Yasuko Agawa "Amizade" (1994) -City Pop / Jazz Pop / Latin Pop-

Label : Invitation

 01 - Camaleao (Ivan Lins, Victor Martins & Aldir Blanc)

02 - Let Go (Ivans Lins & Randy Goodrum)

03 - The Universe Is Calling You (Ivan Lins & Brenda Russell)

04 - Love Dance (Ivan Lins, Gilson Peranzzetta & Paul Williams)

05 - More And More (Roque Pantoja & Chris Trujillo)

06 - So Many Stars (Sergio Mendes, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

07 - Please, Felipe (Ivan Lins, Victor Martins & Brenda Russell)

08 - Forevermore (Ivan Lins, Victor Martins & Michelle Hart)

09 - Some Morning (Ivan Lins & Brock Walsh)

10 - If Ever (Dori Caymmi & Tracy Mann)

Produced by Ivan Lins

Arranged  & Assistant Produced by Rique Pantoja

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Dori Caymmi

Co-Produced by Toshifumi Kanamaru (Wings Co., Ltd)

Executive Produced by Tetsu Hoshika

Co-Executive Produced & Production Coordinated by Michelle Hart (Sweethart Productions)

Recorded & Mixed by Moogie Canazio

Additional Vocals Recorded by Joel Stoner

Assistant Engineered by Bill Smith, Leslie Ann Jones, Wolfgang Ashulte, Craig Doubet, Michael Aarvold, Charles Nasser

Mastering Engineered by Hiroshi Kawasaki

Recorded at Capitol Studios (May 31 - Jun 14-20, 1994)

Recorded & Mixed at Castle Oaks Studios (Jun 14-20, 1994)

Additional Mixed at Saturn Studios (Jun 21, 22, 25, 1994)

Mastered at JVC Aoyama Studios (Jun 30, 1994)

Musicians :

Ivan Lins : Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion

Rique Pantoja : Keyboards, Background vocal

Alex Acuña : Drums, Percussion

Joel Taylor : Drums

John Peña : Bass

Randy Tico : Bass

Peter Sprague : Guitars

Steve Tavaglione : EWI, Soprano Sax

Marcello Ciribelli : Cavaquinho

Michaelina Veith : Background vocal

Sandy Howell : Background vocal

Strings Conducted & Arranged by Dori Caymmi

Songs : ("Forevermore", "Love Dance", "If Ever", "So Many Stars")

Contractor : Suzie Katayama

Concertmaster : Ralph Morrison

Violins : Ralph Morrison, Barbra Porter, R.F. Peterson, Gwenn Heller, Michael Markman, Peter Kent, Harris Goldman, Vladimir Polimatidi, John Wittenberg, Joy Lyle, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian

Violas : Herschel Wise, Renita Koven, Cynthia Morrow, Suzanna Giordano

Cello : Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett, Daniel Smith, Steve Richards

Yasuko Agawa "Come In Christmas" (1990) -Christmas Music / Jazz Pop-

Label : Invitation

 01 - Winter Wonderland (Traditional)

02 - Blue Christmas (Traditional)

03 - Come In Christmas (Traditional)

04 - One Little Christmas Tree (Traditional)

05 - Silver Bells (Traditional)

06 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Traditional)

07 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Traditional)

08 - White Christmas (Traditional)

09 - The Christmas Song (Traditional)

Produced by Takashi Misu & Tetsu Hoshika

Recorded & Mixed by Geoff Gillette

Recorded at Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA

Mixed at Capitol Studios August 8th through 23rd, 1990

(02) (08) :

Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar

Michael Shapiro : Drums, Percussion

Jerry Watts : Electric Bass

Mitch Forman : Keyboards, Acoustic Piano

Bill Reichenbach : Trombone (02)

(03) (04)

Neil Larsen : Keyboards

Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums

Rickey Minor : Electric Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Frank Gambale : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

'Inner Voices' : Background vocals

(06) (09)

Tom Ranier : Acoustic Piano

Frank Capp : Drums

Monty Budwig : Acoustic Bass

Gerald Vinci : Strings Concert Master

Bill Reichenbach : Trombone (06)

(01) (07)

The Frank Capp / Nat Pierce 'Juggernaut'

Gary Herbig : Tenor Sax Solo (01)

Jack Sheldon : Tenor Sax Solo (01)

Marshal Royal : Alto Sax Solo (07)

Eugene Young : Trumpet Solo (07)

(03), (05) 

'Inner Voices' : Background vocals

01 - Winter Wonderland 

Arranged by Nat Pierce

02 - Blue Christmas 

Arranged by Dori Caymmi

03 - Come In Christmas 

Arranged by Neil Larsen

04 - One Little Christmas Tree 

Arranged by Neil Larsen

05 - Silver Bells 

Arranged by Morgan Ames

06 - I'll Be Home For Christmas 

Arranged by Tom Ranier & Bill Holman

07 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 

Arranged by Tom Ranier

08 - White Christmas 

Arranged by Dori Caymmi

09 - The Christmas Song

Arranged by Tom Ranier & Bill Holman

Yasuko Agawa & Big Band "My Duke" (1991) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Invitation

 01 - Take The 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn)

02 - Satin Doll (Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)

03 - I'm Beginning To See The Light (Harry James, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges & Don George)

04 - Sophisticated Lady (Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

05 - Mood Indigo (Albany Bigard, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

06 - Just Squeeze Me (Lee Gaines & Duke Ellington)

07 - Perdido (Juean Tizol, Harry Lenk & Ervin Drake)

08 - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (Duke Ellington & Sidney Keith Russell)

09 - Solitude (Eddie de Lange, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

10 - Duke's Place (Bill Katz, Duke Ellington, Ruth Roberts & Robert Thiele)

Staff

Arranged & Conducted by Tom Ranier

Recorded & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Executive Produced by Kei Morishita, Kazuo Matsui

Produced by Toshifumi Kanamaru, Takashi Misu, Takahiro Matsuoka

Additional Recorded by Eddie King

Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman

Assistant Engineers : Ulrich Wild, Rail Rogut

Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, July 1-3 1991

Additional Recorded at King Sound, North Hollywood July 5-6 1991

Mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood, July 8-11 1991

Contractor : Joe Soldo

Copyist : Bill Hughes

Vocal Supervisor : Kei Morishita

Musicians : 

Piano : Tom Ranier

Drums : Harvey Mason

Bass : Chuck Berghofer, Jim Hughart (05, 07, 09)

Guitar : Ron Eschette, Paul Viapiano (03, 04, 06, 08)

Alto Sax : Gary Foster, Lanny Morgan

Tenor Sax : Vince Trombetta, Pete Christlieb

Baritone Sax : Jack Nimitz

Trumpet : Snooky Young, Stu Blumberg, Chuck Findley, George Graham (03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09), Charlie Davis (03, 04, 06, 08), Warren Luening (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10) 

Trombone : Chauncey Welsch, Bill Elton (03, 04, 06, 08), Lew McCreary (03, 04, 06, 08), Charlie Loper (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10), Alan Kaplan (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10), George Roberts

Clarinet : Joe Soldo

Yasuko Agawa "Your Songs" (1990) -Jazz Pop / City Pop-

Label : Invitation

 01 - Your Song (Bernie Taupin & Elton John)

02 - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

03 - Feel Like Makin' Love (Eugene McDaniels)

04 - Till There Was You (Meredith Willson)

05 - One Less Bell To Answer (Hal David & Burt Bacharach)

06 - Less Is More (Rupert Holmes)

07 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Gerry Goffin & Carole King)

08 - The Look Of Love (Hal David & Burt Bacharach)

09 - Send One Your Love (Stevie Wonder)

10 - Good Night (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

Arranged & Conducted by Nick DeCaro

Recording & Mixed by Al Schmitt

Produced by Tetsu Hoshika

Associated Producers : Takashi Misu & Neil Oda (Press On Production)

Additional Recording by Geoff Gillette

Recorded at :

Mad Hatters, Los Angeles, CA

Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, CA

Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA

Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA

February 8 - March 3, 1990

Featuring :

David Benoit : Piano & Keyboards

John Patitucci : Electric Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar on "One Less Bell To Answer" & Acoustic Guitar on "Till There Was You"

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar on "Your Song" & "Good Night"

James Hughart : Upright Bass

Bruce Dukov : Strings Concert Master

Gerry Vinci : Strings Concert Master on "Till There Was You" & "One Less Bell To Answer"

Nick DeCaro : Background vocals on "Just The Way You Are", "Feel Like Makin' Love", "Good Night"

Yasuko Agawa "Gravy" (1984) -City Pop / Jazz Pop-

Label : Invitation Records

 Side 1

01 - Gravy (Augie Johnson)
02 - L.A. Night (Augie Johnson & Miki Howard)
03 - The Music (Is The Way I Live) (Gerald Lee & Marti Sharron)
04 - Catch It 'Fore It Falls (Augie Johnson & Paul Allen)

Side 2

01 - Meant To Be (Nathan East & Randy Waldman)
02 - Red Lights (Billy Field & Tom Price)
03 - Dance Mary Dance (Augie Johnson, Vance Tenort & Ed Reddick)
04 - Who You Are (Peter Barakan & Mikio Masuda)


Musicians
Dog House
Male Back Ground Vocal : Augie Johnson, Vance 'Mad Dog' Tenort, Oren Waters, Roy Galloway
Female Back Ground Vocal : Miki Howard, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters

Drums : Gerry Davis
Bass : Ed Reddick
Guitar : Steve Beckmeier
Guitar : Kenny Styles
Keyboard : Michael Norfleet
Percussion : Vance 'MAD DOG' Tenort
Trumpet : Greg Prechel
Trumpet : Larry Meregillano
Trombone : Alan Kaplan
Tenor Sax : Jeff Jorgenson
Baritone Sax : Mike Whitman

Guest Musicians
David T. Walker : Guitar
Victor Feldman : Vibe
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Michael Stanton : Keyboards

Executive Producer : Akira Higashimoto
Produced by Tetsu Hoshika
T.E.P. (Almast Music)
Dog House (Augie Johnson)
Rhythm, Horn & Chorus Arranged by Augie Johnson
Recording Engineered by Michael Evans
Assisted by Clark Germain, Ross Pallone, Bruce Scahffer (Hollywood Sound Studio), Stan Katayama (Yamaha R & D Studio)
Recorded at Hollywood Sound Studio, Monterey, Sound Studio ; Yamaha R & D Studio A, California
March - April 1984

Yasuko Agawa "Ouro Do Manaus" (1988) -Latin Jazz / Bossa Nova / City Pop-

Label : Invitation Records

 Side A

01 - Keep This Heart (Tracy Mann & Djavan)

02 - Away (Tracy Mann, Alex Acuña & Abraham Laboriel)

03 - Without You (Tracy Mann & Caio Mauro Fonseca-Miguel)

04 - When He Finds Out (Tracy Mann & Caetano Veloso)

05 - Looks Like December (Chico Buarque de Holand & Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Side B

01 - Surrender (Tracy Mann & Djavan)

02 - We Can Try Love Again (Tracy Mann & Dori Caymmi)

03 - Fatal Attraction (Tracy Mann & Caetano Veloso)

04 - Where Are You Coming From (Lani Hall, Motta Nelsen & Dori Caymmi)

05 - Zanzibar (Edu Lobo)

Produced by Sergio Mendes

Arrangements by Dori Caymmi

Recorded by Allen Sides, Bob Loftus

Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Recorded & Mixed at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood

Musicians :

Sergio Mendes : Vocal, Acoustic Piano, Percussion

Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar

Alex Acuña : Drums, Percussion

Jimmy Johnson : Bass

Dann Huff : Electric Guitars

Russell Ferrante : Keyboards

Bill Watrous : Trombone

Gracinha Leporace : Back Ground Vocal

Kevyn Lettau : Back Ground Vocal

Angie Jaree : Back Ground Vocal

Yasuko Agawa ‎"When The World Turns Blue" (1989) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Invitation Records

01 - The Survivor (?)

02 - It's Always You (Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke)

03 - When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love) (Will Jennings & Joe Sample)

04 - Teach Me Tonight (Gene de Paul & Sammy Cahn)

05 - Alright, Okay, You Win (Mayme Watts & Sid Wyche)

06 - Summertime (George & Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)

07 - Love Is A Rush (?)

08 - I Can't Say No (?)

09 - Am I Just A Memory (?)

Produced by Joe Sample

All Songs Arranged by Joe Sample except Strings Arranged by Marty Paich ("Summertime")

Recording & Remix Engineered by Al Schmitt

Assistant Engineered by Nick Els

Recorded at Baby'O Recorders, Hollywood, CA (Nov. 1 - Dec. 9, 1988)

Production Coordinator : Sonny Abelardo (Mammoth Rainbow, Inc.)

Musicians :

Joe Sample : Acoustic Piano on All Tracks, Synthesizer on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Love Is A Rush", "I Can't Say No", "Am I Just A Memory"

Wilton Felder : Alto Sax on "Alright, Okay, You Win", "Summertime"

Brandon Fields : Tenor Sax, Alto Sax on "The Survivor", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Love Is A Rush"

Larry Williams : Synthesizer (Programming), EWI on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Love Is A Rush", "I Can't Say No", "Am I Just A Memory"

David T. Walker : Guitar on "Alright, Okay, You Win"

Michael Landau : Guitar on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Summertime", "Love Is A Rush", "I Can't Say No", "Am I Just A Memory"

Michael O'Neill : Guitar on "It's Always You", "I Can't Say No"

Bubba Bryant : Drums on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Love Is A Rush", "Am I Just A Memory"

John Guerin : Drums on "Teach Me Tonight", "Alright, Okay, You Win", "Summertime"

John Peña : Bass on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Summertime", "Love Is A Rush", "I Can't Say No", "Am I Just A Memory"

Andy Simpkins : Acoustic Bass on "Teach Me Tonight", "Alright, Okay, You Win"

Lenny Castro : Percussion on "The Survivor", "It's Always You", "When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)", "Alright, Okay, You Win", "Summertime", "Love Is A Rush", "I Can't Say No", "Am I Just A Memory"

Yasuko Agawa ‎"Ms. Mystery" (1987) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Invitation Records

 Side A

01 - What A Woman Feels Inside (Marti Sharron)
02 - Heart Attack (Add Behage & Joa Savan)
03 - Try Again (Joa Savan)
04 - Blue (Hitoshi Haba & Jim Steele)
05 - When It's Over (Joe Brooks)

Side B

01 - Honeysun (Sofie Kremen)
02 - Take My Love For Real (Terry Silverlight)
03 - Into The Night (Osny Melo)
04 - No News Is Good News (Michael Parker)


Produced by Ronnie Foster & David Garfield
Recorded at Pacifique Studios, Victor Studio 1987
Engineered by Alan Hirshberg

Keyboards : Ronnie Foster
Keyboards : David Garfield
Drums : Carlos Vega
Bass : Nathan East
Bass : John Peña
Guitar : Michael Landau
Percussion : Luis Conte
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Sax : Brandon Fields
Trumpet : Walt Fowler
Vibe : Dave Shank
Back Up Vocal : Phil Perry (Chorus Arrangement)
Back Up Vocal : Paulette Brown
Duet Vocal : Phillip Ingram

Yasuko Agawa "Night Line" (1983) -City Pop / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Invitation Records

 Side 1

01 - Night Line (Gerard Kenny & Drey Shepperd)
02 - Never Wanna Say Goodnight (Franne Golde, Roger Bruno & Ellen Schwartz)
03 - Inside Out (Steve Kipner, Mark Leonard & Alan Pasqua)
04 - Fly Away (William Sharpe & Roger Odell)
05 - Tokyo (William Sharpe & Roger Odell)
06 - When Love Is Gone (Gerard Kenny & Drey Shepperd)

Side 2

01 - The Risk (Elizabeth Ann Corbo)
02 - Bye Bye (Billy Joel)
03 - The Right To Love (Rupert Holmes)
04 - Maybe (Don Grusin)
05 - Canadian Star (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker & Ralph McCarthy)
06 - Cross To Bear (Billy Joel)


Musicians :
Tsunehide Matsuki : Guitars
Soichi Noriki : Keyboards, Synthesizers
Shuichi Murakami : Drums, Percussion
Kenji Takamizu : Bass
Seiichi Nakamura : Tenor Sax, Alto Sax
Shin Kazuhara : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Yasuo Hirauchi : Trombone
Eve : Chorus
Joe Strings : Strings
Keiko Yamakawa : Harp

All Songs Sound Produced by Soichi Noriki & Tsunehide Matsuki
Executive Producer : Akira Higashimoto
Producer : Tetsu Hoshika
Recording & Remix Engineer : Tamaki Beck
Assistant Engineer : Norio Aicha
Assistant Engineer : Koji Kimura
Mastering Engineer : Osamu Shimoju
Recording Studio : Vixtor Aoyama Studio
Recording date : 9 June - 14 July 1983