Here, we have a Japanese classic jazz-funk album by Masa Matsuda & Yuji Ohno and an amazing grouping of other top Japanese jazz musicians. It is soon to undergo a vinyl [Pony Canyon] record store day release on 22nd April, 2023. Be quick if you want to grab a limited-edition copy. In the meanwhile, here is my vinyl rip of the original pressing, enjoy!
Canyon Records, C22R0028, 1979
Musicians:
Masa Matsuda - Keyboards
[Electone (GX-1, EX-1)]
Yuji Ohno - Keyboards [CP-80
etc.]
Koji Hatori, Mamoru Otake,
Susumu Kazuhara, Yoshikazu Kishi - Trumpet
Eiji Arai, Shigeharu Mukai -
Trombone
Jake H. Concepcion, Kiyoshi
Saito, Takeru Muraoka - Saxophone
Shozo Nakagawa, Michiya
Koide, Nozomu Nakaya, Yoshiharu Watanabe - Flute
Kiyoshi Hagiya, Takao Naoi -
Electric Guitar, Flamenco Guitar
Akira Okazawa, Kazuya
Sugimoto, Kenji Takamizu - Electric Bass
Koji Takeda - Drums
Fujio Saito, Ralee Sunaga,
Tadaomi Anai - Percussion [Latin]
Tracks:
A1. Midspace Action {Arr.
Yuji Ohno;Yuji Ohno} (3:19)
A2. Kumasan-Sanpo {Arr. Masa
Matsuda, Yuji Ohno; Masa Matsuda} (4:26)
A3. Perpignan {Arr. Masa
Matsuda, Yuji Ohno; Masa Matsuda} (5:29)
A4. Lullaby {Arr. Masa
Matsuda, Yuji Ohno; Masa Matsuda} (4:07)
B1. The Soaring Sea-Gull
{Arr. Yuji Ohno;Yuji Ohno} (4:22)
B2. Cookie Dance {Arr. Masa
Matsuda, Yuji Ohno; Masa Matsuda} (4:53)
B3. Twilight Shadow {Arr.
Yuji Ohno;Yuji Ohno} (4:02)
B4. Mirage {Arr. Masa
Matsuda; Masa Matsuda} (3:13)
Total Time: 33:51
