Osamu Koike Discography of CDs

Osamu Koike albums Track Listing of songs: Breezin; ...

Osamu Koike music CDs Track Listing of songs: Breezin; My Cherie Amour; Hoo O Yoseatte; Hollywood Mountain; This Masquerade; Me & Mrs Jones;

Osamu Koike discography U.S. debut album by one of Japan's best contemporary keyboardists Personnel: Masahiro Ikumi (electric guitar); Osamu Koike (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Shin Kazuhara (trumpet); Kenji Takamizu (electric bass). Arranger: Masahiro Ikumi.

Osamu Koike music CDs Active in the acid jazz and bossa nova scenes since 2000, Tokyo-based Paris Match produced an album roughly each year, named numerically. 2008's Flight 7 continues their path of creating light jazz, soul, and bossa nova compositions and centering them on a fully urban sound. Built on Mari Mizuno's ringing vocals, the album kept fans happy and extended their base a bit with success in digital sales. ~ Adam Greenberg Personnel: Mari "Paris Match" Mizuno (vocals); Masaki Mastsubara, Naohiko Higuchi (electric guitar); Hajime Yamamoto (flute, baritone saxophone); Osamu Koike (tenor saxophone); Shiro Sasaki (trumpet); Satoshi Sano (flugelhorn, trombone); Makoto Aoyagi (piano, electric piano, synthesizer); Takahiro Watanabe (electric piano, organ). Recording information: Coolism Studio; Fredom Studio.

Osamu Koike CD discography Composer: Hiroko Kokubu. Personnel: Hiroko Kokubu (piano, keyboards); Ichiko Hashimoto (vocals); Masato Ishinari (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Kiyotsugu Amano, Oscar Castro-Neves (acoustic guitar); Asuka Kaneko (violin); Rie Akagi (flute); Osamu Koike (tenor saxophone); Koji Nishimura (trumpet); Yoichi Murata (trombone); Abe Laboriel, Jr. (electric bass, fretless bass); Takeshi Taneda, Yoichi Yahiro (electric bass); Alex Acuña (drums, percussion). Recording information: JVC Aoyama Studio; The Enterprise Studios. Director: Kazuhiro Sasaki. Arranger: Hiroko Kokubu.

Osamu Koike albums Swing Out Sister's fifth album Shapes & Patterns doesn't depart from the group's sophisticated pop-soul formula, but that isn't a bad thing, since their jazzy, danceable urban R&B remains pleasant. The group still has trouble coming up with memorable material, but the sound of the record is appealing, and Shapes & Patterns should satisfy fans, even if it doesn't win them any new ones. ~ Leo Stanley Includes liner notes by Mary Edwards. Personnel: Corinne Drewery (vocals); Masayoshi Furukawa (guitar); Snake Davis (flute, saxophone); Hideyo Takakuwa (flute); Larry Williams , Takuo Yamamoto (saxophone); Gary Grant, Masahiko Sugasaka, Toshio Araki, Jerry Hey, Steve Sidwell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Yoichi Murata (trombone, bass trombone); Fayyaz Virji, William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Andy Connell (keyboards); Gota Yashiki, Andrew Small (drums); Stevie Lange, Derek Green, George Chandler, Sylvia Mason James, Beverley Skeete (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Paul Staveley O'Duffy. Recording information: AIR Studios; Burnish Stone; Digital Solutions; JVC Victor Studios; Milo Music; Sludderidge Studios; Swanyard. Photographer: Dah Len. Unknown Contributor Roles: Lance Ellington; Miriam Stockley; The London Session Orchestra. Swing Out Sister: Corinne Drewery (vocals); Andy Connell (keyboards). Additional personnel: Tim Cansfield, Masayoshi Furukawa (guitar); Snake Davis (flute, saxophone); Hideya Takakuwa (flute); Larry Williams, Osamu Koike, Takuo Yamamoto (saxophone); Jerry Hey, Steve Sidwell, ...

Osamu Koike songs The Japanese imitate jazz better than anyone, so it is no surprise that they can also assimilate Latin-flavored jazz. On this, their second CD, the 18-21 piece Nettai, led by percussionist Carlos Kanno, parades through two Earth Wind & Fire pop tunes, five originals written by bandmembers, and three standards including "Caravan," "Flamingo" (sung by ...