Four by Four
by Casiopea
- Type: Album
- Released: 16 December 1982
- Label: Alfa
- Country: Japan
- Length: 30:08
- Community rating: 3.53/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Lee Ritenour, Shunsuke Miyazumi, Tetsuo Sakurai, Issei Noro, Minoru Mukaiya, Nathan East, Akira Jimbo, Don Grusin, Harvey Mason
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Collaborating with esteemed Western musicians like Lee Ritenour and Nathan East, the virtuosic Japanese ensemble delivered an incredibly tight, upbeat jazz-fusion showcase. 'Four by Four' perfectly highlights the band's signature blend of hyper-technical instrumentation and intensely melodic, funk-inflected grooves. It serves as a brilliant example of cross-cultural musical exchange within the early 1980s contemporary jazz scene.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion, instrumental, technical, melodic, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Mid-Manhattan (4:37)
- Pavane - Pour Une Infunte D茅funte (5:32)
- Transatlantic (5:37)
- Galactic Funk (6:04)
- Kauai (3:51)
- Chandelier (4:27)
Credits
- Casiopea - primary artist
- Akira Jimbo - arranged by, drums, written by, arranged by, drums, percussion
- Lee Ritenour - arranged by, guitar, electric guitar, arranged by [interpretation], classical guitar, electric guitar, written by, arranged by, electric guitar, written by, arranged by, acoustic guitar
- Nathan East - bass, electric bass
- Tetsuo Sakurai - bass, electric bass, electric bass, percussion
- Toshinao Tsukui - creative director
- Harvey Mason - drums, marimba
- Don Grusin - keyboards