Juice (Reissue)
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It's really hard to go wrong with Japanese jazz fusion, but anything from Ryo Kawasaki is bound to offer up a masterclass in feel-good funky grooves. Aptly named Juice, I'd liken this listening experience to biting into a beautifully ripe stone fruit whilst winding through the roads of the Waitākere on a hot summer's day; hugely satisfying, yet a little bit unpredictable... ultimately requiring a level of acceptance that things might get sticky, and real joy is letting the Juice drip where it needs to go. The 1976 record captures a pioneering artist at his peak - before the genre really lit up the 80s club scene abroad. -Rosetta
Classic jazz-funk fusion from the late, great Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki. Recorded in New York, and originally released in 1976, Juice presents Ryo at the height of his powers.
Born in Japan in 1947, Ryo had a long and stellar career recording and releasing music up until his passing on 13 April 2020, in Tallinn, Estonia. Ryo is one of the pioneers of the jazz fusion genre, with the Japanese jazz fusion / funk sound becoming extremely influential within the 80s UK club scene and amongst its DJs. His track 'Trinkets & Things' became a bonafide underground classic. In the US he worked with some of the greats of jazz, such as Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton and Bobbi Humphrey, to name but a few. A forward-thinking and ever-evolving musician, Ryo collaborated with the Roland Corporation and Korg on the 'guitar synthesizer' and later wrote music software for computers. Later in life he relocated to Estonia and worked there, as well as Finland, Sweden, and the Baltic states.
Tracklist
Born in Japan in 1947, Ryo had a long and stellar career recording and releasing music up until his passing on 13 April 2020, in Tallinn, Estonia. Ryo is one of the pioneers of the jazz fusion genre, with the Japanese jazz fusion / funk sound becoming extremely influential within the 80s UK club scene and amongst its DJs. His track 'Trinkets & Things' became a bonafide underground classic. In the US he worked with some of the greats of jazz, such as Elvin Jones, Chico Hamilton and Bobbi Humphrey, to name but a few. A forward-thinking and ever-evolving musician, Ryo collaborated with the Roland Corporation and Korg on the 'guitar synthesizer' and later wrote music software for computers. Later in life he relocated to Estonia and worked there, as well as Finland, Sweden, and the Baltic states.
Tracklist
- Raisins
- Sometime
- The Breeze and I
- East Side Boggie
- El Toro
- Bambo Child
- Andes
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