Friday, March 15, 2024

VA - DJ Notoya Presents Funk Tide - Tokyo Jazz Funk From Electric Bird 1978-87

A STYLISH SELECTION OF JAZZ-FUNK FROM JAPANESE LABEL ELECTRIC BIRD, SELECTED BY DJ NOTOYA AND FEATURING YASUAKI SHIMIZU, SHUNZO OHNO, BOBBY LYLE, TOSHIYUKI HONDA AND RONNIE FOSTER

Following the success of the 'Tokyo Glow' compilation, Wewantsounds once again teams up with Japanese Tokyo-based DJ Notoya to dig the rich Electric Bird catalogue and come with a versatile selection of sunny Jazz-Funk gems recorded between 1978 and 1987 for the label. A tasty selection featuring Yasuaki Shimizu, Toshiyuki Honda and Mikio Masuda, together with a few American musicians such as Ronnie Foster and Bobby Lyle. Most tracks make their debut outside of Japan and the album has been designed by Optigram/Manuel Sepulveda and is annotated by DJ Notoya. Audio newly remastered in Tokyo by King Records.

Tracklist:
1. Shunzo Ohno - In The Sky
2. Mikio Masuda - Let's Get Together
3. Yasuaki Shimizu - Summer Time
4. David Matthews;Electric Birds - Special Delivery
5. Toshiyuki Honda - Living In A City
6. Ronnie Foster - Night Life
7. Bobby Lyle Trio - Night Breeze
8. Katsutoshi Morizono - Space Traveller