27/11/2020

Akira Jimbo "Cotton" (1986) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Japan Records


Japon Side One

01 - Red Lotus Man (Kim Dogson)
02 - Twilight Eyes (Maxi Anderson)
03 - The Silent Road 'Hellen' (Kim Dogson)
04 - After Midnight (Chris Farren)

Side Two

01 - The Light Around Us 'Chris' (Jeff Day)
02 - It's A Holiday (Jeff Day)
03 - Blue Imagination (Chris Farren)
04 - The Mood In The Melody (Jeff Day)
05 - Hot Winter Night In The Valley (Jeff Day)


Produced, Composed & Arranged by Akira Jimbo
Co-Produced by Kazu Matsui
Voice Arrangement : Med Flory
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Strings Arrangement : Suzie Katayama

Musicians :
Drums : Akira Jimbo
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Piano : Don Freeman, Greg Phillinganes (on "The Mood In The Melody")
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr., Carlos Rios (on "It's A Holiday", "Blue Imagination" Solo)
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
L.A. Voices : Sue Raney (Lead), Melissa Mackay (Alto), John Bahler (Tenor), Michael Redman Jr. (Tenor), Gene J. Merlino (Baritone, Conductor), Med Flory (Bass)
Trumpet : Rick Braun, Walt Fowler
Trombone : Bruce Fowler
Sax & Flute : Brandon Fields
Steel Drum : Bryan Parris
Violin : Clayton Haslop, Arthur Zadinsky, Sid Page
Cello : Larry Corbett

Recording Engineer : Alan R. Hirshberg, Steve Holroyd, Bill Smith
Remix Engineer : Alan R. Hirshberg
Recorded & Remixed at Studio Sound, Burbank, North Hollywood, CA, USA from Jan 13th to Feb 2nd 1986
Mastered at CBS Sony Studio, Tokyo
Mastering Engineer : Mitsuharu Kobayashi
A&R Co-Ordination : Katsuyoshi Sakamato (T.J.C.)
Supervisor : Hiroshi Matsui (T.J.C.)
Executive Producer : Koki Miura (T.J.C.), Shinichi Toyama (ADO)