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11/06/2023

The Square "S.P.O.R.T.S" (1986) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



Label : CBS / Sony Records


Japon Side A

01 - Love Is In My Sight (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Love All (Takeshi Itoh)
03 - Hit And Run (Masahiro Andoh)
04 - Leave Me Alone (Hirotaka Izumi)
05 - Overhead Kick (Toyoyuki Tanaka)

Side B

01 - Drop Goal (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Takarajima (Hirotaka Izumi)
03 - Camel Land (Masahiro Andoh)
04 - Passage Of Clouds (Takeshi Itoh)


All Songs Published by CBS/Sony Songs, Tokyo & Arranged The Square
Recorded & Mixed at CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studios & DMS, Tokyo in October, November & December, 1985

The Square :
Masahiro Andoh : Guitars
Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone, Lyricon & Digital Takecon-1
Toyoyuki Tanaka : Electric Bass, Synthesizer Bass & Simmons
Hirotaya Izumi : Keyboards & Synthesizers
Hiroyuki Noritake : Drums

Producer : Yasohachi Itoh
Assistant Producer : Taku Kanazawa
Recording Engineers : Seigen Ono & Shingo Miyata
Mixing Engineer : Seigen Ono
Assistant Engineers : Shingo Miyata, Yasuhiko Ohta, Hiroshi Irie & Kohji Kawanishi

Synclavier Manipulators : Nobuo Sawada & Ken Matsumoto / DMS
Synthesizer Manipulator : Seiichiroh Seki
Instruments Coordinator : Nobuhiko Matsumoto

Shin Kazuhara & Kenichiroh Hayashi : Trumpets on "Love All"
Eiji Arai : Trombone on "Love All"
Sumio Okada : Bass Trombone on "Love All"
Jake H. Conception : Tenor Saxophone on "Love All"

16/06/2022

T-Square "T-Square" (1990) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : CBS / Sony Group Inc.


Japon 01 - Labyrinth Of Love (Hirotaka Izumi & Russ Freeman)
02 - Wind Song (Hirotaka Izumi & Russ Freeman)
03 - White Mane (Hirotaka Izumi)
04 - Radio Star (Masahiro Andoh)
05 - Snowbird (Masahiro Andoh & Russ Freeman)
06 - Last Raindrops (Masahiro Andoh)


Produced by T-Square
01, 02, 05 Produced by Russ Freeman
Co-Producer : Taku Kanazawa
Executive Producers : Tasohachi Ito & Mikio Aoki
A&R Epic Records, West Corst : Ken Komisar
A&R Production Administration : Jack Matsumara
All Songs Arranged by T-Square except Tracks 01, 02, 05 Arranged by T-Square & Russ Freeman
Recorded at Burnish Stone Studio & Recording Studio, Yokyu Fun, Tokyo & The Slam Shack Studio, North Hollywood
Mixed at The Slam Shack Studio
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Reid for Bongo Boy Productions
Additional Engineers : Hiromi Kato, Tom McCalluy & Yoshiyuki Tokoyama
Assisted by Toshiyuki Yokoyama, Kotaro Fukao & Tom O'Conner
Re-Mixed by Robert Margouleff
Associate Engineer : Brant Biles
Re-Mixed at Aire L.A. Studio, Glendale, CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood


T-Square :
Masahiro Andoh : Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Programming
Takeshi Itoh : Alto Saxophone & EWI
Hirotaka Izumi : Acoustic Piano, Synthesizers & Programming
Hirotuki Noritake : Drums & Percussion
Mitsuru Suto : Basses

Additional Musicians :
Mayumi Tanabata : Synthesizers & Programming
Steve Reid : Percussion on "Snowbird" & "Last Raindrops", Sound Scape on "White Mane"
Keiko Tamakawa : Harp on "Snowbird", "Labyrinth Of Love" & "Last Raindrops"
Toshihiro Nakanishi Group : Strings on "Wind Song" & "Labyrinth Of Love"
Michelle Hart : Vocal on "Labyrinth Of Love"
Nobuo Tsuji : Synthesizer Programming
Toru Kawasumi & Hiroshi Tamabe : Instrumental Technician

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

14/05/2020

Andy's "Andy's" (1996) -City Pop / AOR-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment


Japon 01 - Moon Over The Castle (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Second Chance (Masahiro Andoh, Ted Namba & Amanda Cooke)
03 - Green Monster (Masahiro Andoh)
04 - Like The Wind (Masahiro Andoh, Ted Namba & Amanda Cooke)
05 - A Man Of The World (Masahiro Andoh)
06 - Nobody (Masahiro Andoh)
07 - More Than Loving (Masahiro Andoh)
08 - Freedom To Win (Masahiro Andoh, Ted Namba & Amanda Cooke)


Producers : Masahiro Andoh & Ted Namba (Andy's)
Executive Producer : Mikio Aoki (Village - A)
A&R : Takashi Nakamura (Sony Records)
Recording Engineers :
Michael Scott at The Hook Music Recording Studio (L.A.) & Jim Shaffer at Audio Resource Honolulu (Honolulu)
Additional Recording Studio : Namba Studio (L.A.)
Additional Recording Engineer : J.P. ("Moon Over The Castle" Dr. Trucking)
Mixing Engineer : Michael Scott at West Lake Studio (L.A.)
Assistant Recording Engineers : Kenji Nakai, Brian Davis
Assistant Mixing Engineers : Stephanie Gylden, Lucas Williams at West Lake Studio (L.A.)
Mastering Engineers : Stephen Marcussen, Ron Boustead at Precision Mastering (L.A.)
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh, Masahiro Andoh, Ted Namba
All Songs Arranged by Ted Namba


01 - Moon Over The Castle


Guitar : Masahiro Andoh
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

02 - Second Chance

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Vocals : Joseph Williams
Guitar Solo : Masahiro Andoh
Guitar : Michael Landau
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

03 - Green Monster

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Guitar : Doug Bossi
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh
Chorus : Angie Jaree
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

04 - Like The Wind

Vocals : Pauline Wilson
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh
Chorus : Angie Jaree
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

05 - A Man Of The World

Guitar : Masahiro Andoh
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

06 - Nobody

Guitar : Masahiro Andoh
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

07 - More Than Loving

Soprano Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

08 - Freedom To Win

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Vocals : Pauline Wilson
Tenor Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Guitar : Michael Landau
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Ted Namba

17/02/2017

Masahiro Andoh "Gran Turismo Original Game Soundtrack" (1998) -Soft Rock / Westcoast Jazz-



Label : Sony Records


Japon 01 - Moon Over The Castle (The Theme Of Gran Turismo) (Masahiro Andoh)
02 - Kiss You Good-Bye (Masahiro Andoh)
03 - Like The Wind (Masahiro Andoh)
04 - Get Closer (Masahiro Andoh)
05 - Freedom To Win (Masahiro Andoh)
06 - Nobody (Masahiro Andoh)
07 - More Than Loving (Masahiro Andoh)
08 - Going To Extremes (Masahiro Andoh)
09 - A Man Of The World (Masahiro Andoh)
10 - Green Monster (Masahiro Andoh)
11 - Second Chance (Ending Theme) (Masahiro Andoh & Amanda Cooke)
12 - Like The Wind (Vocal Version) (Masahiro Andoh & Amanda Cooke)

Bonus Tracks

13 - Toward The G.T. 1:00 (Isamu Ohira)
14 - The Motorious City (Isamu Ohira)
15 - Joy Of Garage (Isamu Ohira)
16 - Take Your Dream On (Isamu Ohira)
17 - Turning Point (Isamu Ohira)
18 - Mr. 4WD (Isamu Ohira)
19 - Beat The Corner (Isamu Ohira)
20 - Final Lap (Isamu Ohira)
21 - The Drift Of Air (Isamu Ohira)


Song #01-12
Produced by Masahiro Andoh & Ted Namba (Andy's)
Songs Written by Masahiro Andoh
Lyrics Written by Ted Namba & Amanda Cooke (11 & 12)
Arranged by Ted Namba
Executive Producer : Mike Aoki (Village-A)
Recorded by Michael Scott, Jim Shaffer, J.P.
Mixed by Michael Scott
Studios : Westlake Audio, THE HOOK Music Recording Studios, Truck Recording & Namba Studio

Song #13-21
Composed & Arranged by Isamu Ohira
Recorded & Mixed by Shinjiro Ikeda at Studio WALK, except "Toward The G.T."

A&R : Jun Kanamaru (Sony Music Entertainment)
Directed by Tomo Fukuoka (Soytzer Music)
Mastered by Toshuya Horiuchi at Sony Music Shinanomachi Studios

Art Direction : Hideki Sawa (Sony Music Communications)
Coordinator : Terumi Katoh (Sony Music Entertainment)
Promotor : Sachiro Mori (Sony Music Entertainment)

Game "GRAN TURISMO"
Game Producer : Kazunori Yamauchi (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Sound Producer : Takafumi Fujisawa (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Executive Producer : Shuhei Yoshida (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Total Management : Akira Satoh (Sony Computer Entertainment)


01 - Moon Over The Castle (The Theme Of Gran Turismo)

Drums : Nick Menza
Bass : Masato Yamada
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh

02 - Kiss You Good-Bye

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Guitar : Marc Bonilla & Masahiro Andoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

03 - Like The Wind

Soprano Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh

04 - Get Closer

Drums : Nick Menza
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh

05 - Freedom To Win

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Soprano Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Guitar : Michael Landau
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

06 - Nobody

Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh

07 - More Than Loving

Soprano Sax : Steve Tavaglione
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

08 - Going To Extremes

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Guitar : Marc Bonilla & Masahiro Andoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

09 - A Man Of The World

Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba
Guitar : Masahiro Andoh

10 - Green Monster

Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Guitar : Doug Bossi, Michael Landau & Masahiro Andoh
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

11 - Second Chance (Ending Theme)

Vocal : Joseph Williams
Drums : Gregg Bissonette
Bass : Matt Bissonette
Guitar : Michael Landau & Masahiro Andoh
Synthesizer Programming : Jizou Saitoh
Keyboard & Synthesizer : Ted Namba

12 - Like The Wind (Vocal Version)

Vocal : Pauline Wilson
Background vocals : Angie Jaree

Bonus Tracks

13 - Toward The G.T. 1:00

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

14 - The Motorious City 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

15 - Joy Of Garage 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

16 - Take Your Dream On 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

17 - Turning Point 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

18 - Mr. 4WD 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

19 - Beat The Corner 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

20 - Final Lap 

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira

21 - The Drift Of Air

Guitar : Masayuki Sugaya
Sax : Kazuhiro Takeda
Trumpet : Yuichi Matsumoto
Synthesizer Programming : Isamu Ohira