Its - Rainbow 1980 Lp

Its with Lee Ritenour and Don Grusin

Its was an obscure soul jazz group from Japan. Its were Izumi Kimoto, Teruhisa Tohgoh and Sumie Shima. They released an album entitled "Rainbow" on JVC Records in 1980. It was recorded at Victor Studio, Sound Inn Studio, Tokyo.
In this album participated some great Japanese musicians such as Masahiko Satoh on piano, Kazumi Watanabe on electric guitar. Also Kenji Ohmura on guitar, Yasuaki Shimizu on tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Akira Okazawa on bass, Shuichi Murakami and Yuhichi Togashiki on drums and Tadaomi Anai on percussion.


Kohji Hadori, Tokikazu Suyama, Takehisa Suzuki and Tetsuo Fushimi on trumpet, Eiji Arai, Yasuo Hirauchi, Sumio Okada, Tadao Taniyama, Akira Fujimoto, Katsuyuki Sugimoto on trombone, Yukihiko Nishizawa, Akira Fujiyawa, Takeshi Shinohara on flute.
Strings by Ohno group. Arranged and conducted by Masahiko Satoh. Produced by Akira Taguchi.
Most of the songs are compositions of Don Grusin, Lee Ritenour and Patti Austin. I have chosen three tracks called "Bird of beauty" of Stevie Wonder, "Rainbow" and "Tequila Mockingbird". "Rainbow" written by Don Grusin and original recording by Lee Ritenour. Finally "Tequila Mockingbird" is well known as an album title song of Ramsey Lewis but the vocal version of Dee Dee Bridgewater. Music written by Larry Dunn and lyrics by Roxanne J.Seeman.








Its released another album in 1981 entitled "It's Wonderland" on JVC Records.

Note: The above posted tracks are not played in full

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Arnie Love & The Loveletts - Me, Myself & I

Image
I bought this 12" for 11 pounds in 1996 from England. However, I was wrong about it. In fact, I wanted to buy Arnie's Love . I got lucky. After 12 years I sold it for over 300$. It was recorded and released probably in 1980 on TAP Records. Arranged by Nathaniel Yisrael , David Parker and Arnie Love. Produced by Nathaniel Yisrael. From this ultra rare 12", I have chosen a ballad " Me, Myself & I ". Note: The above posted track is not played in full
Read more

The Muglestons - The Muglestons 1977 Lp

Image
The Muglestons was a five-member family group which appeared in various places with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Pat Henry, Judy Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Bob Hope and Charlie Rich. It has also appeared on the " Merv Griffin Show ". In addition,  it was possibly one of the first musical groups to perform on Dick Clark's " American Bandstand " without a recording. The group has started singing together since the late 60s. They consisted by the brothers and sister  Bob , Blaine , Troy , Lance and Desiree . In the mid 70s the group signed with the Mike Curb's label, called AOA. In 1977 the group released an album on ECI (Entertainment Consultants International). This album was the second album from the Mugleston Family. The group sold nearly 2000 copies. The album was produced by Darwin Lamm. Arranged by Ken Harrison. Vocal arranged by Desiree Mugleston. I have chosen a great song entitled " Do me wrong but do me ". This song was writte
Read more

Sir James Randolph - The Sophisticated Funk of James Randolph 1981 Lp

Image
Sir James Randolph was born in Brewton Alabama. After leaving Alabama, he moved to New York where he attended and graduated from Long Island University. He started to sing in night clubs throughout the city. Then he was involved into Theater, Television & Film. Performing in Las Vegas and around the world, Sir James Randolph has become one of the most celebrated performers. Sir James Randolph made his only Broadway appearance as Sky Masterson in the 1976 all black company of " Guys and Dolls "   along   with   Robert Guillaume as Nathan Detroit,   Norma Donaldson as Miss Adelaide ,  Ernestine Jackson as Sarah Brown." Guys and Dolls " is a musical and was directed and choreographed by Billy Wilson. This production featured Motown-style musical arrangements by Danny Holgate and Horace Ott and direction by Billy Wilson. The show closed on February 13, 1977 after 239 performances and 12 previews. In 1981 he released a fantastic album entitled " The   Sophist
Read more