17/11/2020

The Square & Friends "Color Palette" (1987) -Contemporary Jazz-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


Japon Side A

01 - Feel Alright (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Say It Again (Bunny Sigler & Carol Davis)
03 - In The Grid (Masahiro Andoh)
04 - Harlequin (Linda Hennrick & Masahiro Andoh)
05 - Prime (Masahiro Andoh)

Side B

01 - Overnight Sensation (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Camel Land (Masahiro Andoh)
03 - Takarajima (Hirotaka Izumi)
04 - Reach Out (Randy Fredrix & Philippe Saisse)


"Feel Alright", "In The Grid" & "Prime" From The Album "R.E.S.O.R.T." Arranged by The Square except Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey

Masahiro Andoh : Guitars
Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone & Lyricon
Toyoyuki Tanaka : Electric Bass
Hirotaka Izumi : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Tohru Hasebe : Drums

Horn Section :
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpets & Flugelhorns
Larry Williams : Tenor Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone & Bass Trombone

Recorded & Mixed at Dolphin Sound, Honolulu, Hawaii in February 4-21, 1985
Horn Section Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, CA on February 14, 1985

"Say It Again" From The Album "DEAR HEARTS" Arranged by Larry Williams except Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey

Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone
Cindy Fee : Vocal
Larry Williams : Rhodes Piano, Synthesizers, Tenor Saxophone & Flute
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Nathan East : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpets & Flugelhorns
Chuck Findley : Flugelhorn
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Jay Gruska, Joseph Williams & Tommy Funderburk : Background vocals

Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, CA in July, 1984
Mixed at CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studios, Tokyo in July, 1984

"Harlequin" From The Album "MELODY BOOK" Arranged by Masanori Sasaji

Masahiro Andoh : Guitars
Masanori Sasaji : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Jun Aoyama : Drums
Cindy : Vocal
Carl Moore : Vocal

Recorded & Mixed at CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studios, Tokyo in February & March, 1986

"Overnight Sensation" From The Album "STARS AND THE MOON" Arranged by The Square

Masahiro Andoh : Guitars
Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone
Toyoyuki Tanaka : Bass
Hirotaka Izumi : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Tohru Hasebe : Drums
Kiyohiko Senba : Percussion on "Overnight Sensation"
Jake H. Conception : Tenor Saxophone on "Mistral"
Junichi Kanezaki & Yutaka Kanai : Trumpets on "Mistral"
Eiji Arai & Harumi Mita : Trombones on "Mistral"

Recorded & Mixed at CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studios, Tokyo in September, 1984

"Camel Land" & "Takarajima" From The Album "S.P.O.R.T.S" Arranged by The Square

Masahiro Andoh : Guitars
Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone, Lyricon & Digital Takecon-1
Toyoyuki Tanaka : Bass
Hirotaka Izumi : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Hiroyuki Noritake : Drums

Recorded & Mixed at CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studios & DMS, Tokyo in October, November, December, 1985

"Reach Out" From The Album "EL SEVEN" Arranged by Doppelganger

Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone
Randy Fredrix : Guitars & Special Performance for Mixing
Philippe Saisse : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Diane M. Wilson : Vocal

Recorded & Mixed at Unique Recording & Sound Ideas, New York in August & September, 1985