Orient
HIROSHI SATO (佐藤 博)
CHORUS, KEYBOARDS & KALIMBA
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 博)
BASS
Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)
Koki Ito (伊藤 広規)
PERCUSSION
Pecker (橋田 正人/Masahito Hashida)
SYNOPSIS
Before becoming a cornerstone of Japan’s city pop scene, keyboardist and producer Hiroshi Sato released Orient, a dazzling blend of jazz-fusion, funk, and Eastern-inspired melodies. With sharp musicianship and a forward-looking sense of groove, the album bridges spiritual atmospheres and urban sophistication, showing Sato’s unique vision well before his later pop success. A deep and adventurous record, Orient remains a cult favorite for fusion heads and crate-diggers chasing Japan’s late-70s jazz soundscape.
GENRE & STYLE
Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Ambient, AOR, Fusion, Funk
PERSONNEL
DRUMS
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 博)
Jun Aoyama (青山 純)
Tatsuo Hayashi (林 立夫)
Robert Brill
Yutaka Uehara (上原 裕)
GUITAR
Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木 茂)
Yuji Toriyama (鳥山 雄司)
PRESSING INFORMATION
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Kitty Records – MKF-1047
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1979
Original Pressing
VOCALS
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 博)
Masaki Ueda (上田 正樹)
SYNTHESIZER
Hiroshi Sato (佐藤 博)
Hidehiko Koike (小池 秀彦)
IDENTIFIERS
TRACKLIST
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カリンバナイト
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孫悟空
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月の子の名前はレオ
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ドンカマ
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浄土
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空飛ぶじゅうたん
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ピクニック
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ひかる風