Get Up!

by Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos

Get Up! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: Japan
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Renowned Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa commands a highly technical, energetic ensemble on 'Get Up!'. The instrumental record blends incredibly tight jazz-rock improvisation with heavy funk undercurrents, serving as a standout example of Japan's vibrant 1970s fusion movement.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, technical

Tracklist

  1. Get Up!
  2. Discharge
  3. Heated Point
  4. Painted Paradise
  5. Stone River
  6. Minor Jump

Credits

  • Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes - primary artist
  • Masao Suzuki - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
  • Masaoki Terakawa - bass
  • Hiromasa Suzuki - composed by, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Akira Ishikawa - drums
  • Hideo Ichikawa - electric piano
  • Takao Naoi - guitar
  • Larry Sunaga - percussion

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