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Masayoshi Takanaka
is a Japanese guitarist, composer, and producer. He was born in 1953 in the Shinagawa ward in Tokyo, Japan. Takanaka's music was influential in the city pop genre of the late 1970s and '80s. Early life Takanaka was born to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother. His father came to Japan from Nanjing, China after World War II and married his mother, whose surname was Takanaka. Takanaka was born in Akabane ward, but moved to Oimachi, Shinagawa ward soon after birth. Masayoshi was naturalized in Japan when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school, and changed his name from Masayoshi Liu to Masayoshi Takanaka. Career Masayoshi Takanaka began his professional career in 1971 by playing guitar and bass guitar in the prog rock band Flied Egg under Vertigo. In 1972, Takanaka joined the Sadistic Mika Band. The band fragmented after the divorce of two of its main members, and, in 1976, Takanaka released his first solo album, ''Seychelles''. Throughout the '70s and '80s, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seychelles (album)
''Seychelles'' is the debut studio album by the legendary Japanese jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released via Kitty Records in July 1976. The album's initial release was distributed via a cassette tape, and was re-released as a CD in 1984. The album is named after the Seychelles islands. Reception According to ''The Japan Times'', Takanaka's debut album ''Seychelles'' "helped pioneer Japan's rock-fusion scene". The record's tracks are characterized by melodic guitar solos with a slightly tropical vibe. Track listing ;''Seychelles'' track listing Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes * Masayoshi Takanaka – producer, composer, arranger, guitar, percussion, lead vocals * Yukihiro Takahashi – lyrics (tracks 1, 2, 6) * Tsugutoshi Gotō is a Japanese songwriter, bassist and music producer. Gotō broke into the Japanese music industry playing bass on tour for artists like Sadistic Mika Band, Bread & Butter and Shiro Kishibe. He went o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Richard Meets Masayoshi Takanaka
''Little Richard Meets Masayoshi Takanaka'' is a rock and roll album recorded by American rock pioneer Little Richard and Japanese jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. Released on the Eastworld label in 1992, it was Little Richard's final studio album before his death in 2020. The record features re-recordings of some of Little Richard's biggest hits. Track listing #"Good Golly Miss Molly" – 3:42 #"Tutti Frutti" – 3:39 #"Miss Ann" – 4:43 #" Lucille" – 3:49 #"Long Tall Sally" – 3:30 #"Send Me Some Lovin'" – 3:32 #"Jenny, Jenny" – 3:09 #" Rip It Up" – 3:10 #"Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey" – 3:52 #"Ready Teddy "Ready Teddy" is a song written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and first made popular by Little Richard in 1956. Little Richard sang and played piano on the recording, backed by a band consisting of Lee Allen (tenor saxophone), Alvin " ..." – 3:52 References External links 1992 albums Little Richard albums Collaborative albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brasilian Skies
''Brasilian Skies'' is the fourth studio album by Japanese jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released via Kitty Records on July 21, 1978. The album's initial release was distributed in two physical formats: a vinyl record and on a cassette tape. Stylistically, the record unites jazz-fusion with bossa nova, samba, and progressive rock and soul. Background Masayoshi traveled to Brazil in 1978 to record part of the album at PolyGram's studios in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. The remainder of the record was recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles, California. In 2018, Masayoshi held a 40th anniversary tour of the album's release in Japan with the theme of ''Brasilian Skies''. The five-show concert tour commenced on September 22 at the Hitomi Memorial Hall in Tokyo and ended on October 28 in Osaka. A live album recording from his performance at the Tokyo Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall on October 13 was released on May 22, 2019. Track listing All music is composed by Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Insatiable High
''An Insatiable High'' is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released on Kitty Records in 1977. It has never been released in physical format outside of Japan. The album features performances from the American R&B and jazz group Tower of Power, and vocal performances from American session musician Jim Gilstrap. A YouTube upload of the album had nearly two million views before being taken down. Track listing Adapted from LP liner notes: Personnel Adapted from LP liner notes: *Masayoshi Takanaka – guitar, string arrangement (4), composer *Lee Ritenour – guitar *Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1, 4, 6) *Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 7) *Patrice Rushen – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7) *Jun Fukamachi – keyboards (3, 5), string arrangement (2) *Harvey Mason – drums (1, 3–6) *Ed Greene – drums (2, 7) *Shuichi Murakami – drums (4) *Motoya Hamaguchi – percussion (1, 3–5) *Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3–6) * Paulinho da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Guitar Magazine
''Young Guitar Magazine'' is a Japanese guitar magazine first published in May 1969 by Shinko Ongaku Shuppansha (now Shinko Music Entertainment), with a focus on folk music. Starting from the 1970s, it started covering hard rock in the 1970s, and in the 1980s it leaned more towards guitar virtuosos, featuring acts from the heavy metal music and progressive rock genres. The magazine's lead editor was particularly impressed by Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...'s debut album from 1978, and took that as a sign that bands like it would be the next sensation in rock music. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Angels
''Art Angels'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Grimes, pseudonym of Claire Elise Boucher. It was digitally released on November 6, 2015, through 4AD, and in physical formats on December 11. Boucher began planning the record in 2013 as the follow-up to her third studio album, ''Visions''; however, for unknown reasons, she scrapped most of the material from these sessions and began a new set of recordings in 2014. The track "Realiti", which came from the earlier recordings, was released as a demo in early 2015. ''Art Angels'' has been described as being more accessible than Boucher's previous albums while retaining her experimental influences. The album features guest appearances by Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes and American singer Janelle Monáe. The album spawned two singles—"Flesh Without Blood" and "Kill V. Maim"—as well as music videos for several tracks. ''Art Angels'' sold 11,000 copies in its first week, peaking at number 36 in the United States. The alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimes (musician)
Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "Lo-fi music, lo-fi Contemporary R&B, R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has incorporated influences from electronic music, Hip hop music, hip hop, and Rock music, rock. Her lyrics often touch on science fiction and Feminism, feminist themes. She has released five studio albums. Born and raised in Vancouver (later moving to Montreal), Grimes began releasing music independently in the late 2000s, releasing two albums, ''Geidi Primes'' and ''Halfaxa'', in 2010 on Arbutus Records. She subsequently signed with 4AD and rose to prominence with the release of her third studio album, ''Visions (Grimes album), Visions'', in 2012. ''Visions'' includes the singles "Genesis (Grimes song), Genesis" and "Oblivion (Grimes song), Oblivion" and received the Canadian music industry Juno Award for Electron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Music
Roxy Music are an English rock music, rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson (musician), Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and oboe), and Paul Thompson (musician), Paul Thompson (drums and percussion). Other members included Brian Eno (synthesizer and "treatments") and Eddie Jobson (synthesizer and violin). Although the band took a break from group activities in 1976 and again in 1983, they reunited for a concert tour in 2001, and have toured together intermittently since. Ferry frequently enlisted band members as session musicians for his solo releases. Roxy Music became a successful act in Europe and Australia during the 1970s. This success began with their self-titled Roxy Music (album), debut studio album in 1972. The band pioneered more musically sophisticated elements of glam rock while significantly influencing early En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha SG
Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization established by the authority of Japanese Ministry of Education for the purpose of promoting music education and music popularization ** Yamaha Pro Audio, a Japanese company specializing in products for the professional audio market * Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (above), and is currently one of the major shareholders of Yamaha Corporation (See: Cross ownership). ** Yamaha Júbilo, a Japanese rugby team ** Yamaha Stadium is a football stadium located in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, owned by Yamaha Motors, next to whose plant it is located, and was purpose-designed for use with soccer and rugby union. It is the hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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