Akira Ishikawa is renowned as a super funky drummer in Japan, earning praise for his ability to freely explore and blend jazz, rock, and African music into a unique musicality. Throughout his career, which spans from jazz rock to rare groove, this particular work stands out for its exceptional song selection and exhilarating musicality. "Let's Start" delivers a tight cover of Fela Kuti's Afro-funk, "Bongo Rock" presents a dynamic song with drum breaks, and "Pick Up The Pieces" offers a jazz-funk rendition of the classic song by the Average White Band. The album is packed with amazing monster tunes that are hard to believe they were recorded in 1975. The support from masters such as Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Hiromasa Suzuki, and Takeru Muraoka also shines brightly.
Words by Yusuke Ogawa (Universounds).
| A1 | I've Got To Use My Imagination = イマジネイション | ||
| A2 | Bongo Rock = ボンゴ・ロック | ||
| A3 | Do It Til You're Satisfied = ドゥ・イット | ||
| A4 | Hey Jude = ヘイ・ジュード | ||
| A5 | El Condor Pasa = コンドルは飛ぶ | ||
| B1 | Pick Up The Pieces = ピック・アップ・ザ・ピーセス | ||
| B2 | Love Is The Answer = ラヴ・イズ・ザ・アンサー | ||
| B3 | I Shot The Sheriff = アイ・ショット・ザ・シェリフ | ||
| B4 | Let's Start = レッツ・スタート | ||
| B5 | Boogie On Raggae Woman = レガエ・ウーマン |
- Hiromasa Suzuki
- Arranged By, Synthesizer
- Masao Suzuki
- Baritone Saxophone
- 小松正人
- Coordinator [Reissue Staff: 企画]
- Haruo Koguchi
- Design [Cover Designer]
- 鈴木大祐
- Design [Reissue Staff: Redesign]
- Akira Ishikawa
- Drums, Percussion, Vocals
- Masaoki Terakawa
- Electric Bass
- Kiyoshi Sugimoto
- Electric Guitar
- Takao Naoi
- Electric Guitar
- Tsuneo Matsuki
- Electric Guitar
- Kazuhiro Tokieda
- Engineer [Mastering]
- Norio Okada
- Engineer [Recording]
- 小西啓一
- Liner Notes
- 武沢茂
- Mastered By [Reissue Staff: Mastering], Lacquer Cut By [Reissue Staff: Cutting Engineer]
- Larry Sunaga
- Percussion
- Tsutomu Tanikawa
- Producer
- 遠藤亮輔
- Reissue Producer [Reissue Staff: 制作]
- 尾川雄介
- Supervised By [Reissue Staff: 監修]
- Takeshi Muraoka
- Tenor Saxophone
- Eiji Arai
- Trombone
- Koji Hadori
- Trumpet
