{"product_id":"akira-ishikawa-count-buffalo-okinawa-pre-order","title":"AKIRA ISHIKAWA \u0026 COUNT BUFFALO - OKINAWA [Clear Vinyl] PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1976 album by Akira Ishikawa \u0026amp; Count Buffalo, led by the great drummer who pursued his own musical path with jazz and rock as its two pillars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Okinawa as its motif, the album crosses genres, drawing on funk, Afro, disco and more. Taking on standards, Western covers and Okinawan folk songs, with arrangements partly by Koichi Sugiyama, it delivers dynamic and experimental performances. With memorable choruses by Kayoko Ishu and Time Five, it is a little-known, one-of-a-kind concept album. This reissue is its first-ever color vinyl edition, pressed on clear vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A bible for me, an album I've loved since the days we formed Minyo Crusaders: Akira Ishikawa \u0026amp; Count Buffalo's 'OKINAWA.' The arrangements are by none other than Koichi Sugiyama. Built on Ishikawa's super-tight drumming, Side A pushes Philly soul and jazz-funk to the front, with a southern openness like wandering into a 1970s disco in Koza. On Side B, Okinawan scales, sitar guitar and dreamy choruses intertwine and plunge into an exotic world. The 1972 return of Okinawa to Japan, the rock and soul of Koza, a thriving Okinawan folk scene, the 1975 Ocean Expo: at a time when 'Okinawa' was changing dramatically, it may be no coincidence that a band chasing the world's new beats headed for OKINAWA. A masterpiece to hear alongside Makoto Kubota's 'Hawaii Champroo' and Haruomi Hosono's 'Bon Voyage co.' (Tai-An Yoko).\"\u003cbr\u003e— Katsumi Tanaka (Minyo Crusaders)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkira Ishikawa – Drums\u003cbr\u003eTakao Naoi – Electric Guitar\u003cbr\u003eHideo Ichikawa – Keyboards\u003cbr\u003eMasaoki Terakawa – Electric Bass\u003cbr\u003eLarry Sunaga – Latin Percussion\u003cbr\u003eKoji Hatori – Trumpet\u003cbr\u003eEiji Arai – Trombone\u003cbr\u003eTakeru Muraoka – Tenor Sax, Alto Sax\u003cbr\u003eMasao Suzuki – Baritone Sax\u003cbr\u003eOhno Group – Strings\u003cbr\u003eTime Five – Vocal\u003cbr\u003eKayoko Ishu – Vocal\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Koichi Sugiyama, Akira Ishikawa, Reiko Yukawa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Alfa Studio\u003cbr\u003eOriginal release: November 21, 1976\u003cbr\u003eLabel: King Records \/ Sound Fuji (Reissue Series Wave 1)\u003cbr\u003eCatalog No.: NAS-2184\u003cbr\u003eJapanese release date: April 16, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE A\u003cbr\u003e1. サスカッチ (Sasquatch)\u003cbr\u003e2. 士官候補生 (The High School Cadets)\u003cbr\u003e3. 子象のマーチ (Baby Elephant Walk)\u003cbr\u003e4. セ・シ・ボン (C'est Si Bon)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE B\u003cbr\u003e1. 沖縄ブルース (Okinawa Blues)\u003cbr\u003e2. シー・サイド・バウンド (Sea Side Bound)\u003cbr\u003e3. 谷茶前 (Tanchame)\u003cbr\u003e4. サンセット沖縄 (Sunset Okinawa)\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Face Records NYC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68271110258908,"sku":"PRE03","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/4697\/8012\/files\/4988003387754_974x_8c3f3940-5c29-4171-823e-48316ef2a519.webp?v=1794603086","url":"https:\/\/facerecordsnyc.com\/products\/akira-ishikawa-count-buffalo-okinawa-pre-order","provider":"Face Records NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}