Saudade is the eleventh studio album by Japanese jazz fusion guitarist, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released on September 10, 1982, by Kitty Records. This landmark release holds a historic place in Japanese music as the first instrumental album to ever reach number one on the Oricon LP chart. Tracks 1 A Fair Wind […]
Covers is, without surprise, an album of covers by Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer Masayoshi Takanaka. The lead vocals on the album are handled by Seawind frontwomen Pauline Wilson. Tracks 1 Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin) 4:47 2 Nagisa (Ririka Shinzato, Masayoshi Takanaka) 4:51 3 Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) 4:24 4 You (Marlena Shaw) 4:07 5 […]
Brasilian Skies is an album by Masayoshi Takanaka, released in 1978. Tracks 1 Beleza Pula (Masayoshi Takanaka) 7:58 2 Brasilian Skies (Masayoshi Takanaka) 5:57 3 Nights (Masayoshi Takanaka) 4:57 4 I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson; Max Roach) 5:28 5 Star Wars Samba (John Williams) 3:49 6 Disco “B” (Masayoshi Takanaka) 6:43 7 Funky Holo Holo […]
An Insatiable High is an album by Masayoshi Takanaka, released in 1977. Tracks 1 Sexy Dance (Masayoshi Takanaka; Elise Krentzel) 05:54 2 Malibu (Masayoshi Takanaka) 06:15 3 An Insatiable High (Masayoshi Takanaka) 10:12 4 E.S.P. (Masayoshi Takanaka; Roy Alfred) 04:11 5 M5 (Masayoshi Takanaka) 04:21 6 Sundrops (Masayoshi Takanaka) 05:10 7 Good Old Days (Masayoshi […]