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T-Square - Natsu No Wakusei (1994)
[*]01 - Yoake No Venus
[*]02 - Copacabana
[*]03 - Natsu No Shinkiru
[*]04 - No More Tears
[*]05 - Season
[*]06 - Bad Moon
[*]07 - Sentimental Reason
[*]08 - Sweet Sorrow
Links
T-Square official site - http://www.tsquare.jp/free/index.html
Mitsuro Sutoh - http://www1.tmtv.ne.jp/%7Esutoh/
Hiroyuki Noritaki - http://dreamscango.cool.ne.jp/info.html
Masato Honda - http://www.ciao-ciao-ciao.com/masato-h/
Hirotaki Izumi - http://homepage3.nifty.com/~izumi/
Info
The English title of this is, I believe, "Summer Planet" but of course i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong ;)
T-Square are probably the most well known amongst the J-Fusion groups having been together (in various incarnations) since 1976. Formed (as The Square) by Masahiro Andoh, a melodic jazz-rock guitarist, the early stuff is more pop-oriented with a few smatterings of future directions. This album has a very summery feel to it and is best played loud in an open-top car driving down country lanes. The lineup on this album is the, now, classic one of Masahiro Andoh - Guitars, Masato Honda - Woodwind, Brass and EWI, Hirotaki Izumi - Keys, Hiroyuki Noritaki - Drums and Mitsuru Sutoh - Basses. Track 1 is my "Weekend starts here" track, uplifting and fun to play along with (air-instrumentation of course ;) ), Track 3 is breathtaking and Track 4 is just wonderful. The last track is, imho, the last track to end all last tracks. On first listening you may dismiss this album as being too pop'ish but give it a chance and you'll be rewarded with some excellent summer music.
[*]01 - Yoake No Venus
[*]02 - Copacabana
[*]03 - Natsu No Shinkiru
[*]04 - No More Tears
[*]05 - Season
[*]06 - Bad Moon
[*]07 - Sentimental Reason
[*]08 - Sweet Sorrow
Links
T-Square official site - http://www.tsquare.jp/free/index.html
Mitsuro Sutoh - http://www1.tmtv.ne.jp/%7Esutoh/
Hiroyuki Noritaki - http://dreamscango.cool.ne.jp/info.html
Masato Honda - http://www.ciao-ciao-ciao.com/masato-h/
Hirotaki Izumi - http://homepage3.nifty.com/~izumi/
Info
The English title of this is, I believe, "Summer Planet" but of course i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong ;)
T-Square are probably the most well known amongst the J-Fusion groups having been together (in various incarnations) since 1976. Formed (as The Square) by Masahiro Andoh, a melodic jazz-rock guitarist, the early stuff is more pop-oriented with a few smatterings of future directions. This album has a very summery feel to it and is best played loud in an open-top car driving down country lanes. The lineup on this album is the, now, classic one of Masahiro Andoh - Guitars, Masato Honda - Woodwind, Brass and EWI, Hirotaki Izumi - Keys, Hiroyuki Noritaki - Drums and Mitsuru Sutoh - Basses. Track 1 is my "Weekend starts here" track, uplifting and fun to play along with (air-instrumentation of course ;) ), Track 3 is breathtaking and Track 4 is just wonderful. The last track is, imho, the last track to end all last tracks. On first listening you may dismiss this album as being too pop'ish but give it a chance and you'll be rewarded with some excellent summer music.