| Euphony | ||||
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| Released | April 25, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | from January 7 to February 5, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Studio Jive, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 40:55 | |||
| Label | Polydor K.K. / AURA 28MX-2549 | |||
| Producer | Issei Noro, Shunsuke Miyazumi | |||
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| Singles from Euphony | ||||
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Euphony is the 18th album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Taiyo-Fu" (The Wind From The Sun) | Issei Noro | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Shadow Man" | Issei Noro | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Super Sonic Movement" | Issei Noro | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Inishie" (Old Times) | Minoru Mukaiya | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Bayside Express" | Issei Noro | 4:54 |
| Total length: | 20:52 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sentimental Avenue" | Issei Noro | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Solid Swing" | Akira Jimbo | 1:58 |
| 3. | "Hacker" | Minoru Mukaiya | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Pure Green" | Issei Noro | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Red Zone" | Tetsuo Sakurai | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Mei-Mu" (Shallow Dreams) | Issei Noro | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 20:03 | ||
Re-released in 2009 with "Halle" (live version) added to the track listing.
CASIOPEA are
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | April 25, 1988 | Polydor K.K. / AURA | 30cmLP | 28MX-2549 | stereo |
| 12cmCD | H33P-20241 | ||||
| July 1, 1992 | POCH-1222 | ||||
| June 24, 2009 | Universal Music LLC / AURA | remastered SHM-CD | UPCY-6539 | ||
| June 24, 2017 | UPCY-9701 | J-FUSION 40th | |||
Casiopea, now known in its fourth iteration as Casiopea-P4, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined, replacing Koike and Suzuki. They recorded their debut album Casiopea (1979) with guest appearances by American jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, and David Sanborn. In 1980, drummer Akira Jimbo joined the band. Casiopea had released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world. The group suspended all activity in 2006.
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