Label : Nippon Columbia
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Jazz Funk,
The original score of the first Lupin The 3rd TV serie broadcast from 1971 to 1972, composed by pianist Takeo Yamashita and revisited by himself. Based on the original master tapes, the album includes new recordings featuring flutist Minoru Muraoka and singer Charlie Kosei, frontman of japanese short-lived psychedelic rock band "The Helpful Soul". Titles include the classic opening and ending themes starring Charlie Kosei, killer grooves "Afro Rock Theme", "Disco Plays Lupin", "Rock Theme No.1", scat songs "Afro 'Lupin '68'", "Nice Guy Lupin-Two Beat", "Scat Theme" and brazilian tunes "Samba Crazy", "Medium/Slow Samba". All tracks composed by Takeo Yamashita.
MUSICIANS : Charlie Kosei - vocal - Takeo Yamashita - keyboards - Minoru Muraoka - shakuhachi - Susumu Hashimoto & Shigeki Ikeno - synthesizer, electric piano - Yuji Karaki & Youichi Tamura - guitar - Ken Sato - bass - Taketoshi Igarashi - drums - Yoshiro Hiroshi - vocal, scat
