17/06/2013

Hiroshima "Ongaku" (1986) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Arista Records


États-Unis 01 - Lion Dance (Dan Kuramoto)
02 - Roomful Of Mirrors (Dan Kuramoto)
03 - Kokoro (D. Iwataki)
04 - Da-Da (Dan Kuramoto & Peter Hata) 
05 - Holidays (Dan Kuramoto & Jess Acuña)
06 - Taiko Song (Dan Kuramoto)
07 - Cruisin' J-Town (Peter Hata, Teri Kusumoto, June Okida Kuramoto & Dan Kuramoto)
08 - Odori (Dan Kuramoto, Peter Hata, June Okida.Kuramoto, Teri Kusumoto, Jess Acuña, Johnny Mori & Tsukamoto)
09 - Echoes (Peter Hata & Dan Kuramoto)
10 - Winds Of Change (Henka No Nagare) (Richard Mathews, Dan Kuramoto & Matsumoto)
11 - Warriors (Dan Kuramoto, Peter Hata & Richard Mathews)
12 - Shinto (Dan Kuramoto)
13 - All I Want (Dan Kuramoto)
14 - Fortune Teller (Dan Kuramoto)


Produced by Wayne Henderson for At-Home Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold
Associate Producer : Dan Kuramoto (Tracks 07-14)
Produced For Reissue by Ed Eckstine
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Allen Sides, Michael Evans, Hank Sanicola, Jazzbo Kaufman & Mark Ettel
Mixed by Allen Sides & Hank Sanicola
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Recording Studios & by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab

Hiroshima :
Dan Kuramoto : Saxophones, Flute, Japanese Flutes, Vocals & Percussion
June Okida Kuramoto : Koto, Soprano Koto, Bass Koto & Shamisen
Teri Kusumoto : Vocals & Percussion
Jess Acuña : Vocals, Congas & Percussion
Peter Hata : Guitar
Dane Matsumara : Bass
Danny Yamamoto : Drums & Japanese Percussion
Richard Mathews : Keyboards, Synthesizer & Vocals
Johnny Mori : Taiko (Japanese Drum) & Percussion

Additional Background vocals : Alex Brown, Carolyn Dennis, Donna Fein, Jim Gilstrap, Merry Greene, Miki Howard, Marlena Jeter, Augie Johnson, Jon Joyce, Richard Page, Zedric Turnbourg & Lillian Tyne
String Arrangement by Jorge Del Barrio
Additional Musicians :
Alex Acuña : Congas & Timbales
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Vince Charles : Steel Drums & Timbales
Dean Cortez : Bass
Masao & Manabu : Sho
Pat Murphy : Congas