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20th (album)
''20th'' is the seventh live album by the jazz fusion group Casiopea released in 2000. This is a live recording of the 20th anniversary of Casiopea and their thirty-third album overall. This is also their first live album since the release of ''Made in Melbourne'' and '' We Want More'' in 1992. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro – Guitars, Synthesizer, Voice :Minoru Mukaiya – keyboards : Yoshihiro Naruse – Bass, Bass Synthesizer : Supported :Akira Jimbo – drums : Additional Musicians :Tetsuo Sakurai – Bass :Noriaki Kumagai – drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ... : Hidehiko Koike – keyboards Production *Sound Produced – CASIOPEA : *Recording & Mixing Engineer – Hiroyuki Shimura, Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casiopea
, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki ( ja) replaced Koike and Suzuki respectively. They recorded their debut album '' Casiopea'' (1979) with guest appearances by American jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, and David Sanborn. In 1980, drummer Akira Jimbo joined the band. Casiopea has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world. Starting from 2012, they formed Casiopea 3rd as a spin-off from the original, featuring Kiyomi Otaka on keyboards and returning members, Issei Noro, Akira Jimbo, and Yoshihiro Naruse. On July 1, 2022, the band announced that Yoshinori Imai would be their new drummer after Akira Jimbo left Casiopea 3rd, and they would be rebranded as Casiopea-P4. On December 1, 2024 the band announced that Kiyomi Otaka would be leaving. Otaka did her last performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Answers (Casiopea Album)
''Answers'' is the twenty-fifth album and the eighteenth studio album by jazz fusion group Casiopea released in 1994. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Guitars :Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards : Yoshihiro Naruse - Bass :Noriaki Kumagai - drums : Guest * Michael R. Muldoon - Percussion Production * Sound Produced — CASIOPEA * Executive Producer — Yoshiaki Mizutani : * Recording & Mixing Engineer — Ross Cockle * Assistant Engineer — Porter Miller * Mastering Engineer — Tohru Kotetsu : * Instruments Technician — Yasushi Horiuchi, Eisuke Sasaki * Basses Build Up Technician — Yoshiki Murayama : * Art Direction & Design — Shigekazu Tsujimori * CG Art & Design — Keiko Akiyama * Photograph — Junichi Takahashi, PHOTONICA, MON-TRÉSOR : *Remaster A remaster is a change in the sound or image quality of previously created forms of media, whether Mastering (audio), audiophonic, Cinematography, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make Up City
''Make Up City'' is the third studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released on November 21, 1980 by Alfa Records. Recording The album was recorded using 3M's newly developed 32-track digital tape recorder, and as such, was billed as Japan's first digitally recorded album. At that time, the latest model of 3M's DMS (Digital Audio Mastering System), which had been used by A&M Records since the late 1970s, was used for recording directly under Alfa Records. It was introduced at Studio Alfa's 'A' studio, but coincidentally this album was the first to be used due to recording schedules. Not only does it create a buzz, but it also contributes to the clarity of the sound. However, in a later magazine interview, leader Issei Noro reflected on the sound of those days and said, "The drawback of digital recording was that the sound was flat, so we decided to solve that problem by adding analog processing." However, this album itself was not Japan's first digital recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Point (album)
''Cross Point'' is the fifth studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released on October 21, 1981 by Alfa Records. This is the band's second album to be created and produced with Harvey Mason. Casiopea did a domestic tour in late November and December after this album's release, which inspired the '' Mint Jams'' live album in February of the following year. The album's name has a double meaning: first referring to an intersection for roadways (as on the cover art), and second, as it says on the LP's OBI paper strip: "The music scene has reached a new cross-point." This is the first album fully recorded with Mukaiya's GS-1 synthesizer, gifted to him by Yamaha. The CD release and vinyl include a pamphlet documenting the band's history, written by bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are: : Issei Noro – electric guitar ( YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless, KORG guitar synthesizer, Lynn Drum Computer), arrangement : Minoru Mukaiya – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4x4 (Casiopea Album)
''4×4'' is the sixth studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released on December 16, 1982 by Alfa Records. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, and Don Grusin participated in the recording of this album; Ritenour, Mason and East, along with pianist Bob James, went on to become the original members of Fourplay in 1991. Track listing Personnel *Issei Noro – Electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000, SG-1000 Fretless), Acoustic guitar (on B2), Percussion (on A2, A3, B3) *Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar (Ibanez, Fender Stratocaster, Ovation Nylon Strings), Classical guitar (on A2), Acoustic Guitar (on B2) : *Minoru Mukaiya – Keyboards ( Yamaha GS-1, CS-70M, CP-35, Oberheim OB-Xa, Moog Source) *Don Grusin – Keyboards (Acoustic Piano (on A2), Yamaha CP-80 (on A1, B1), Oberheim OB-Xa (on A2, B2), Rhodes (on A3, B3)) : *Tetsuo Sakurai – Electric Bass (Yamaha BB-2000 Milk Bass) (on A2, B1, B3), Percussion (on B3) *Nathan East – Electri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jive Jive
''Jive Jive'' is the tenth album and the eighth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983. Description After the release of Mint Jams, an album created to break into the European market, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya traveled to Europe to show off the album. The band traveled to record in London, all members brought their instruments except for Sakurai, who left his "Milk-Bass" in Japan, and instead used a similar looking BB2000. Track listing London Concert On September 29th, during the recording session, Casiopea played a concert in London's Dominion Theatre. There was a LaserDisc released in the 1993, and a radio recording aired close to the concert date. "Mid-Manhattan" was heavily extended, including drum and overdrive bass solos, reaching over 14 minutes in length. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG Original, SG-3000, SG-1000 Fretless), KORG Guitar Synthesizer, Linn Drum Computer, Percussion, Vocal (A3) :Minoru Mukaiya - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Upbeat
''Down Upbeat'' is the twelfth album and the ninth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984. http://www.casiopea.co.jp/cd/downupbeat.html This is Casiopea's second full album where Issei Noro is credited as a producer. The following year, "Zoom" was released as the lead single for this album, and is the only one of Casiopea's songs to have a professionally produced, full length music video, recorded in Manhattan. After the album was released, Casiopea went on their "1984 Around The World Tour." Notably, even though the tour was named after being international, the group only played a select few dates outside of Japan. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000 Fretless) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards ( Yamaha DX-1, DX-7, Roland VP-330) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (Yamaha BB-3000 5-strings, BB-2000) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000RG, Simmons SDS-5, Zildjian Cymbals, Amdeck PCK-100) *Digital drum percussion programmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle (Casiopea Album)
''Halle'' is the thirteenth album and the tenth studio album by Casiopea released in 1985. The lead single, "Halle" is the first Casiopea song to have songwriting credits from all four members. It's also the first Casiopea album recorded in Japan since 1983's Photographs. Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-1, SG-3000 Fretless), Chorus, Percussion :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA DX-7, KX-88, TX-816, EMULATOR-II, Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA Tetsuo model, BB-5000, BB-3000 Fretless) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000RG & RD, Zildjian cymbals, Simmons SDS-5), Percussion Production * Producer - Issei Noro *Co-Produced by Shunsuke Miyazumi * * Recording & Re-mix engineer: Kohji Sugimoto *Assistant Engineers: Hiroyuki "Jax" Shimura, Hironobu Asano * *Designer: Toshinao Tsukui *Photographer: Koichi Inakoshi * Remastering engineer - Kouji Suzuki (2016) Release history See also *1985 in Japanese music In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Sun (Casiopea Album)
''Sun Sun'' is the fifteenth album and the eleventh studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1986. Track listing LP CD Personnel Casiopea are :Issei Noro – electric guitar (Yamaha Issei Model, SG-3000 Fretless & Kramea Pitchrider-7000 with DX-7) :Minoru Mukaiya – keyboards (Yamaha DX-7, KX-88, KX-76, TX-816, QX-1, Korg DSS-1, EX-8000, Roland SBX-0, TR-727, Emulator-II, AKAI S-900 & acoustic piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai – electric bass (Yamaha Tetsuo Model, BB-5000, BB-3000 Fretless & Kramer KMZ-6000) :Akira Jimbo – drums (Yamaha YD-9000RG & RD, Zildjan cymbals, Simmons SDS-5) Additional musicians *John Waite – lead vocal on "Something's Wrong (Change It)" * Frank Simms – lead Vocal on "Sun" *Background vocals on "Someone's Love" & "Conjunction" – Diva Gray, Vivian Cherry & Leatrice Griffin *Background vocals on "Sun" & "Something's Wrong (Change It)" – Casiopea * Borneo Horns – Horns *Stan Harrison – alto saxophone *Lenny Pickett – tenor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platinum (Casiopea Album)
''Platinum'' is the seventeenth album and the twelfth studio album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1987. The album features a cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water", originally written by Paul Simon. Track listing LP(28MX-2544) Track listing CD(UPCY-6538) Track listing Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA ISSEI MODEL, FRETLESS GUITAR), Acoustic guitar (D'AGOSTINO GUITAR) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA DX-7, KX-88, TX-816, QX-1, KORG DSS-1, DSM-1, SG-1, ROLAND D-50, SBX-80 & Acoustic Piano) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA TETSUO MODEL, BB-5000, Kramer Electric Bass) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000 Series, PTT-1, PMC-1, RX-5, AKAI S-900, ZILDJAN CYMBALS, SIMMONS SDS-V) Additional Musicians *Yukou Kusunoki - Lead Vocal on A2, B1, B5, C9 *Djavan - Vocal on A4 *Background Vocal on A2, A5, B1 - Cedric Samson, Dina Miller, Amanda Blue, Issei Noro, Yukoh Kusunoki *Background Vocal on A1 - Issei Noro, Yukoh Kusunoki *Backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphony (Casiopea Album)
''Euphony'' is the eighteenth album and the thirteenth studio album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988. Track listing Re-released in 2009 with "Halle" (live version) added to the track listing. Personnel CASIOPEA are :Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA ISSEI MODEL, G10 Guitar MIDI Controller with TX802 & D-50, RX-5), Acoustic guitar (D'AGOSTINO GUITAR) :Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA KX-88, DX-7, TX-816, TX-16W, QX-3, RX-5, EMULATOR II, KORG DSM-1, Acoustic Piano, ROLAND D-50 & D-550, DYNACORD ADD-one, OBERHEIM EXPANDER) :Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-5000 & 5000 W/PIEZO PICK UP. STUD Bass, BB-3000 fretless) :Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000 & 6000 Series, ZILDJAN CYMBALS & Hooper Drum) Production * Producer - Issei Noro, Shunsuke Miyazumi * Executive producer - Katsuki Hagiwara, Shinichi Toyama * Director - Koichi Nakagawa * Recording & Mixing Engineer - Koji Sugimori * Mixing engineer A mixing engineer (or simply mix en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Party (Casiopea Album)
''The Party AUDIO STACK'' (The Party) is the fourteenth studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea. In addition, the video was released simultaneously as ''The Party VISUAL STACK'' on June 25, 1990, with LaserDisc and VHS. Also, when we sent the application tickets attached to "AUDIO STACK" and "VISUAL STACK", we got ''The Party EXTRA STACK'' (VHS LPR-017) by lottery. This album marked the joining of Yoshihiro Naruse (bass) and Masaaki Hiyama (drums) to the band. This is also Casiopea's twentieth overall album. Track listing of AUDIO STACK (CD PICL-1006) Personnel CASIOPEA are : Issei Noro – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar : Minoru Mukaiya – Keyboards : Yoshihiro Naruse – Electric Bass :Masaaki Hiyama – Drums Production * Sound producer – Casiopea *Project Producer – Taketsune Kubo *Recording & mixing engineers – Koji Sugimori *Assistant engineers – Masashi Kudo, Yuji Kuraishi *Synclavier Operator – Kenji Takizawa *Mastering Engineers – Mitsuharu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
