Toshiyuki Honda
Burnin' Waves (LP)
LabelHoly Basil RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Continue the series of Electric Bird reissues in collaboration with King Record with the a killer jazz-funk release, saxophonist Toshiyuki Honda's "Burnin' Waves", originally released in 1978. Son of jazz critic Toshiyuki Honda, the Japanese composer was a skillful flute and saxophone player, and in the 70's he worked with George Otsuka and the Burning Waves ensemble. In the 1980s he worked with Chick Corea, Tatsuya Takahashi, and Kazumi Watanabe, lead his own ensemble, Super Quartet as well as being a member of the ensemble Native Son. His 1978 debut album "Burnin' Waves" boasts with hectic saxophone explorations over funky bass and happy keyboards, making it one of the grooviest releases of the Electric Bird catalog, now available on vinyl again for the first time!
Release notes
2023 reissue by Holy Basil Records under exclusive license by King Record Co., Ltd
| A1 | Burnin' Waves | 5:36 | |
| A2 | All Night Rendezvous | 5:42 | |
| A3 | Thunder Kiss | 5:01 | |
| A4 | You Blow My Heart Away | 5:50 | |
| B1 | Just A Dream Away | 5:21 | |
| B2 | Havana Candy | 4:10 | |
| B3 | São Paulo | 4:17 | |
| B4 | 747 Wind Flight | 5:53 |
- Toshiyuki Honda
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Flute [Alto]
- Chikara Ueda
- Arranged By, Conductor
- Ken Wild
- Bass
- Bob Wilson
- Drums, Percussion
- Larry Williams
- Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Oberheim, Polyphonic], Percussion
- Bud Nuanez
- Guitar
- Tadaomi Anai
- Percussion (A1, A3, A4. B2, B3)
- Gary Herbig
- Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute [Alto]
- Eiji Arai
- Trombone (A4, B2, B3)
- Jerry Hey
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion
- Pauline Wilson
- Vocals (B2)
