27/05/2021

Hiroshima "Go" (1987) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Epic Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Go (Dan Kuramoto)
02 - I've Been Here Before (June Kuramoto & Derek Nakamoto)
03 - 311 (Dan Kuramoto & Dianne Quander)
04 - No. 9 (Dan Kuramoto)

Side 2

01 - Obon (Dan Kuramoto)
02 - Even Then (Dan Kuramoto)
03 - Hawaiian Electric (Dan Kuramoto & June Kuramoto)
04 - Why Can't I Love You (Dan Kuramoto)


Produced by Dan Kuramoto
Associate Producer : June Kuramoto
Except "No. 9", "Even Then" & "Why Can't I Love You" Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Except "No. 9" & "Why Can't I Love You" Recorded by Erik Zobler & Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Recorded at Sunset Sound Factory, Sunset Sound Recording & Ocen Way Recording
"No. 9", "Even Then" & "Why Can't I Love You" Recorded at Le Gonks
Mixed at Capitol Recording Studios
"No. 9", "Even Then" & "Why Can't I Love You" Mixed at Conway Recorders
Additional Recording by Tommy Vicari, Dave 'The Blade' Knight, Stephen Shelton, Bill Jackson, Coke Johnson, Mitch Gibson
Assistant Engineers : Dave 'The Blade' Knight, Mitch Gibson, Judy Clapp, Stephen Shelton, Jimmy Preziosi, Mike Kloster
Digital Transfers & Editing at CMS & Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol

Hiroshima is :
Dan Kuramoto : Saxophones, Flutes, Shakuhachi, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Computers, Percussion, Vocals
June Kuramoto : Koto, Shamisen, Vocals
Johnny Mori : Taiko, Percussion, Vocals
Danny Yamamoto : Drums, Electric Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Barbara Long : Lead & Background vocals

With
Dean Cortez : Bass, Vocals
Brad Cole : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals


Side 1

01 - Go

Arranged by Dan Kuramoto
Dan Kuramoto : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Alto Sax
June Kuramoto : Koto, Shamisen
Dean Cortez : Bass
L. Carl Burnett : Rhythm Guitar
Luis Conte : Congas, Percussion
Michael Landau : Guitar Solo
Derek Nakamoto : Synthesizers
Vocals : Jon Anderson, Lani Ren Kuramoto, Barbara Long, June Kuramoto, Dan Kuramoto
Additional Vocals : Johnny Mori, Danny Yamamoto, Dave 'The Blade' Knight, Philip MacConnell

02 - I've Been Here Before

Instrumental
Arranged by Derek Nakamoto
June Kuramoto : Koto
Derek Nakamoto : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Johnny Mori : Taiko
Luis Conte : Percussion
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Jim Gilstrap, Alexandra Brown

03 - 311

Arranged by Dan Kuramoto
Barbara Long : Lead vocal
Dan Kuramoto : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
June Kuramoto : Koto
Brad Cole : Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Vocals
Michael Landau : Guitar
Background vocals : Barbara Long, Brad Cole, Jim Gilstrap

04 - No. 9

Instrumental
Arranged by Dan Kuramoto, George Duke
Dan Kuramoto : Tenor Sax, TX816, Emulator II
June Kuramoto : Koto
George Duke : Synclavier, TX816
L. Carl Burnett : Guitar
Michael Landau : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
Production Assistant : Alice Murrell

Side 2

01 - Obon

Instrumental
Arranged by Dan Kuramoto
Dan Kuramoto : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Shakuhachi
June Kuramoto : Koto, Shamisen
Johnny Mori : Taiko, Percussion
Danny Yamamoto : Drums, Percussion
Dean Cortez : Bass
Brad Cole : Keyboards
Roland Bautista : Guitar

02 - Even Then

Arranged by Dan Kuramoto
String Arrangement by George Del Barrio
Barbara Long : Lead vocal
June Kuramoto : Koto
Danny Yamamoto : Drums
Dean Cortez : Bass
Brad Cole : Synclavier Piano, TX816
George Del Barrio : Synclavier Strings
Michael Landau : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
George Duke : Synclavier Drums
Production Assistant : Alice Murrell

03 - Hawaiian Electric

Instrumental
Arranged by Dan Kuramoto
Dan Kuramoto : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Flute
June Kuramoto : Koto
Danny Yamamoto : Drums, Drum Programming
L. Carl Burnett : Guitar
Luis Conte : Congas, Percussion
Derek Nakamoto : String Synthesizer

04 - Why Can't I Love You

Arranged by Dan Kuramoto, George Duke
Barbara Long : Lead vocal
June Kuramoto : Koto
Dan Kuramoto : Flute
George Duke : Synclavier Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Background vocals
Background vocals : Carl Carwell, Lynn Davis, Josie James, Jim Gilstrap
Production Assistant : Alice Murrell