Akira Ishikawa & His Group - Drum Yagibushi Drum

Year : 1971
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz, Folk
Style : Jazz Rock, Psychedelic, Minyo

Volume 4 of five discs from the "DRUM DRUM DRUM" serie devoted to the iconic instrument, released on the japanese label "Crown Records", and recorded by Akira Ishikawa & His Group. Akira revisits the popular folk songs of Japanese culture from the best-known genres "Bushi" or the "Ondo". These two traditional japanese folk music genres are associated to various dances forms, by the using a set of traditional japanese drums and percussions such as the taiko. The group plays a clever fusion mixing world music, jazz & psychedelic rock including heavy drum solos with modern and traditional instruments.

Akira Ishikawa & His Group - Drum Elvis Presley Drum

 

Year : 1971
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Rock

Tribute album dedicated to the rock legend Elvis Presley, from the DRUM DRUM DRUM serie of the japanese Crown label. Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa revisits the iconic songs which made the Elvis fame, taking over the best known songs who he recorded in the fifties, all future classics of Rock 'N' Roll, "Jailhouse Rock", "Hound Dog", "Heartbreak Hotel" or "Don't Be Cruel", including insane drum breaks & evil solos guitar.

TRACKLIST : Jailhouse Rock - I've Lost You - Hound Dog - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Heartbreak Hotel - Polk Salad Annie - Love Me Tender - G.I. Blues - Don't Be Cruel - Return To Sender - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - I Really Don't Want To Know

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Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd - Your Best Pops 12

Year : 1969
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz
Style : Pop, Jazz Rock, Big Band

Toshiyuki Miyama revisists the greatest hits of western pop music in big band mode including The Beatles (Get Back), Creedence Clearwater Revival (Proud Mary), Marie Laforêt (Manchester Et Liverpool), The Zombies (Time of the Season) or The Doors (Touch Me). Toshiyuki Miyama is one of the greatest japanese jazz saxophonist/clarinetist, arranger, bandleader, who recorded over 70 albums, composed and produced various music materials for radio, cinema and television. In 1958, he formed his first "New Herd", one of the most prominent big band in the Japanese Jazz history, a talent nursery where were formed many iconic young musicians (including saxophonist Kosuke Ichihara or pianists Norio Maeda, Masahiko Sato), and which known an international recognition. Among his musical feats, The New Herd played for Charlie Mingus (Charles Mingus With Orchestra - 1971), took part to the Monterey Jazz festival in 1974 and supported Nancy Wilson on stage in Japan. All tracks conducted & arranged by Toshiyuki Miyama.

MUSICIANS : Toshiyuki Miyama - alto & soprano saxophone - Hiroshi Takami - alto saxophone - Kosuke Ichihara - tenor saxophone - Shunzo Sunahara - baritone saxophone - Koji Hatori - trumpet - Seiichi Tokura - trombone - Masahiko Sato & Norio Maeda - piano - Kozaburo Yamaki - guitar - Masao Kunisada - bass - Sadaichi Tabata - drums

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Akira Ishikawa & His Group - Drum Classic Drum

Year : 1971
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Rock, Fusion

Akira Ishikawa revisits the great works of classical music in a jazz-rock symphony with orchestral music from the XIXth century including ten popular compositions. Titles include symphonies composed by Beethoven (Symphony N°5, Symphony N°6 'Pastoral', Symphony N°9 'The Choral'), Schubert (Symphony N°8 'Unvollendete'), Dvorak (Symphony N°9 'From The New World'), concertos by Tchaikovsky (Concerto N°1 For Piano, Concerto For Violin OP. 35), Mendelson (Concerto For Violin OP. 64), Beethoven (Concerto For Piano 'Emperor') and the "Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), OP. 20" composed by Sarasate.

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Akira Ishikawa And His Group - Drum Screen Drum

Year : 1971
Label : Crown
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Jazz Rock, Pop

Between november 1970 and august 1971, Akira Ishikawa has recorded five albums for the "DRUM DRUM DRUM" series released by the CROWN label (not to be confused with the same serie released by Toshiba). Each volume contains a theme such as Christmas songs, classical music, Elvis Presley's standards or traditional folk music (Yagi Bushi). This volume is devoted to the iconic movie themes including "Sounds Of Silence"(Simon & Garfunkel), "Un Homme Et Une Femme" (Francis Lai), "Mélodie En Sous-Sol" (Michel Magne), all broadcasted on japanese screens.

TRACKLIST : Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head from Butch Cassidy And the Sundance Kid (1969) - Melodie En Sous-Sol (1963) - Un Homme Et Une Femme (1966) - Le Voyou (1970) - The Circle Game from The Strawberry Statement (1970) - Stand By Your Man from Five Easy Pieces (1970) - Theme From Love Story (1970) - Jenny Take A Ride (1966) - Theme De La Leçon Particulière (1968) - Che Vuole Questa Musica Stasera from Plagio (1969) - Melody Fair from Melody (1971) - Sounds Of Silence from The Graduate (1967) - 13 Jours En France (1969) - Plein Soleil (1960)

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