Okinawa

AKIRA ISHIKAWA & COUNT BUFFALO (石川晶とカウント・バッファローズ)

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Masao Suzuki (鈴木正男)

BASS
Masaoki Terakawa (寺川正興)

DRUMS
Akira Ishikawa (石川晶)

KEYBOARDS
Hideo Ichikawa (市川秀男)

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SYNOPSIS

Drummer Akira Ishikawa and his band Count Buffalo deliver a powerful fusion of jazz, funk, and traditional influences on Okinawa. Recorded at a time when Japanese jazz musicians were stretching boundaries, the album layers driving percussion, electric grooves, and psychedelic textures over themes inspired by Okinawa’s history and culture. Both politically charged and musically adventurous, it captures the spirit of early-’70s experimentation while showcasing Ishikawa’s fiery drumming and the band’s tight, exploratory interplay. A deep and sought-after record, Okinawa stands as one of the boldest statements in Japan’s jazz-rock canon.

GENRE & STYLE

Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul
Jazz-Rock

PERSONNEL

PERCUSSION
Larry Sunaga (ラリー寿永)

STRINGS
Ohno Group

SAXOPHONE
Takeru Muraoka (村岡建)

TROMBONE
Eiji Arai (新井英治)

Seven Seas – SKA-154
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan | 1976
Original Pressing

TRUMPET
Koji Hatori (羽鳥幸次)

VOCALS
Kayoko Ishu (伊集加代)
Time Five

PRESSING INFORMATION