''An Insatiable High'' is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist

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, 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

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, and vocal performances from American session musician

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. 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: *

– guitar, string arrangement (4), composer *

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– guitar *

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– bass guitar (1, 4, 6) *

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– bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 7) *

Patrice Rushen Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Awar ...

– keyboards (1–4, 6, 7) *

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– keyboards (3, 5), string arrangement (2) *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

– drums (1, 3–6) *

Ed Greene Ed Greene is an American drummer and session musician. In 1971 he recorded with Donald Byrd (''Ethiopian Knights'', 1972), together with Thurman Green, Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample, Bobbye Porter Hall, David T. Walker, and Wilton ...

– drums (2, 7) *

Shuichi Murakami (January 1, 1951 – March 9, 2021) was a Japanese jazz drummer and session musician. Career Murakami was born in Nishinomiya. He first learned to play French horn, but switched to classical percussion as a teenager before settling on the ...

– drums (4) *Motoya Hamaguchi – percussion (1, 3–5) *Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3–6) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 7) *Elise Krentzel – lyrics (1) *

Roy Alfred Roy Alfred (May 14, 1916 – 2008) was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist whose successful songs included " The Hucklebuck", "Rock and Roll Waltz", " Who Can Explain?", and " Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)". His first major succe ...

– lyrics (4) *Julia Tillman Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6) *Maxine Willard Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6) *Maxine Anderson – backup vocals (1, 4, 6) *

– backup vocals (4) *Katz Hoshi – string arrangement (7)

Emilio Castillo Emilio Castillo (born September 24, 1950) is an American saxophone player and composer, best known as the founder of the band Tower of Power. Background In 1965, Emilio Castillo took to music after he and his brother Jack were caught stealing by ...

– tenor saxophone *

Lenny Pickett Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) is an American saxophonist and musical director of the ''Saturday Night Live'' band. From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of Tower of Power. He is known for his skill in the altissimo register (executed by using ...

– tenor saxophone *Steve Kupka – baritone saxophone * Greg Adams – trumpet, horns arrangement (1, 4, 5) *

Mic Gillette Mic Gillette (May 7, 1951 – January 17, 2016) was an American brass player, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay. He is best known for being a member of the bands; Tower of Power, Cold Blood, and The Sons of Champlin. He pl ...

– trumpet Additional personnel and production *Katsuya Yasumuro – executive producer *Tokio Shibata – production manager *Bob Stone – recording *Teruaki Kitagawa – recording, mixing *Isao Sakai – design *Masayoshi Sukita – photography *Hiroshi Tanaka – management *Naomi Niimura – coordinator *Olivia Page – coordinator

References

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