m.Takanaka "Wood-chopper's Ball" (1994) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz / Jazz Funk-

Label : Eastworld / Toshiba-EMI Limited

 01 - Wood-chopper's Ball (Joe Bishop & Woody Herman)

02 - Victory Goal (Masayoshi Takanaka)

03 - Another Summer Day (Masayoshi Takanaka & Tom Fitzgerald)

04 - Some Kinda Woman (Masayoshi Takanaka)

05 - Midnight (Masayoshi Takanaka & Tom Fitzgerald)

06 - In Those Days (Masayoshi Takanaka)

07 - Heavenly Tears (Masayoshi Takanaka)

08 - Sora (Masayoshi Takanaka)

09 - More Woodchoppers (Masayoshi Takanaka)

Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka

Directed by Kenichi Nomura, Shun Suzuki

Recorded by Shep Lonsdale

Recorded at Westlake Audio Studio 'A' & 'B', Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Mixed by Shep Lonsdale

Mixed at Westlake Audio Studio 'A' & 'B', Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Assistant Engineer : James Tunnicliffe

Mastered by Joe Gastwirt

Mastered at Oceanview Digital Mastering, West Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Synthesizer & Computer Programming by Masayoshi Takanaka, Doug Scott

01 - Woodchopper's Ball

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Horn Arrangement : Masayoshi Takanaka / Jerry Hey

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Organ : Jaï Winding

Trumpet : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant

Sax : Dan Higgins

Trombone : Lew McCreary

Tambourine : Michael Fisher

02 - Victory Goal

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Horn Arrangement : Jerry Hey

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Keyboards : Jaï Winding

Trumpet : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant

Sax : Dan Higgins

Trombone : Lew McCreary

Toms Programming : Doug Scott

03 - Another Summer Day

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Rap : Anthony McClendon aka 'Bally'

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Lyrics : Tom Fitzgerald

04 - Some Kinda Woman

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Michael Fisher

05 - Midnight

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Michael Fisher

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Lyrics : Tom Fitzgerald

06 - In Those Days

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Fretless Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Michael Fisher

Sax : Dan Higgins

Chinese Gong : Shep Lonsdale

07 - Heavenly Tears

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Voices : The Nylons

08 - Sora

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka, Doug Scott

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus

Acoustic Piano Solo : Jaï Winding

Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Michael Fisher

09 - More Woodchoppers

Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka

Voices : The Nylons

Masayoshi Takanaka Featuring Pauline Wilson "Covers" (1995) -City Pop / Vocal Jazz / Funk Jazz-

Label : Eastworld / Toshiba-EMI Limited

 01 - Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin)

02 - Nagisa (Ririka Shinzato & Masayoshi Takanaka)

03 - Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)

04 - You (Marlena Shaw)

05 - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

06 - Blue Lagoon (Masayoshi Takanaka / English Lyrics by Tom Fitzgerald)

07 - Getaway (Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor)

08 - Night Birds (Roger Odell & William Sharpe)

09 - Ready To Fly -Live Version- (Masayoshi Takanaka)

10 - When You Wish Upon A Star (Leigh Harline & Ned Washington)

Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka 

Recorded & Mixed by Shep Lonsdale at Media Complex Studios, West L.A., CA

Assistant Engineers : Roland Alvarez, Liz Magro 

Mastered by Joe Gaswirth at Oceanview Digital Mastering, West L.A., CA

Assistant Mastering : Ramón Bretón 

01 - Day Dreaming

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

02 - Nagisa

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

Rap : Bro' Benji

03 - Purple Haze

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

Wah Guitar : Toshi Yanagi

04 - You

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

05 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

06 - Blue Lagoon

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

English Lyrics : Tom Fitzgerald

Rap Sample : Dani Spencer

07 - Getaway

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

08 - Night Birds

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

09 - Ready To Fly 

Live Version

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

10 - When You Wish Upon A Star

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Masayoshi Takanaka "Masayoshi Takanaka II" (1980) -City Pop / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Kitty Records

 Side 1

01 - Brazilian Skies (Masayoshi Takanaka)

02 - Mambo No.5 (Perez Plado)

03 - E.S.P (Masayoshi Takanaka)

04 - Star Wars Samba (John Williams)

Side 2

01 - Sexy Dance (Masayoshi Takanaka)

02 - Malibu (Masayoshi Takanaka)

03 - Ready To Fly (Masayoshi Takanaka)

Personnel :

Masayoshi Takanaka : Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Patrice Rushen : Keyboards

Naoya Matsuoka : Keyboards

Sergio Carualho : Keyboards

Kiyosumi Ishikawa : Keyboards

Chuck Rainey : Bass

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Ray Ohara : Bass

Getao Takahashi : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Ed Greene : Drums

Wilson Das Neves : Drums

Shigeru Inoue : Drums

Ponta Murakami : Drums

Tower Of Power : Horns

Jun Fukamachi : Solina, Moog

Ryuichi Sakamoyo : Solina, Synthesizer

Hiroshi Sato : Clavinet

Koji Satsuma : Sax

Jake H. Conception : Sax

Takehisa Susuki : Trumpet

Tokikazu Sumiyama : Trumpet

Motoya Hamaguchi : Percussion, Flute

Nobu Saito : Percussion

Steve Forman : Percussion

Milton Detin Marcal : Percussion

Altamiro Coelho Rosa : Percussion

Elyeu Felico : Percussion

Luna Do Pander : Percussion

Hermes Coutein : Percussion

Antenor Maroues Filho : Percussion

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Haruko Kuwana : Vocals

Tan Tan : Vocals

Maxine Anderson : Vocals

Jim Gilstrap : Vocals

Julia Tillman Waters : Vocals

Maxine Willard Waters : Vocals

Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka

Masayoshi Takanaka "Brasilian Skies" (1978) -Jazz Fusion / City Pop-

 Label : Kitty Japan

 Side A

01 - Beleza Pula (Masayoshi Takanaka)
02 - Brasilian Skies (Masayoshi Takanaka)
03 - Nights (Masayoshi Takanaka)
04 - I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson & Max Roach)

Side B

01 - Star Wars Samba (Masayoshi Takanaka)
02 - Disco 'B' (John Williams)
03 - Funky Holo Holo Bird (Masayoshi Takanaka)
04 - 伊豆甘夏納豆売り(Masayoshi Takanaka)


Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka
Executive Producer : Hidenori Taga
Recording Engineers : Stephen Hodge, Ary Carvalhaes & Masaru Takagi
Assistant Engineers : David Rideau, Julinho, Anibal & Vitor
Remixed by Masayoshi Takanaka & Masaru Takagi
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA, Cia Brasileira De Discos Phonogram, Rio De Janeiro & Polydor Izu Studio, Izu
Strings Arrangements by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Musicians :
Jeff Porcaro, James Gadson, Wilson Das Neves & Shi-Chan Inoue : Drums
Abraham Laboriel, Scott Edwards, Sergio Portello Barrozo Netto & Getao Takahashi : Bass
Greg Phillinganes, Sergio Carualho & Kiyosumi Ishikawa : Keyboards
Ryuichi Sakamoto : Keyboards & Strings Ensemble
Masayoshi Takanata, Marlo Henderson & Daudeth De Azevedo (Cavaquinho) : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa, Altamiro Coelho Rosa, Milton Delfind Marcal, Elyeu Delico, Luna Do Pander, Hermes Coutesini & Antenor Marques Filho : Percussion
Motoya Hamaguchi : Percussion & Flute
Keiko Yamakawa : Harp
Haruko Kuwana : Background vocals
Maria Rita Kfouri, Maria Aparecida De Souza & Maria Helena Viollin : Chorus

Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture "Hawaiian Dream" (1987) -Soft Rock Hawaiian / City Pop-

Label : Moon Records

 Side A

01 - Yume No Tsuzuki (Mariya Takeuchi)
02 - Just A Love Song (?)
03 - Juliette (Mackey Feary & Ronald Yuen)
04 - Amapola (?)
05 - Girl's In Love With Me (Fujimal Yoshino & Jeff Keeling)

Side B

01 - Machine Gun Heart (?)
02 - Disco King (?)
03 - (For You) I'd Chase A Rainbow (Malani Bilyeu)
04 - Time For Love (?)
05 - After Glow (?)
06 - Traumatic (?)


Album Executive Producer : Kazuhiko Kato, Ryuzo Kosugri & Ichiro Asatsuma


Side A

01 - Yume No Tsuzuki

Performed by Mariya Takeuchi
Produced by Tatsuro Yamashita

02 - Just A Love Song

Performed by Kazuhito Murata
Produced by Kazuhiko Kato

03 - Juliette

Performed & Produced by Kalapana

04 - Amapola

Performed & Produced by Tatsuro Yamashita

05 - Girl's In Love With Me

Performed & Produced by Fujimal Yoshino

Side B

01 - Machine Gun Heart

Performed & Produced by Pink

02 - Disco King

Performed by B&J's
Produced by Kazuhiko Kato

03 - (For You) I'd Chase A Rainbow

Performed & Produced by Kalapana

04 - Time For Love

Performed by Kazuhito Murata
Produced by Kazuhiko Kato

05 - After Glow

Performed by Casiopea
Produced by Carlos Alomar & Issei Noro

06 - Traumatic

Performed & Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka

Various Artists "Pacific Breeze (Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986)" (2019) -City Pop / AOR / Boogie-

Label :  Light In The Attic

01 - I Say Who (Tomoko Soryo)
02 - Kusuri Wo Takusan (Taeko Ohnuki)
03 - Midnight Driver (Minako Yoshida)
04 - Subterranean Futari Bocci (Motoharu Sano & Nanako Sato)
05 - Sports Men (Giles Duke, Haruomi Hosono)
06 - Coffee Rumba (Jose Manzo Perroni)
07 - In My Jungle (Eiki Nonaka)
08 - Sun Bathing (?)
09 - Say Goodbye (Lorraine Feather & Hiroshi Sato)
10 - Drip Dry Eyes (Chris Mosdell & Yukihiro Takahashi)
11 - Bamboo Vender (Masayoshi Takanaka)
12 - Lady Pink Panther (Takashi Matsumoto & Shigeru Suzuki)
13 - Mykonos No Hanayome (Haruomi Hosono)
14 - L.A. Night (Miki Howard & Augie Johnson)
15 - Exotic Yokogao (Chinfa Kan & Yoshihiro Yonekura)
16 - Machibouke (Hiro Tsunoda)


Compiled & Produced by Andy Cabic, Zach Cowie, Yosuke Kitazawa, Mark 'Frosby' McNeill & Matt Sullivan
Executive Producers : Matt Sullivan & Josh Wright
Remastering : Dave Coley, Elysian Masters
Cover Art : Hiroshi Nagai


01 - I Say Who

Tomoko Soryo
Taken From The Album "CITY LIGHTS BY THE MOONLIGHT"

02 - Kusuri Wo Takusan

Taeko Ohnuki
Taken From The Album "SUNSHOWER"

03 - Midnight Driver

Minako Yoshida
Taken From The Album "MONOCHROME"

04 - Subterranean Futari Bocci

Nanako Sato
Taken From The Album "FUNNY WALKIN'"

05 - Sports Men

Haruomi Hosono
Taken From The Album "PHILHARMONY"

06 - Coffee Rumba

Izumi Kobayashi
Taken From The Album "NUTS, NUTS, NUTS"

07 - In My Jungle

F.O.E.
Taken From The Album "SEX, ENERGY AND STAR"

08 - Sun Bathing

Akira Inoue, Hiroshi Sato, Masataka Matsutoya
Taken From The Album "SEASIDE LOVERS: MEMORIES IN BEACH HOUSE"

09 - Say Goodbye

Hiroshi Satoh
Taken From The Album "AWAKENING"

10 - Drip Dry Eyes

Yukihiro Takahashi
Taken From The Album "NEUROMANTIC"

11 - Bamboo Vender

Masayoshi Takanaka
Taken From The Album "JOLLY JIVE"

12 - Lady Pink Panther

Shigeru Suzuki
Taken From The Album "LAGOON"

13 - Mykonos No Hanayome

Haruomi Hosono, Takahiko Ishikawa, Masataka Matsutoya
Taken From The Album "THE AEGEAN SEA"

14 - L.A. Night

Yasuko Agawa
Taken From The Album "GRAVY"

15 - Exotic Yokogao

Hitomi Tohyama
Taken From The Album "NEXT DOOR"

16 - Machibouke

Tazumi Toyoshima
Taken From The Album "TOMADOI TWILIGHT"

Masayoshi Takanaka "An Insatiable High" (1977) -Jazz Fusion / City Pop-

 Label : Kitty Records

 Side A

01 - Sexy Dance (Masayoshi Takanaka & Elise Krentzel)
02 - Malibu (Masayoshi Takanaka)
03 - An Insatiable High (Masayoshi Takanaka)

Side B

01 - E.S.P. (Masayoshi Takanaka & Roy Alfred)
02 - M5 (Masayoshi Takanaka)
03 - Sundrops (Masayoshi Takanaka)
04 - Good (Bad?) Old Days (Masayoshi Takanaka)


Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka
Executive Producer : Katsuya Yasumuro
Recorded by Bob Stone (Larrabee Sound Studio, L.A.)
Recorded & Remixed by Teruaki Kitagawa (Polydor Studio, Tokyo)

Horn Arranged by Greg Adams

Strings Arranged by Masayoshi Takanaka, Jun Fukamachi, Katz Hoshi

Music Coordinator : Olivia Page, Naomi Nimura
Production Assistant : Tokio Shibata


Side A

01 - Sexy Dance 

Maxine Anderson, Julia Tillman Waters & Maxine Willard Waters : Vocals
Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen : Keyboards
Harvey Mason : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Motoya Hamaguchi & Steve Forman : Percussion 
Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Lenny Pickett : Horns

02 - Malibu 

Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen : Keyboards
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ed Greene : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

03 - An Insatiable High 

Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen & Jun Fukamachi : Keyboards
Harvey Mason : Drums
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Paulinho Da Costa, Steve Forman & Motoya Hamaguchi : Percussion

Side B

01 - E.S.P. 

Jim Gilstrap, Maxine Anderson, Julia Tillman Waters & Maxine Willard Waters : Vocals
Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Harvey Mason & Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami : Drums
Motoya Hamaguchi & Steve Forman : Percussion
Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Lenny Pickett : Horns

02 - M5 

Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Jun Fukamachi : Keyboards
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa, Steve Forman & Motoya Hamaguchi : Percussion
Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Mic Gillette, Stephen "Doc" Kupka & Lenny Pickett : Horns

03 - Sundrops 

Maxine Anderson, Julia Tillman Waters & Maxine Willard Waters : Vocals
Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

04 - Good (Bad ?) Old Days 

Masayoshi Takanaka & Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Patrice Rushen : Keyboards
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ed Greene : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion