HOSONO, Haruomi/TAKAHIKO ISHIKAWA/MASATAKA MATSUTOYA - The Aegean Sea - LP
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Haruomi HOSONO/TAKAHIKO ISHIKAWA/MASATAKA MATSUTOYA The Aegean Sea(LP) Victory Italy
Cat: V 25AH506. Rel: 1 Apr 19
Jazz
Side 1 - Track 1. Aegean Fantasy Side 1 - Track 2. Atlantis Side 1 - Track 3. Reggae Aegean Woman Side 1 - Track 4. Mykonos Bride Side 2 - Track 1. Image Side 2 - Track 2. The Rose Between Waves Side 2 - Track 3. Day Break Side 2 - Track 4. Aphrodite's Mourning
In 1979, a year after he co-founded Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruomi Hosono joined forces with acoustic guitarist Takahiko Ishikawa and keyboardist Masataka Matsutoya to record "The Aegean Sea", a gloriously sunny set of jazz-fusion, disco and jazz-funk cuts shot through with Mediterranean musical influences. It's the kind of thing that would now be considered "Balearic", so it's little surprise to see the set getting a European reissue for the very first time. There's much to admire throughout, from the funk-fuelled dancefloor cheeriness of "Reggae Aegean Woman" and Bob James/Jimmy Smith-influenced bliss of "Image", to the sun-baked gorgeousness of "Day Break" and thrillingly jaunty "Atlantis".
