(Jazz-Funk) Akira Ishikawa - Коллекция - 1970-1975 (5 альбомов) (w/ Count Buffalos), MP3, 320 kbps

Akira Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka in 1934. He played with Akira Miyazawa's Modern All Stars; and later with Toshiyuki Miyama and his New Herd (in its early days), then left to form his own band The Gentures, which later gave birth to Count Buffalos. He was hugely influenced by African rhythms after visiting East Africa in the 1970. Hence the albums Uganda: Dawn of African Rock and then Bakishinba.
Besides working as a session musician and also on TV (he takes the blame for this theme tune for an NHK kids show), he spent a lot of time working on projects to benefit African kids). In the 1990s he founded the music club Piga Piga in Ebisu, which hosted some of the best live African sounds in Tokyo. He later moved back to live in Kenya, which is where he died in 2002.

Akira Ishikawa Count Buffalo Jazz & Rock Band - Bakishinba: Memories of Africa
Год издания диска: 2007
Продолжительность: 43:18
Треклист:
01. Sandstorm - 4:28
02. Sunrise - 3:57
03. Flamingo - 6:26
04. African Deer - 6:19
05. Bakishinba - 10:55
06. Mirage - 6:04
07. Blue Soul - 5:09
Состав:
Akira Ishikawa - drums, bakishinba, african bongo
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - electric guitar
Isao Eto - electric bass
Hirosama Suzuki - keyboards
Masami Kawahara - latin percussion
Norio Maeda - organ
Takeru Muraoka - tenor saxophone

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos - Electrum
Год издания диска: 2006
Продолжительность: 41:19
Треклист:
01. Electrum - 20:57
02. Revulsion - 7:37
03. Speak Under My Breath - 5:37
04. The Eyebrow - 7:08
Состав:
Akira Ishikawa - drums
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - electric guitar
Masahiko Satoh - piano, clavinet
Ken Muraoka - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Hiromasa Suzuki - electric piano
Masaoki Terakawa - bass
Recorded on July 20 and August 4, 1970.

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo - Uganda (Dawn of African Rock)
Год издания диска: 2008
Продолжительность: 36:35
Треклист:
01. Wanyamana Mapambazuko (Muraoka-Ishikawa) - 11:42
02. Na Tu Penda Sana (Muraoka-Ishikawa) - 9:23
03. Vita (Muraoka-Ishikawa) - 7:44
04. Pigmy (Muraoka-Ishikawa) - 7:46
Состав:
Akira Ishikawa - drums, percussion
Kimio Mizutani - guitar
Hideaki Chihara - bass
Larry Sunaga - percussion

Akira Ishikawa - Back to Rhythm
Год издания диска: 2007
Продолжительность: 40:45
Треклист:
01. I've Got to Use My Imagination - 3:55
02. Bongo Rock - 2:46
03. Do It 'Til You're Satisfied - 3:57
04. Hey Jude - 4:07
05. El Condor Pasa - 4:10
06. Pick Up the Pieces - 4:45
07. Love Is the Answer - 3:38
08. I Shot the Sheriff - 4:18
09. Let's Start - 3:52
10. Boogie on Raggae Woman - 5:17
Состав:
Akira Ishikawa - drums, vocals, african percussion
Masaoki Terakawa - bass
Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Takao Naoi, Tsunehide Matsuki - guitar
Hiromasa Suzuki - synthetizer
Takeru Muraoka, Masao Suzuki - saxophone
Eiji Arai - trombone
Koji Hatori - trumpet
Larry Sunaga - percussion
Recorded on January 13-20, 1975.

Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos - Get Up!
Год издания диска: 1975
Продолжительность: 38:48
Треклист:
01. Get Up! - 5:35
02. Discharge - 7:40
03. Heated Point - 7:52
04. Painted Paradise - 6:07
05. Stone River - 5:42
06. Minor Jump - 5:52
Состав:
Akira Ishikawa - drums
Masaoki Terakawa - electric bass
Hiromasa Suzuki - electric piano, synthsesizers, arrangements
Takao Naoi - electric guitar
Larry Sunaga - percussion
Takeru Muraoka - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Eiji Arai - trombone (#2,4)
Masao Suzuki - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute (#2-6)
Koji Hatori - trumpet (#2-6)
Hideo Ichikawa - electric piano (#1)
Recorded at Victor Studios on August 4-20, 1975.