Street Sensation
KINOKUNIYA BAND (紀の国屋バンド)
TRACKLIST
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MUSIC BY
Nobuyuki Shimizu (清水 信之)WORDS BY
Fukami Mumon (深水 無門) -
MUSIC BY
Keitaro Ikuta (生田 敬太郎)WORDS BY
Noriyo Ikeda (池田 典代) -
MUSIC & WORDS BY
Taeko Ohnuki (大貫 妙子) -
MUSIC BY
Yasuo Inada (稲田 保雄)WORDS BY
Motoki Ichizaki (市崎 元輝) -
ARRANGED BY
Kazumi Takeda (竹田 和三)
Nobuyuki Shimizu (清水 信之)MUSIC BY
Yasuo Inada (稲田 保雄)WORDS BY
Haruto Kawabe (川辺 ハルト)
Setsu Murai (村井 摂) -
MUSIC & WORDS BY
Haruto Kawabe (川辺 ハルト) -
MUSIC & WORDS BY
L.C. Cook -
MUSIC & WORDS BY
Shizuko Otaka (大高 静子) -
MUSIC & WORDS BY
Masako Takasaki (高崎 昌子) -
ARRANGED BY
Kazumi Takeda (竹田 和三)
Nobuyuki Shimizu (清水 信之)MUSIC & WORDS BY
Masako Takasaki (高崎 昌子)
PERSONNEL
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Masao Suzuki (鈴木 正男)
Shunzo Sunahara (砂原 俊三)
BASS
Kinta Moriyama (盛山 キンタ)
CHORUS
Keiko Aso (麻生 ケイコ)
DRUMS
Ryutaro Yokosawa (横沢 龍太郎)
GUITAR [LEFT SIDE], BACKING VOCALS
Haruto Kawabe (川辺 ハルト)
GUITAR [RIGHT SIDE], BACKING VOCALS
Motoki Ichizaki (市崎 元輝)
KEYBOARDS
Nobuyuki Shimizu (清水 信之)
PRESSING INFORMATION
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Polydor – MR 3182
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan / 1979
Original Pressing
SYNOPSIS
Street Sensation by the Kinokuniya Band is a hidden gem in the landscape of Japanese jazz funk from the late 1970s. Blending tight horn sections, driving basslines, and sharp rhythm guitar, the record channels the energy of American funk while infusing it with the polish and style unique to Japan’s studio scene of the era. Each track radiates a streetwise cool, balancing dance floor grooves with moments of sophisticated jazz interplay. For collectors, Street Sensation represents the kind of rare private press record that embodies the spirit of discovery in Japanese jazz funk and fusion, offering both historical value and irresistible groove.
GENRE & STYLE
Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul
Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Funk
MIXED BY
Shozo Mogi (茂木 正三)
PERCUSSION
Mac Shimizu (マック 清水)
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Satoshi Nakamura (中村 哲)
TROMBONE
Tadanori Konakawa (粉川 忠範)
TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN
Kazumi Takeda (竹田 和三)
Kenji Nakazawa (中沢 健次)
Toshio Araki (荒木 敏男)
VOCALS
Masako Takasaki (高崎 昌子)
IDENTIFIERS