Osamu Kitajima ‎"Masterless Samurai" (1980) -Jazz Rock-

Label : Alfa Records

 Side One

01 - Golden Mean (Osamu Kitajima)
02 - Wild Monk (Osamu Kitajima)
03 - Sei... Essence (Osamu Kitajima)
04 - Where Is The Real Japan? (Osamu Kitajima)
05 - Masterless Samurai (Osamu Kitajima)

Side Two

01 - Breath Of Night (Osamu Kitajima)
02 - Edo Townsfolk (Osamu Kitajima)
03 - Floating Garden (Osamu Kitajima)
04 - Koshaku... To The Point (Osamu Kitajima)
05 - Whoga... Grace (Osamu Kitajima)


Produced by Osamu Kitajima
Co-Produced by Kazu Matsui & Geoffrey Hales
Sound by Larry Hirsch
**String Arrangements by Clare Fischer
Rhythm Arrangements by Osamu Kitajima
Co-Arrangements by Kazu Matsui, Goeffrey Hales, Victor Feldman, Abraham Laboriel, Russ Kunkel, Alex Acuña, Dennis Belfield, Brian Whitcomb, John Klemmer, Stix Hooper, Bobby & David
Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA - Aug, 27 - Sept. 7, 1979
Recorded & Mixed at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA - Sept. 10, Oct. 12, 1979
Mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders, Oct. 1979
Sound Effects Recorded by Osamu Kitajima, Kazu Matsui, Masayuki & Ken


Side One

01 - Golden Mean

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Koto
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Dave Mansfield : Violin

02 - Wild Monk*

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono, Drums
Stix Hooper : Drums
Victor Feldman : Bass
Brian Whitcomb : Yamaha Organ

03 - Sei... Essence

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Drums & Percussion
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Dennis Belfield : Bass
Brian Whitcomb : Yamaha Organ; Whistle
Buddy Henderson : Vibraphone

04 - Where Is The Real Japan?

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Koto
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Buddy Henderson : Marimba
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Tsun L : Er Hu

05 - Masterless Samurai*

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Biwa, Mini Moog
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono, Drums
Alex Acuña : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Victor Feldman : Rhodes, Prophet Synthesizer

Side Two

01 - Breath Of Night*

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Biwa
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono
Russ Kunkel : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Masayuki Suzuki : Owl

02 - Edo Townsfolk

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Shamisen
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Drums & Percussion
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Dennis Belfield : Bass

03 - Floating Garden

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Sudo
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion
John Klemmer : Saxophone
Alex Acuña : Drums
Victor Feldman : Acoustic Piano
Abraham Laboriel : Bass

04 - Koshaku... To The Point*

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion, Narimono, Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Alex Acuña : Drums

05 - Whoga... Grace

Osamu Kitajima : Acoustic Guitar, Koto, Sudo
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Drums, Percussion, Japanese Percussion
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Abraham Laboriel : Bass