31/08/2025

Malta "My Ballads" (1987) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Victor Musical Industries, Inc.


Japon 01 - Evening Calm (Yoshi Malta)
02 - The Only Name Missing Is... (Yoshi Malta)
03 - Always You (Yoshi Malta)
04 - Sunset In My Heart (Yoshi Malta)
05 - Secret Island (Yoshi Malta)
06 - Cool Shadow (Yoshi Malta)
07 - Manhattan In Blue (Yoshi Malta)
08 - A Letter From September (Yoshi Malta)
09 - Sunshine Street (Yoshi Malta)
10 - Moon Flower (Yoshi Malta)
11 - Ocean Side (Yoshi Malta)
12 - Autumn Place (Yoshi Malta)
13 - Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael & Mitchell Parish)
14 - Be Mine (Yoshi Malta)


Strings Arranged & Conducted by Masahiko Sato
Strings on "The Only Name Missing Is..." & "Secret Island" Arranged & Conducted by Bill Holman
All Rhythm Tracks Arranged by Malta
Produced by Akira Taguchi for JVC Records
Recorded & Digitally Mixed by Hideo Takada (Tokyo) & Geoff Gillette (L.A.)
1983-1987
Assisted by Toshiyuki Yoshida, Hideykuki Akimoto, Keiichiro Yoshioka & Hiroyuki Goto (JVC Studios) & Judy Clapp (Capitol Studios)
Digital Master Editing & New Mix & Equaliztion for this album by Hideo Takada at JVC Aoyama Studios, Tokyo, October, 1987


01 - Evening Calm

Malta : Alto Sax
Soichi Noriki : Electric Piano
Jun Funkamachi : Synthesizers
Masaki Matsubara : Electric Guitar
Akira Okagawa : Electric Bass
Yuichi Togashiki : Drums
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar Solo
Cupid Strings / Concert Master : Masatsugu Shinozaki

02 - The Only Name Missing Is...

Malta : Alto Sax
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano Solo & Synthesizers
Dann Huff : Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar Solo
Nathan East : Electric Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
String Section / Concert Master : Gerry Vinci

03 - Always You

Malta : Alto Sax
Katsutoshi Morizono : Electric Guitar & Solo
Kiyotsugu Amano : Electric Guitar
Yoshinori Kaketa : Fender Rhodes
Yoshikazu Matsuura : Synthesizer
Kazuo Kimura : Electric Bass
Tomihiro Maeda : Drums
Tadaomi Anai : Percussion

04 - Sunset In My Heart

Malta : Soprano Sax
Katsutoshi Morizono : Electric Guitar
Kiyotsugu Amano : Electric Guitar
Yoshinori Kaketa : Acoustic Piano
Mikio Masuda : Acoustic Piano Solo
Kazuo Kimura : Electric Bass
Tomihiro Maeda : Drums
Tadaomi Anai : Percussion
Cupid Strings / Concert Master : Masatsugu Shinozaki

05 - Secret Island

Malta : Soprano Sax
Don Grusin : Synthesizers
Dann Huff : Electric Guitar
Nathan East : Electric Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar Solo
String Section / Concert Master : Gerry Vinci

06 - Cool Shadow

Malta : Alto Sax
Masahiro Sayama : Acoustic Piano Solo & Synthesizers
Katsutoshi Morizono : Electric Guitar
Toshiki Nunokawa : Electric Guitar
Ken Watanabe : Electric Bass
Mansaku Kimura : Drums

07 - Manhattan In Blue

Malta : Alto Sax
Tsunehide Matsuki : Electric Guitar
Soichi Noriki : Electric Piano
Akira Okazawa : Electric Bass
Yuichi Togashiki : Drums
Cupid Strings / Concert Master : Masatsugu Shinozaki

08 - A Letter From September

Malta : Alto Sax
Masahiko Sato : Electric Piano & Acoustic Piano Solo
Junshi Yamagishi : Electric Guitar
Akira Okazawa : Electric Bass
Yuichi Togashiki : Drums
Cupid Strings / Concert Master : Takashi Kato

09 - Sunshine Street

Malta : Soprano Sax
Soichi Noriki : Electric Piano
Masaki Matsubara : Electric Guitar
Akira Okazawa : Electric Bass
Yuichi Togashiki : Drums
Norimasa Yamazaki : Synthesizers
Tadaomi Anai : Percussion
Joe Strings / Concert Master : Takashi Kato

10 - Moon Flower

Malta : Soprano Sax
Mickie Yoshino : Electric Piano & Acoustic Piano Solo
Masaki Matsubara : Electric Guitar
Tatsuhiko Hizawa : Electric Bass
Jun Aoyama : Drums
Norimasa Yamazaki : Synthesizers
Joe Strings / Concert Master : Takashi Kato

11 - Ocean Side

Malta : Alto Sax
Masahiro Sayama : Electric Piano
Katsutoshi Morizono : Electric Guitar & Solo
Gregg Lee : Electric Bass
Toru Suzuki : Drums
Tadaomi Anai : Percussion
Yoshikazu Matsuura : Synthesizers

12 - Autumn Place

Malta : Alto Sax
Masahiko Sato : Acoustic Piano & Solo
Junshi Yamagishi : Electric Guitar & Acoustic Guitar Solo
Gregg Lee Electric Bass
Shuichi Murakami : Drums
Cupid Strings / Concert Master Masatsugu Shinozaki

13 - Stardust

Malta : Alto Sax
Masahiko Sato : Electric Piano
Junshi Yamagishi : Electric Guitar
Gregg Lee : Electric Bass
Shuichi Murakami : Drums
Cupid Strings / Concert Master : Masatsugu Shinozaki

14 - Be Mine

Malta : Soprano Sax
Jun Fukamachi : Acoustic Piano