Takanaka (album)

Takanaka
Studio album by Masayoshi Takanaka
Released	May 1, 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Polydor Studio, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Length	39:41
Label	Kitty Records
Producer	Masayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka chronology
Seychelles (1976) Takanaka (1977) An Insatiable High (1977)

Takanaka is the second studio album by Japanese musician, producer and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records in May 1977. The album sees performances from Rey Ohara (former Sadistic Mika Band co-member), Jun Fukamachi, Shigeru Inoue, and Chris Mosdell. ^[1]

The song "Ready to Fly" was performed by Takanaka while a member of the Sadistics. ^[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masayoshi Takanaka.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Summer Breeze"	4:54
2.	"Mambo No. 5" (Disco Dango)	4:00
3.	"Sweet Agnes"	4:38
4.	"Mambo Magic"	6:01

Side B

No.	Title	Length
5.	"I Remember You"	5:26
6.	"Gascon Cocktail"	3:42
7.	"Ready To Fly"	6:56
8.	"April Wave"	3:59
Total length:		39:36

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes ^[3]

Masayoshi Takanaka – producer, arranger, guitar, ukulele, vocals Kenji Takamizu – Bass Rei Ohara - Bass Shigeru Inoue - Drums Keiko Yamakawa - Harp Hiroshi Sato - Keyboards Jun Fukamachi - Keyboards Naoya Matsuoka - Keyboards Yu Imai - Keyboards Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion Nobu Saito - Percussion Haruna Akabori - Horn Jake H. Concepcion - Saxophone Koji Satsuma - Saxophone Takehisa Suzuki - Trumpet Tetsuo Fushimi - Trumpet Tokikazu Sumiyama - Trumpet Chris Mosdell - Vocals Hisao Matsuyoshi - Vocals Katsu Hoshi - Vocals Tan Tan (Taniguchi Taeko) - Vocals Additional Personnel and Production Masayoshi Sukita - Photographer Isao Sakai - Design Susumo Ohno - Engineer Terukai Igarashi - Assistant Engineer Toyokazu Takeda - Assistant Engineer Yasunori Kitajima - Assistant Engineer Katsuya Yasumuro - Executive Producer

Release history

Release History for Takanaka

Region	Date	Formats	Release Number	Label	Ref
Japan	May 1977	Cassette	CKG1009	Kitty Records	[4]
		Vinyl	MKF-1010
	July 1984	CD	3133-14
	July 1990		KCTR-1012
	May 1995	CD (remaster)	KCTR-1541
	June 2013		UPCY-6710	Universal Music Japan
	August 2024	Vinyl (Limited edition reissue)	UPJY-9434	Kitty Records
Italy	1977	Vinyl (alternate cover)	2480 428 A	Polydor Records
UK		Vinyl	2480428
Germany			2480 428

References

1. Masayoshi Takanaka - Takanaka, 1977, retrieved June 28, 2025
2. サディスティックス - Topic (July 24, 2018). READY TO FLY . Retrieved June 28, 2025– via YouTube.
3. Masayoshi Takanaka - Takanaka, 1977, retrieved June 28, 2025
4. "Masayoshi Takanaka – Takanaka". Discogs. July 1, 1976. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

External links

• Takanaka at Discogs (list of releases)