27/05/2023

Osamu Kitajima "California Roll" (1988) -Soul Jazz / Pop Soul / Jazz Fusion-



Label : FM / CBS, Inc.


Japon Side 1

01 - Back Street To Paradise (Osamu Kitajima)
02 - Leading Edge (Osamu Kitajima & Tom Seufert)
03 - Soul Foundation (Osamu Kitajima)
04 - My Magical Ichiban (Osamu Kitajima & Maxi Anderson)
05 - Escape Space (Osamu Kitajima)

Side 2

01 - Silky Age (Osamu Kitajima)
02 - Eastern Eyes, Western Skies (Osamu Kitajima)
03 - Samurai Lover (Osamu Kitajima & Maxi Anderson)
04 - White In Flight (Osamu Kitajima)


All Selections Arranged by Osamu Kitajima
String Arrangement by :
Osamu Kitajima on "White In Flight"
Joe Curiale on "Silky Age" & "My Magical Ichiban"
Richard Evans on "Eastern Eyes, Western Skies"
Engineered by Osamu Kitajima, Kirk Butler, Bob Hodas & Hiroto Kobayashi
Mixed by Bob Hodas, Mick Guzauski & Osamu Kitajima
Recorded at :
East Quest Studio, Woodland Hills, California 
Skyline Recording, Topanga, California 
Red Wing Studio, Tarzana, California 
King Sound Productions, N. Hollywood, California
During 1986 - 1988
Mixed at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California on KEF 102 Speakers with the assistance of Richard Piatt & at Conway Recording Company, Hollywood, California with the assistance of Marnie Riley & Bryant Arnett
May, 1988
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Bernie Grundman


Side 1

01 - Back Street To Paradise

Osamu Kitajima : All Instruments, Synthesizers, Rhodes, Sampling Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Chinese Koto, Drum Machine Programming

02 - Leading Edge

Osamu Kitajima : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Koto, Drum Machine Programming
Bob Marullo : Synthesizers
Masakazu Yoshizawa : Shakuhachi
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion
Tom Seufert : Synthesizers, Drum Machine Programming

03 - Soul Foundation

Osamu Kitajima : All Instruments, Synthesizers, Chinese Koto, Guntang, Percussion, Drum Machine Programming

04 - My Magical Ichiban

Osamu Kitajima : Electric Guitar, Koto, Synthesizers, Drum Machine Programming
Bob Marullo : Rhodes
Masayuki Suzuki : Electric Guitar
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion
Steve Williams : Sampling Keyboard
Brenda Russell : Lead vocals
Maxi Anderson : Background vocals

05 - Escape Space

Osamu Kitajima : All Instruments, Sampling Keyboard, Synthesizers, Guitar Synthesizer, Biwa, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Drum Machine Programming

Side 2

01 - Silky Age

Osamu Kitajima : Sampling Keyboard, Percussion, Chinese Koto, Acoustic Guitars
Joe Curiale : Rhodes
Masakazu Yoshizawa : Wind Midi Controller
Sid Page : Violin Solo
Suzie Katayama : Strings Sextette

02 - Eastern Eyes, Western Skies

Osamu Kitajima : Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Koto, Drum Machine Programming
Victor Feldman : Rhodes
Eric Ajaye : Bass
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion
Masakazu Yoshizawa : Shakuhachi
Steve Williams : Sampling Keyboard

03 - Samurai Lover

Osamu Kitajima : Electric Guitar, Koto, Synthesizers, Drum Machine Programming
Eric Ajaye : Bass
Bob Marullo : Synthesizer
Masayuki Suzuki : Electric Guitar
Geoffrey Hales : Percussion
Brenda Russell Lead vocals
Maxi Anderson Background vocals

04 - White In Flight

Osamu Kitajima : All Instruments, Synthesizers, Sampling Keyboard, Chinese Koto, Santur, Electric Guitar, Percussion