Tetsuo Sakurai

	Tetsuo Sakurai is a Japanese bassist. To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member of Casiopea and Jimsaku and solo artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos. History Tetsuo Sakurai started playing bass when he was 13 years old. In 1976, Sakurai, with Issei Noro, founded jazz fusion band Casiopea. He released 19 albums while in Casiopea but later left the band with Akira Jimbo in 1989 over musical differences. Both of them then went on to form a new jazz fusion supergroup, Jimsaku. Jimsaku was active for nine years, until 1998, when it was disbanded and both Sakurai and Jimbo went on to pursue individual solo careers. Solo Sakurai's third solo album ''TLM20'', released in 2000, was recorded live in a concert with Casiopea members Issei Noro and Minoru Mukaiya, Akira Jimbo, and Kazuki Katsuta of Dimension. The fourth solo album ''Gentle Hearts'', released in 2001, was recorded with Greg Howe & Dennis Chambers. The fifth solo album ''Cartas do Brasil'' was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bass Guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Djavan Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Early life and career Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, ''A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan'', was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song "Flor de Lis". Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album ''Luz''. In 1999, his album ''Ao Vivo'' sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan's compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae and The Manhattan Transfer. His album ''Vesúvio'' was ranked as the 35th best Brazilian alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Soundgraphy ''The Soundgraphy'' is the 11th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984 in Japan. This is also Casiopea's first Compilation album. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass :Akira Jimbo - Drums GUEST MUSICIANS Harvey Mason - Drums (B1), Percussion (A3, B1) Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (A3) * Bob James - Keyboards (A3) Lee Ritenour - Guitar (B1) Don Grusin - Keyboards (B1) Nathan East - Bass (B1) Kiki Dee - Vocal (B4) Production Producer - Synsuke Miyazumi, Harvey Mason, Richard Manwaring, Issei Noro Engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ... - Norio Yoshizawa, Peter Chaikin, Richard Manwaring Art Director - Kaoru Watanabe Cover Illustration - Mizumaru Anz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jive Jive ''Jive Jive'' is the tenth album and the eighth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG Original, SG 3000, GS-1000 Fretless), KORG Guitar Synthesizer, Linn Drum Computer, Percussion, Vocal (A3) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA GS-1, DX-3, CS-70M, Emulator, ROLAND Jupiter 6, Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 Milk Bass, Kramer OMZ-6000B) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000 RG, Simmons V), Linn Drum Computer, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer * Ki-Ki Dee - Vocal (B4) Mae Mckenna - Vocal (A3, B1, B2) Jackie Challenok - Vocal (B1, B2) Lorenza Johnson - Vocal (B1, B2) Guy Barker - Trumpet Stuart Brooks - Trumpet Phill Todo - Sax Pete Beachill - Trombone Richard Niles - Brass arrangement (B1) Drachen Theaker - Tabla (A5) Production Executive Producer - Kunihiko Murai Assistant Executive Producer - Edward Leaman Engineer Engineers, as practitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Photographs (Casiopea Album) ''Photographs'' is the ninth album and the seventh studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000, SG-1000 Fretless), Electric acoustic guitar, Sitar, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer, Prophet-10, Linn LM-1, Vocal (A2, B2) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (Yamaha GS-1, DX-9, CS-70M, CP-35, Moog the SOURCE, Roland VP-330, Prophet-10, Oberheim OB-Xa, Emulator, Linn LM-1) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (Yamaha BB-2000 Milk Bass, Kramer DMZ-6000B), Vocal (B2) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (Yamaha YD-9000 RG), Percussion, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer, Linn LM-1 Production * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Issei Noro Recording Engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ... - Norio Yoshizawa A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	4x4 (Casiopea Album) ''4×4 FOUR BY FOUR'' is the eighth album and sixth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1982. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, and Don Grusin participated in the recording of this album. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason and Nathan East, along with pianist Bob James, rather than Don Grusin, went on to become the Original members of Fourplay in 1991. Track listing Personnel Issei Noro – Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000, SG-1000 Fretless), Acoustic guitar (on B2), Percussion (on A2, A3, B3) Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar (Ibanez, Fender Stratocaster, Ovation Nylon Strings), Classical guitar (on A2), Acoustic Guitar (on B2) : Minoru Mukaiya – Keyboards (YAMAHA GS-1, CS-70M, CP-35, Oberheim OB-Xa, Moog the SOURCE) Don Grusin – Keyboards (Acoustic Piano (on A2), YAMAHA CP-80 (on A1, B1), Oberheim OB-Xa (on A2, B2), Rhodes (on A3, B3)) : Tetsuo Sakurai – Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 Milk Bass) (on A2、B1、B3), Percussion (on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mint Jams ''Mint Jams'' is the seventh album and the second live album by Japanese jazz-fusion band Casiopea, released on May 21, 1982. The album's title is an arrangement of the band members' first and last initials. Description Live sound recordings from a two-day performance at Tokyo Kaikan were used, and subsequently remixed at Alfa Studio 'A' by Shunsuke Miyazami, Satoshi Nakao, Norio Yoshizawa and Atsushi Saito. The songs were specifically re-arranged with the studio work in mind, and no dubbing was performed in the studio for segments such as the outro to 'Time Limit'. To achieve the likeness of a studio quality sound, the audience noise from the Chuo Kaikan live performances were cut from the mix, except for during the bass guitar and drum solos in 'Domino Line', and the rag-time piano breakdown in 'Swear'. Besides the title of the album being an arrangement of the band members' first and last initials, it derives the word 'mint' to imply 'a mint condition' and 'high performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cross Point (album) ''Cross Point'' is the sixth album and the fifth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1981. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless, KORG Guitar Synthesizer, Lynn Drum Computer), Arrangement :Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards ( Fender Rhodes, YAMAHA CP-80, GS-1, CS-30, KORG 800DV, Trident, Mini Moog, Prophet 10, Roland Jupiter-8, Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000) :Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R), Percussion * Eiji Urata - Synthesizer programming Production * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi * Co-Producer - Harvey Mason * Associate producer - Satoshi Nakao * Executive producer - Shoro Kawazoe * Engineers - Norio Yoshizawa * Assistant Engineers - Atsushi Saito * Art Direction - Tsuguya Inoue * Designer - Tsuguya Inoue * Illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eyes Of The Mind ''Eyes of the Mind'' is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles. Track listing All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason except "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric Guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless) :Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards ( Fender Rhodes 73, Roland VP-330, Prophet-5, Yamaha GS-1, Mini Moog, Polymoog, ARP 2600, Korg 800 DV, Korg Trident) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000) :Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R) Guest Players: * Harvey Mason - Percussion * Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James. Synthesizer programming for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Michael Boddicker. Production * Producer - Harvey Mason Associate Producer - Kenny Mason Engineers - Peter Chaikin Assistant Engineers - Terry Moore Project Coordinators - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Hide kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Make Up City ''Make Up City'' is the fourth album and the third studio album by Casiopea released on November 21, 1980. Track listing All Arranged by Issei Noro, except "Reflections Of You" by Minoru Mukaiya & Issei Noro. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless, Acoustic guitar) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards ( Fender Rhodes 73, Acoustic Piano, Prophet-5, Mini Moog, YAMAHA SK-20 & CS-30, KORG 800DV, Roland VP-330) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 & BB-2000 Fretless, Fender Jazz Bass, Kramer DMZ-6000B) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R) * Hideki Matsutake - Synthesizer manipulator Production * Executive Producer - Syoro Kawazoe * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi * Engineer - Norio Yoshizawa * Assistant Engineers - Atsushi Saito :Recorded at Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo Japan from July 7 to September 16, 1980 with 3M 32 track digital recorder. Illustrator - Kazuyuki Takimoto * Design - Hidetake Awano * Cover Coordination - Toshinao Tsukui * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thunder Live ''Thunder Live'' is the third album and first live album released by jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1980. This album marked the first appearance of drummer Akira Jimbo, who replaced Takashi Sasaki that same year. Track listing All tunes arranged by Issei Noro. Personnel CASIOPEA are Issei Noro - Electric guitar ( Yamaha SG-2000) Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (Yamaha CP-80 and CS-40M, Fender Rhodes Piano, Korg 800DV and PS-3200, Roland VP-330 and ProMars) Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (Fender Electric Bass, Yamaha BB-2000) Akira Jimbo - Drums (Yamaha YD-9000R) Production Executive Producer - Kunihiko Murai, Syoro Kawazoe producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Shinji Sawada * Recording andMixing engineer - Norio Yoshizawa, Yasuhiko Terada, Katsuhiko Sato :Recorded live at ABC Hall, Shiba, Tokyo on February 8 and 9, 1980. Art Director - Yukimasa Okumura Design - Tomohiro Itami Illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Super Flight ''Super Flight'' is the second studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released via Alfa Records on November 25, 1979. Recording took place at Studio A in Shibaura, Tokyo from August to October of that year. The album cover arts depicts a blimp with "Casiopea" written on the side flying during a sunset near Lower Manhattan, New York. Track listing Credits and personnel Recorded and mixed at Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo, August 27 – October 13, 1979 ;Musicians Issei Noro – electric guitar, fretless guitar, arrangements Minoru Mukaiya – keyboard, organ, pedal bass, synthesizers, vocoder on "I Love New York", "Flying" and "Magic Ray", string arrangement on "Take Me" Tetsuo Sakurai – bass guitar, fretless bass Takashi Sasaki – drums Kanya Kazama – backup drums Penny (Toshitaro & Riverside) – percussion Debrah Correll – vocals (B3) Jun Fukamachi – conductor, horn arrangement on "Mighty Mouse" Koji Hatori – trumpet Toshio Araki – trumpet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Tetsuo Sakurai is a Japanese bassist. To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member of Casiopea and Jimsaku and solo artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos. History Tetsuo Sakurai started playing bass when he was 13 years old. In 1976, Sakurai, with Issei Noro, founded jazz fusion band Casiopea. He released 19 albums while in Casiopea but later left the band with Akira Jimbo in 1989 over musical differences. Both of them then went on to form a new jazz fusion supergroup, Jimsaku. Jimsaku was active for nine years, until 1998, when it was disbanded and both Sakurai and Jimbo went on to pursue individual solo careers. Solo Sakurai's third solo album ''TLM20'', released in 2000, was recorded live in a concert with Casiopea members Issei Noro and Minoru Mukaiya, Akira Jimbo, and Kazuki Katsuta of Dimension. The fourth solo album ''Gentle Hearts'', released in 2001, was recorded with Greg Howe & Dennis Chambers. The fifth solo album ''Cartas do Brasil'' was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bass Guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings or courses. Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. The four-string bass is usually tuned the same as the double bass, which corresponds to pitches one octave lower than the four lowest-pitched strings of a guitar (typically E, A, D, and G). It is played primarily with the fingers or thumb, or with a pick. To be heard at normal performance volumes, electric basses require external amplification. Terminology According to the ''New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', an "Electric bass guitar sa Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E1'–A1'–D2–G2." It also defines ''bass'' as "Bass (iv). A contraction of Double bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Djavan Djavan Caetano Viana (; born 27 January 1949) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Early life and career Djavan was born in Maceió, Brazil to a white father of Dutch descent and a black mother. He later formed the group Luz, Som, Dimensão (LSD – "Light, Sound, Dimension"), playing Beatles' material. In 1973, Djavan moved to Rio de Janeiro and started singing soap opera soundtracks. His first album, ''A Voz, o Violão e a Arte de Djavan'', was recorded in 1976 and included the hit song "Flor de Lis". Stevie Wonder was a guest on the album ''Luz''. In 1999, his album ''Ao Vivo'' sold 1.2 million copies. In 2016, he was nominated for the 2016 Latin Grammy Awards in the Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Portuguese Language Song and Best Singer-Songwriter Album categories. Djavan's compositions have been recorded by numerous musicians, including Al Jarreau, Carmen McRae and The Manhattan Transfer. His album ''Vesúvio'' was ranked as the 35th best Brazilian alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Soundgraphy ''The Soundgraphy'' is the 11th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984 in Japan. This is also Casiopea's first Compilation album. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass :Akira Jimbo - Drums GUEST MUSICIANS Harvey Mason - Drums (B1), Percussion (A3, B1) Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (A3) * Bob James - Keyboards (A3) Lee Ritenour - Guitar (B1) Don Grusin - Keyboards (B1) Nathan East - Bass (B1) Kiki Dee - Vocal (B4) Production Producer - Synsuke Miyazumi, Harvey Mason, Richard Manwaring, Issei Noro Engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ... - Norio Yoshizawa, Peter Chaikin, Richard Manwaring Art Director - Kaoru Watanabe Cover Illustration - Mizumaru Anz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jive Jive ''Jive Jive'' is the tenth album and the eighth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG Original, SG 3000, GS-1000 Fretless), KORG Guitar Synthesizer, Linn Drum Computer, Percussion, Vocal (A3) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA GS-1, DX-3, CS-70M, Emulator, ROLAND Jupiter 6, Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 Milk Bass, Kramer OMZ-6000B) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000 RG, Simmons V), Linn Drum Computer, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer * Ki-Ki Dee - Vocal (B4) Mae Mckenna - Vocal (A3, B1, B2) Jackie Challenok - Vocal (B1, B2) Lorenza Johnson - Vocal (B1, B2) Guy Barker - Trumpet Stuart Brooks - Trumpet Phill Todo - Sax Pete Beachill - Trombone Richard Niles - Brass arrangement (B1) Drachen Theaker - Tabla (A5) Production Executive Producer - Kunihiko Murai Assistant Executive Producer - Edward Leaman Engineer Engineers, as practitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Photographs (Casiopea Album) ''Photographs'' is the ninth album and the seventh studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000, SG-1000 Fretless), Electric acoustic guitar, Sitar, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer, Prophet-10, Linn LM-1, Vocal (A2, B2) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (Yamaha GS-1, DX-9, CS-70M, CP-35, Moog the SOURCE, Roland VP-330, Prophet-10, Oberheim OB-Xa, Emulator, Linn LM-1) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (Yamaha BB-2000 Milk Bass, Kramer DMZ-6000B), Vocal (B2) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (Yamaha YD-9000 RG), Percussion, Amdeck Percussion Synthesizer, Linn LM-1 Production * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Issei Noro Recording Engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ... - Norio Yoshizawa A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	4x4 (Casiopea Album) ''4×4 FOUR BY FOUR'' is the eighth album and sixth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1982. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, and Don Grusin participated in the recording of this album. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason and Nathan East, along with pianist Bob James, rather than Don Grusin, went on to become the Original members of Fourplay in 1991. Track listing Personnel Issei Noro – Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000, SG-1000 Fretless), Acoustic guitar (on B2), Percussion (on A2, A3, B3) Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar (Ibanez, Fender Stratocaster, Ovation Nylon Strings), Classical guitar (on A2), Acoustic Guitar (on B2) : Minoru Mukaiya – Keyboards (YAMAHA GS-1, CS-70M, CP-35, Oberheim OB-Xa, Moog the SOURCE) Don Grusin – Keyboards (Acoustic Piano (on A2), YAMAHA CP-80 (on A1, B1), Oberheim OB-Xa (on A2, B2), Rhodes (on A3, B3)) : Tetsuo Sakurai – Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 Milk Bass) (on A2、B1、B3), Percussion (on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mint Jams ''Mint Jams'' is the seventh album and the second live album by Japanese jazz-fusion band Casiopea, released on May 21, 1982. The album's title is an arrangement of the band members' first and last initials. Description Live sound recordings from a two-day performance at Tokyo Kaikan were used, and subsequently remixed at Alfa Studio 'A' by Shunsuke Miyazami, Satoshi Nakao, Norio Yoshizawa and Atsushi Saito. The songs were specifically re-arranged with the studio work in mind, and no dubbing was performed in the studio for segments such as the outro to 'Time Limit'. To achieve the likeness of a studio quality sound, the audience noise from the Chuo Kaikan live performances were cut from the mix, except for during the bass guitar and drum solos in 'Domino Line', and the rag-time piano breakdown in 'Swear'. Besides the title of the album being an arrangement of the band members' first and last initials, it derives the word 'mint' to imply 'a mint condition' and 'high performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cross Point (album) ''Cross Point'' is the sixth album and the fifth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1981. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless, KORG Guitar Synthesizer, Lynn Drum Computer), Arrangement :Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards ( Fender Rhodes, YAMAHA CP-80, GS-1, CS-30, KORG 800DV, Trident, Mini Moog, Prophet 10, Roland Jupiter-8, Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000) :Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R), Percussion * Eiji Urata - Synthesizer programming Production * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi * Co-Producer - Harvey Mason * Associate producer - Satoshi Nakao * Executive producer - Shoro Kawazoe * Engineers - Norio Yoshizawa * Assistant Engineers - Atsushi Saito * Art Direction - Tsuguya Inoue * Designer - Tsuguya Inoue * Illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Eyes Of The Mind ''Eyes of the Mind'' is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles. Track listing All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason except "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric Guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless) :Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards ( Fender Rhodes 73, Roland VP-330, Prophet-5, Yamaha GS-1, Mini Moog, Polymoog, ARP 2600, Korg 800 DV, Korg Trident) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000) :Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R) Guest Players: * Harvey Mason - Percussion * Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James. Synthesizer programming for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Michael Boddicker. Production * Producer - Harvey Mason Associate Producer - Kenny Mason Engineers - Peter Chaikin Assistant Engineers - Terry Moore Project Coordinators - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Hide kat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Make Up City ''Make Up City'' is the fourth album and the third studio album by Casiopea released on November 21, 1980. Track listing All Arranged by Issei Noro, except "Reflections Of You" by Minoru Mukaiya & Issei Noro. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless, Acoustic guitar) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards ( Fender Rhodes 73, Acoustic Piano, Prophet-5, Mini Moog, YAMAHA SK-20 & CS-30, KORG 800DV, Roland VP-330) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000 & BB-2000 Fretless, Fender Jazz Bass, Kramer DMZ-6000B) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R) * Hideki Matsutake - Synthesizer manipulator Production * Executive Producer - Syoro Kawazoe * Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi * Engineer - Norio Yoshizawa * Assistant Engineers - Atsushi Saito :Recorded at Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo Japan from July 7 to September 16, 1980 with 3M 32 track digital recorder. Illustrator - Kazuyuki Takimoto * Design - Hidetake Awano * Cover Coordination - Toshinao Tsukui * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thunder Live ''Thunder Live'' is the third album and first live album released by jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1980. This album marked the first appearance of drummer Akira Jimbo, who replaced Takashi Sasaki that same year. Track listing All tunes arranged by Issei Noro. Personnel CASIOPEA are Issei Noro - Electric guitar ( Yamaha SG-2000) Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (Yamaha CP-80 and CS-40M, Fender Rhodes Piano, Korg 800DV and PS-3200, Roland VP-330 and ProMars) Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (Fender Electric Bass, Yamaha BB-2000) Akira Jimbo - Drums (Yamaha YD-9000R) Production Executive Producer - Kunihiko Murai, Syoro Kawazoe producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Shinji Sawada * Recording andMixing engineer - Norio Yoshizawa, Yasuhiko Terada, Katsuhiko Sato :Recorded live at ABC Hall, Shiba, Tokyo on February 8 and 9, 1980. Art Director - Yukimasa Okumura Design - Tomohiro Itami Illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Super Flight ''Super Flight'' is the second studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released via Alfa Records on November 25, 1979. Recording took place at Studio A in Shibaura, Tokyo from August to October of that year. The album cover arts depicts a blimp with "Casiopea" written on the side flying during a sunset near Lower Manhattan, New York. Track listing Credits and personnel Recorded and mixed at Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo, August 27 – October 13, 1979 ;Musicians Issei Noro – electric guitar, fretless guitar, arrangements Minoru Mukaiya – keyboard, organ, pedal bass, synthesizers, vocoder on "I Love New York", "Flying" and "Magic Ray", string arrangement on "Take Me" Tetsuo Sakurai – bass guitar, fretless bass Takashi Sasaki – drums Kanya Kazama – backup drums Penny (Toshitaro & Riverside) – percussion Debrah Correll – vocals (B3) Jun Fukamachi – conductor, horn arrangement on "Mighty Mouse" Koji Hatori – trumpet Toshio Araki – trumpet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]