11/11/2024

Yoshitaka Minami "Seventh Avenue South" (1982) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


Japon Side A

01 - Cool (Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)
02 - Scotch And Rain (Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)
03 - Moonlight Whisper (Yoshitaka Minami)
04 - 夏服を着た女たち (Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)
05 - 天文台 (Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)

Side B

01 - Down Beat (Etsuike Kisugu & Yoshitaka Minami)
02 - Home Town (Yoshitaka Minami)
03 - Harbor(Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)
04 - 口笛を吹く女 (Takashi Matsumoto & Yoshitaka Minami)
05 - Sketch (Yoshitaka Minami)
06 - Chat noir (Yoshitaka Minami)


Produced by Yoshitaka Minami & Mitsuo Takaku (Mr. T)
Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis (All Songs except B-05, 06), Tony Levin (B-06) & Yoshitaka Minami (B-05)
Strings Arranged by Nick De Caro (A-01, 02, B-03), Akira Inoue (B-04)
Brass Arranged by Nick De Caro (A-02)Leon Pendarvis (B-01)
Woodwinds Arranged by Leon Pendarvis (A-05)
Rhythm Tracks & Overdubs Recorded by Joe Blaney
Mixed by Tamotsu Yoshida
Vocals & Overdubs (B-04, 06) Recorded by ?
Assistant Engineers : Ron Banks
Mastered by ?
Recording Studios :
Rhythm Tracks Recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York City
Rhythm Tracks & Overdubs Recorded at Hit Factory Studio, New York City
Vocal & Additional Overdubs Recorded at Shinanomachi Studio, Tokyo
Mixed & Mastered at Shinanomachi Studio, Tokyo
Recorded June - July, 1982


Side A

01 - Cool

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Strings Arranged by Nick DeCaro
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone Solo
David Nadien : Concert Master
Nick DeCaro : Conductor

02 - Scotch And Rain

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Strings & Brass Arranged by Nick DeCaro
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin : Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Michael Chimes : Harmonica Solo
Bob Porcelli : Alto Saxophone
Lawrence Feldman : Tenor Saxophone
Lew Soloff : Flugelhorn
David Bargeron : Trombone
David Nadien : Concert Master
Nick DeCaro : Conductor

03 - Moonlight Whisper

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Electric Piano & Hammond Organ
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion

04 - 夏服を着た女たち

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
Mike Mainieri : Vibes

05 - 天文台

Rhythm & Woodwinds Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Rubens Bassini : African Drums
Tony Levin : Stick Bass
David Spinozza : Gut Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano, OB-Xa & Mini Moog
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Leon Pendarvis : Percussion
Rick Marotta : Cymbals
Mike Mainieri : Marimba
David Diggs : Oboe, English Horn
Lou Marini : Flute
Lawrence Feldman : Alto Flute
Ronnie Cuber : Bass Clarinet

Side B

01 - Down Beat

Rhythm & Brass Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin : Stick Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Electric Piano
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Lew Soloff : Trumpet
Jon Faddis : Trumpet
Tom Malone : Trombone
David Diggs : Alto Saxophone
Lawrence Feldman : Tenor Saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Saxophone

02 - Home Town

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar Solo
Warren Bernhardt : Electric Piano & OB-Xa
Leon Pendarvis : Acoustic Piano

03 - Harbor

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Strings Arranged by Nick deCaro
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin Electric Bass
David Spinozza : Gut Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Jim Pugh : Trombone Solo
David Nadien : Concert Master
Nick deCaro : Conductor

04 - 口笛を吹く女

Rhythm Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Strings Arranged by Akira Inoue
Rick Marotta : Drums
Tony Levin : Stick Bass
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : OB-Xa
Leon Pendarvis : Acoustic Piano

05 - Sketch

Rhythm Arranged by Yoshitaka Minami
David Spinozza : Acoustic Guitar
Yoshitaka Minami : Acoustic Guitar (Ovation 1982-8), Prophet-10, Emulator

06 - Chat noir

Rhythm Arranged by Tony Levin
Andy Newmark : Drums
Tony Levin : Stick Bass
Sid McGinnis : Electric Guitar
Larry Fast : Prophet-5
Akira Inoue : Acoustic Piano