Get Up!

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

SYNOPSIS

A driving force in Japan’s jazz-rock and funk scene, drummer Akira Ishikawa brought relentless energy and sharp grooves to every project he touched. With Get Up!, recorded alongside his band Count Buffalos, he delivers one of his most explosive sessions—an album steeped in heavy funk rhythms, psychedelic textures, and tight jazz interplay. Anchored by Ishikawa’s powerful drumming and layered with electric keys, wah-wah guitars, and bold horn lines, the record channels both the spirit of fusion and the raw power of funk. A deep-cut treasure from Japan’s mid-’70s jazz underground, Get Up! remains a prized find for collectors chasing the era’s most adventurous grooves.

GENRE & STYLE

Jazz
Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Soul-Jazz

PERSONNEL

DRUMS
Akira Ishikawa (石川 晶)

ELECTRIC PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
Hiromasa Suzuki (鈴木 宏昌)

ALTO/SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
Masao Suzuki (鈴木 正男)

BASS
Masaoki Terakawa (寺川 正興)

ELECTRIC PIANO
Hideo Ichikawa (市川 秀男)

GUITAR
Takao Naoi (直居 隆雄)

PERCUSSION
Rally Sunaga (ラリー寿永)

TENOR/SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
Takeru Muraoka (村岡 建)

TROMBONE
Eiji Arai (新井 英治)

TRUMPET
Koji Hatori (羽鳥 幸次)

PRESSING INFORMATION

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RCA – RVH-8501
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1975
Original Pressing

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