Casiopea (album)
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| Released | May 25, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–79 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records | |||
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Casiopea is the debut album of Japanese jazz fusion group Casiopea, released on May 25, 1979. Recorded between December 1978 and March 1979 in Japan, it is Casiopea's self-titled debut album.
The record includes the participation of some notable contemporary jazz players, such as David Sanborn on the saxophone, giving a special touch to Issei Noro's compositions. Tracks like "Black Joke" are part of the multiple performances and variances along Casiopea's career. The album was recorded on LP in 1979 and on CD in 1986, with both releases being the first editions on LP and CD.
The cover depicts two racing cars battling on a circuit, possibly Fuji Speedway's "Hairpin" turn. The cars are late-1970s Group 6 sports prototypes from the Japanese Fuji Grand Champion Series, most likely a Lola T290-Mazda[1] and a March 74S[2] from the 1978[3] and 1979[4] championships respectively.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks were written and arranged by Issei Noro, except for horn arrangements by Jun Fukamachi and string arrangements by Hiroki Inui.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Time Limit" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Tears of the Star" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Space Road" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Midnight Rendezvous" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 18:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Far Away" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Swallow" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Dream Hill" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Black Joke" | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 18:15 | |
Credits[edit]
- Casiopea
- Issei Noro – Yamaha SG2000 electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals on "Dream Hill"
- Minoru Mukaiya – Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic piano, synthesizers, Yamaha Electone electronic organ, vibraphone
- Tetsuo Sakurai – Fender Jazz Bass bass guitar
- Takashi Sasaki – Drums
- Additional musicians
- Randy Brecker – trumpet on "Time Limit" and "Black Joke"
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone on "Time Limit," "Tears of the Star" and "Black Joke"
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone on "Time Limit" and "Black Joke"
- "Tomato" – strings
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Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | note |
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| Japan | May 25, 1979 | Alfa Records | 30 cm LP | ALR-6017 | stereo |
| December 21, 1986 | 12 cm CD | 32XA-104 | |||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-271 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9001 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9196 | ||||
| May 31, 2000 | Toshiba EMI | remastered 12 cm CD | TOCT-24364 | LP paper jacket | |
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | VRCL-2201 | DSD, LP paper jacket | ||
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2221 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20003 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076209054 | iTunes Store[5] | ||
| 4582290414218 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps[6] | ||||
| A1003862605 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps[7] | ||||
| B01B5AQMDC | Amazon.com[8] | ||||
| Bp5pyuaz4lfka3vcvx5ough23ra | Google Play Music[9] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418575 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[10] | |||
| smj4582290418575 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[11] | ||||
| 11180 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[12] | ||||
| 4582290418568 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[13] | ||||
| A1004668200 | Recochoku FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[14] | ||||
| smj4582290418568 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[15] | ||||
| 11170 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[16] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 5ShaVOG8QHOltyWh5ZCxuB | Spotify[17] |
References[edit]
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- ^ "マーチ７４Ｓ Ｂｍｗ". F1-web-gallery.sakura.ne.jp.
- ^ "Grand Champion Series 1978". Classiccars.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Grand Champion Series 1979". Classiccars.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
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- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Spotify AB. 1979. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
