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| Released | April 21, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | February 8 & 9, 1980 | |||
| Venue | ABC Hall, Shiba, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records ALR-6037 | |||
| Producer | Shunsuke Miyazumi, Shinji Sawada | |||
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Thunder Live is the third album and first live album released by jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1980. This album marked the first appearance of drummer Akira Jimbo, who replaced Takashi Sasaki that same year. [1]
This is their first live album, and it mainly includes songs from their past two albums, but "I'm Sorry" and "Have A Nice Dream" are included for the first time in this album.
In addition to the technical and detailed ensemble shown in their past two albums, their high performance in the live recordings, and the sophisticated drumming techniques of Akira Jimbo, have earned them even higher praise than ever. In particular, Harvey Mason heard this album during a listening project for a jazz magazine and was impressed, which led to him becoming involved in their subsequent activities, including participating in the production of the album "Eyes of The Mind."
The live performance that included this album also included video, and at the time of its release it existed as a promotional video, but it was not commercially available for a long time. However, more than 10 years later, in 1992, "Have A Nice Dream" and "Black Joke" (different takes on different recording dates from the album) were included in the Casiopea live video collection video software & LD software "ACT ONE". In 1999, the DVD software "CASIOPEA AGAIN" included "Take Me," which was not included in the album, along with "Have A Nice Dream."
There are two types of covers for this album. The jacket of the first edition, released in 1980, featured a caricature of the members in extreme colors, standing against a backdrop of crimson flames. This original jacket has received major criticism, even from Akira Jimbo's mother. However, from the re-press version, the cover was changed to a more subdued color scheme featuring an illustration of lightning falling on the sea surface.
All tunes arranged by Issei Noro.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Road" | Issei Noro | 6:38 |
| 2. | "Sailing Alone" | Tetsuo Sakurai | 7:53 |
| 3. | "I'm Sorry" | Issei Noro | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 19:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Have a Nice Dream" | Issei Noro | 6:30 |
| 2. | "Black Joke" | Issei Noro | 9:07 |
| 3. | "Midnight Rendezvous" | Issei Noro | 6:34 |
| Total length: | 22:11 | ||
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | April 21, 1980 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-6037 | stereo |
| Compact cassette | ALR-6037 | ||||
| December 21, 1986 | 12cmCD | 32XA-106 | |||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-273 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9003 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9198 | ||||
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2203 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2223 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20005 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076212864 | iTunes Store [2] | ||
| 4582290413969 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps [3] | ||||
| A1003862385 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps [4] | ||||
| B01B5AR7PY | Amazon.com [5] | ||||
| Bngtow64ze5jvnlo3uzaasrgnii | Google Play Music [6] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418681 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [7] | |||
| smj4582290418681 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [8] | ||||
| 11183 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [9] | ||||
| 4582290418674 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit [10] | ||||
| A1003862385 | Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [11] | ||||
| smj4582290418674 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [12] | ||||
| 11172 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit [13] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 2l1oVe4qT0xMwR32lSN8BI | Spotify [14] |
Aside from Casiopea Perfect Live II , all Casiopea lives officially released are cut.
Some songs are missing from the official release, some are not in the right order and some are shorter.
| No. | Title | Music | from album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space Road" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 2. | "Time Limit" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 3. | "Sailing Alone" | Tetsuo Sakurai | Super Flight | |
| 4. | "I'm Sorry" | Issei Noro | ||
| 5. | "Have a Nice Dream" | Issei Noro | ||
| 6. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 7. | "Magic Ray" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 8. | "I Love New York" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 9. | "Tears of The Star" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 10. | "Life Game" | Issei Noro | Make Up City | |
| 11. | "Black Joke" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 12. | "Midnight Rendezvous" | Issei Noro | Casiopea | |
| 13. | "Mighty Mouse" | Issei Noro | Super Flight | |
| 14. | "Asayake" | Issei Noro | Super Flight |
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 replaced Koike and Suzuki respectively. 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 has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world.
Tetsuo Sakurai is a Japanese bassist. To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member of Casiopea and Jimsaku and solo artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos.
Issei Noro is a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist who is one of the founding members and the main composer of the band Casiopea. He has released 6 solo albums and a compilation. He also works as an instructor of a guitar clinic, and as a producer.
Casiopea is the debut album of Japanese jazz fusion group Casiopea, released on May 25, 1979. Recorded between December 1978 and March 1979 in Japan, it marks Casiopea's first album appearance since their performance on EastWest '77.
Super Flight is the second studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released via Alfa Records on November 25, 1979. Recording took place at Studio A in Shibaura, Tokyo from August to October of that year. The album cover arts depicts a blimp with "Casiopea" written on the side flying during a sunset near Lower Manhattan, New York.
Make Up City is the fourth album and the third studio album by Casiopea released on November 21, 1980.
Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.
Cross Point is the sixth album and the fifth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1981. This album is the first appearance of many Casiopea staple songs, like "Domino Line", "Galactic Funk", "Swear", and "Sunnyside Feelin'". Casiopea did a domestic tour after this album, which inspired the Mint Jams concert sessions.
Mint Jams is the seventh album and the second live album by Japanese jazz-fusion band Casiopea, released on May 21, 1982. The album's title is an arrangement of the band members' first and last initials.
4×4 - FOUR BY FOUR is the eighth album and sixth studio album by Casiopea recorded and released in 1982. Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, and Don Grusin participated in the recording of this album.
Photographs is the ninth album and the seventh studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983.
Jive Jive is the tenth album and the eighth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1983.
The Soundgraphy is the 11th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984 in Japan. This is also Casiopea's first Compilation album.
Down Upbeat is the twelfth album and the ninth studio album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984.
Halle is the 13th album and 10th studio album by Casiopea released in 1985.
Casiopea Live is the third live album and first live video by Casiopea, released in 1985. This is also Casiopea's 14th album overall.
Sun Sun is the 15th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1986.
Casiopea Perfect Live II is the fourth live album and second live video released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea.
On February 25, 1987, it was released with a laser disc from laser disc Co., Ltd. 7" single record "Asian Dreamer" was distributed as the first board purchase privilege.
On July 10, 1987, it became an LP record from Alfa Records.
In 2000, it was recurred as DVD "CASIOPEA LIVE HISTORY PART-I". At the end of the video, as an exclusive add-on, an Issei Noro interview was added.
This is contains the final concert of Casiopea's 10th anniversary tour, performed at U-Port hall.
Euphony is the 18th album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988.
Answers is the 25th album by jazz fusion group Casiopea released in 1994.
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