A sophisticated fusion landscape painted with light and a guitar cutting through the wind.
This album features vibrant horn arrangements and light guitar work blended together to create a rhythmic and refreshing performance.
Masayoshi Takanaka's refined expressiveness as a guitarist shines through throughout the album. The rhythm section and horns are well balanced, creating a sound world that stands out for refinement rather than intensity. While the album is primarily instrumental, each song has a distinct expression, giving the album a sense of unity and variety. The horn contributions of Tower of Power add depth to the songs, further deepening Takanaka's musical world.
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7 TRACKS:
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1)
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Sexy Dance
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2)
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Malibu
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3)
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An Insatiable High
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4)
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E.S.P.
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5)
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M 5
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6)
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Sundrops
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7)
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Good (Bad?) Old Days
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Keyboards - Patrice Rushen
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Guitar - Lee Ritenour
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Percussion - Paulo De Costa
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Drums - Harvey Mason
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Percussion - Motoya Hamaguchi
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Arranged By [Strings] - Masayoshi Takanaka
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Guitar - Masayoshi Takanaka
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Producer - Masayoshi Takanaka
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Vocals - Maxine Anderson
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Recorded By - Bob Stone
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Vocals - Jim Gilstrap
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Bass - Chuck Rainey
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Percussion - Steve Forman
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Tenor Saxophone - Emilio Castillo
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Baritone Saxophone - Steve Kupka
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Arranged By [Horns] - Greg Adams
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Trumpet - Greg Adams
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Tenor Saxophone - Lenny Pickett
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Bass - Abraham Laboriel
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Horn - Tower Of Power Horn Section
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Trumpet - Mic Gillette
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Vocals - Julia Tillman Waters
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Vocals - Maxine Willard Waters
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Drums - Ed Greene (2)
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Drums - Shuichi Ponta Murakami
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Mixed By [Remix] - Teruaki Kitagawa
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Recorded By - Teruaki Kitagawa
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Arranged By [Strings] - Jun Fukamachi
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Keyboards - Jun Fukamachi
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Arranged By [Strings] - Katz Hoshi
