Various Artists - Tokyo Glow (2LP)
Description
The selection on ‘Tokyo Glow’ starts with 'Kimugare' a relaxed mid-tempo track by Kumi Nakamura, actually a famous actress who only recorded one album in 1980 for Columbia. The set continues and flows effortlessly with the sunshine grooves of Miyuki Maki, Hatsumi Shibata and cult keyboard player Hiroshi Sato before the pace starts going faster and funkier with New Generation Company, Kengo Kurozumi - with his superb boogie, 'Juggler' - and one of the queens of the genre, Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama with 'Tuxedo Connection'. Another fine example on the set is the mid-tempo groove of "I Wander All Alone Part III" by New Generation Company, an aggregate group of some of the best Japanese session musicians led by arranger Katz Hoshi and including Hiroyuki Namba (key), Kazuo Shiina (gtr) and Yutaka Uehara (ds) who all played with Tatsuro Yamashita among many others.
There are many other excellent examples in 'Tokyo Glow', showcasing the diversity and specificity of Japanese City Pop during the late 70s and 80s.
Nippon Columbia opened their much-guarded vaults to curator DJ Natoya. Tracks were remastered in Tokyo and the result, ‘Tokyo Glow’, is a unique insight into a most creative period in Japanese music.
Tracklist
1. Kumi Nakamura - Kimagure
2. Miyuki Maki - Indo No Michibata
3. Haruyoshi Yamashina - Osake To Joke
4. Sumiko Yamagata - Natsu No Hikari Ni
5. Hatsumi Shibata - Party Is Over
6. Makoto Iwabuchi - Moonlight Flight
7. Hiroshi Sato - Saigo No Tejina
8. Arakawa Band - Paradise’s Dream
9. New Generation Company - I Wander All Alone (Part III)
10. Kiyohiko Ozaki - Ojosan Oteyawarakani
11. Kengo Kurozumi - Juggler
12. Ken Nishizaki - Koi No Paradigm
13. Jadoes - Simply Another Love
14. Midori Hara - Aamar Jabar
15. Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama - Tuxedo Connection
16. Mizuki Koyama - Oh! Daddy
17. Haruo Chikada & Vibra-Tones - Sofa Bed Blues
18. Mitsuko Horie - Chigasaki Memory
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