Improvised Music from Japan / Discography
Nihon no Uta Vol. 1
(Commmons, RZCM-45660) (Japan) (CD)
- Haruo Minami and Cornelius - Akatombo (3:53)
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
Lyrics by Rofu Miki
Arranged by Keigo Oyamada
Haruo Minami: vocal
Udai Shika: cello
Produced by Keigo Koyamada
Engineered by Toru Takayama
Manipulated by Toyoaki Mishima
- Kirinji - Hanyu no Yado (3:58)
Composed by Henry Rowley Bishop
Lyrics by Tadashi Satomi
Arranged by Kirinji
Kirinji
Yasuyuki Horigome: vocal
Takaki Horigome: keyboard, programming, vocal
Recorded and mixed by Masaki Sekiguchi
Produced by Kirinji
- Ryuichi Sakamoto and Miki Nakatani - Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa (5:13)
Composed by Yoshinao Nakada
Lyrics by Hachiro Sato
Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Miki Nakatani: vocal
Ryuichi Sakamoto: piano
Ren Takada: guitar
Kozo Toyota: tin whistle, Irish flute
Recorded by Fernando Aponte and Yoshifumi Iio at Prime Sound Studio, Mouri Artworks Studio, Kab Studios (New York City), Legacy Recording Studios, and Studio A509
Produced and mixed by Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Sayuri Kume - Ryoshu (4:03)
Composed by J.P. Ordway
Lyrics by Kyukei Indo
Arranged by Daisaku Kume
Sayuri Kume: vocal
Chieko Kinbara Strings: strings
Tomoyuki Asakawa: harp
Steve Sacks: flute, alto flute
Engineered by Teruaki Kitagawa
Produced by Daisaku Kume
- Morio Agata - Mori no Kobito (4:44)
Composed by Masayuki Yamamoto
Lyrics by Tomio Tamaki and Kiyoshi Yamakawa
Arranged by Makoto Kubota
Morio Agata: vocal
Alessandra Leão: ilu
Sidclei: zabumba
Makoto Kubota: bass, keyboards
Publius: bandolim, cavaquinbo, back vocal, bird whistle
Gustavo Azevedo: rabeca, back vocal
Orso Bruno
Teddy Kumagai: saxcello
Manabu Hiyama: accordion
Engineered by Johann Bremmer at Estudio Mombitava, Olinda, Brazil
Recorded and mixed by Makoto Kubota at Alchemy, Yokohama
Produced by Makoto Kubota
- Taeko Onuki - Kono Michi (2:59)
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
Lyrics by Hakushu Kitahara
Arranged by Febian Reza Pane
Taeko Onuki: vocal
Febian Reza Pane: piano
Haruko Yano: violin
Yukiko Iwato: violin
Sachie Onuma: viola
Akiko Yano: cello
Jun Saito: contrabass
Recorded and mixed by Naoto Shibuya at Crescent Studio and Sound City
- Kicell - Kanaria (4:34)
Composed by Tamezo Narita
Lyrics by Yaso Saijo
Arranged by Kicell
Produced and performed by Kicell
Recorded at "Mado" Studio
Mixed by Emerson Kitamura
- Aki Yashiro - Shojoji no Tanuki Bayashi (2:50)
Composed by Shinpei Nakayama
Lyrics by Ujo Noguchi
Arranged by Kazunori Maruyama
Aki Yashiro: vocal
Kazuaki Misago: drums
Masahiro Sayama: piano
Yoshihiro Arita: banjo
Eiji Taniguchi: clarinet
Masanori Suzuki: trumpet
Mitsuaki Uchida: trombone
Kiyoshi Sato: tuba
Mixed by Shinichi Kawakami
- Ren Takada - Akatombo (4:18)
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
Lyrics by Rofu Miki
Arranged by Ren Takada
Ren Takada: vocal, acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums
Masato Suzuki: acoustic bass
Takeshi Shibuya: acoustic piano
Recorded by Masashi Yabuhara at Heartbeat Recording Studio
Mixed by Tadashi Nakamura at rad.2000 Studio
- Yann Tomita (Doopees) - Yagisan Yubin (7:47)
Composed by Ikuma Dan
Lyrics by Michio Mado
Arranged by Yann Tomita
Doopees
Caroline Novac: vocal
Suzi Kim: vocal
Dr. Dom: whistle, tanpura
Guest musicians
Genichi Tamura: guitar
Takayoshi Matsunaga: bass
Recorded by Hiroyuki Sumino at Plus Ten Studio, Tokyo
Mixed by Yann Tomita
- Kahimi Karie and Otomo Yoshihide - Karatachi no Hana (4:36)
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
Lyrics by Hakushu Kitahara
Arranged by Otomo Yoshihide
Kahimi Karie: vocal
Otomo Yoshihide: guitar
Ko Ishikawa: sho
Engineered by Tomoki Kanda
Mastered by Mitsuo Koike at AST Mastering Studio
Art direction by Mitsuo Shindo
Design by Tetsuo Hirano
Includes a 16-page booklet with all song lyrics (in Japanese)
Released in October 2007