splendor in the Grass" was the title track of the 2009 album of the same name. The samba-influenced version of "Auld Lang Syne" was the final track on Pink Martini's 2010 holiday album ''Joy to the World''. ''1969'', the collaborative album with Saori Yuki first released in October 2011,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1969 )〕 included Jorge Ben Jor's "Mas que Nada". "Moon River", originally by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, and "The Man with the Big Sombrero" were previously unreleased.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Retrospective )〕 "Moon River" featured guest vocals by director Gus Van Sant, marking his singing debut.〔 French singer-songwriter Georges Moustaki provided vocals on "Ma Solitude" and pianist and singer Michael Feinstein contributed to Max Lief and Joseph Meyer's "How Long Will It Last?"〔 The compilation also features two remixed recordings: "Una Notte a Napoli" by New York City disc jockey Johnny Dynell and an instrumental version of "Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" by Hiroshi Wada.〔 "Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu" originally appeared on ''Hang On Little Tomato''.〔 Included with the album is a 48-page booklet of previously unseen Polaroid pictures taken by Thomas Lauderdale along with postcards and posters from Pink Martini's history. A deluxe hardbound CD book version was also available for purchase.〔〔 The group promoted the release of ''A Retrospective'' and ''1969'' by touring throughout the United States, including a holiday special in Portland, Oregon featuring Saori Yuki as part of their Holiday Tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Retrospective (Pink Martini album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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