1980 studio album by T-Square
Rockoon is the fourth studio album by Japanese Jazz fusion band T-Square (then known as The Square) . It was released on April 1, 1980.
Takeshi Itoh (saxophone player) had begun to use the Lyricon (a Woodwind Synthesizer) in their albums from 1980 until 1987. He switched to Yamaha WX11 and finally to AKAI EWIs in 1988 and has since been using EWIs as a secondary wind instrument.
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Track listing
All music is composed by Masahiro Andoh , except where noted[1]
Title 1. "Rockoon" (music: Masahiro Andoh, Daisaku Kume & Jun Aoyama) 3:14 2. "Really Love" (lyrics: Linda Hennrick) 4:46 3. "Tomorrow's Affair" 4:44 4. "Banana" 4:34 5. "The Way I Feel" (music: Kiyohiko Semba) 1:53 6. "Little Pop Sugar" 6:54 7. "Come Back" (lyrics: Linda Hennrick) 3:51 8. "It's Happening Again" (lyrics: Linda Hennrick) 3:32 9. "Good Night" 5:36
Personnel
Masahiro Andoh – guitars
Takeshi Itoh – alto saxophone , flute, Lyricon and vocoder
Daisaku Kume – keyboards and synthesizer arrangements
Yuhji Nakamura – bass guitar and Moog bass
Jun Aoyama – drums
Kiyohiko Semba – percussion and vocals
Masato Kohara – vocals on "Really Love", "Come Back", and "It's Happening Again"
References
Takeshi Itoh (sax/EWI)
Satoshi Bandoh (drums)
Shingo Tanaka (bass, support)
Akito Shirai (keys, support)
Kazuma Sotozono (guitar, support)
Former members: Masahiro Andoh (guitar)
Yuhji Nakamura (bass)
Shunichi Harada (drums)
Jun Hakamazuka (piano)
Michael Seiichi Kawai (drums/perc)
Junko Miyagi (piano)
Yuhji Mikuriya (guitar)
Kiyohiko Senba (perc)
Daisaku Kume (keys)
Jun Aoyama (drums)
Eiji Shimizu (drums)
Toyoyuki Tanaka (bass)
Tohru Hasebe (drums)
Hirotaka Izumi (piano/keys)
Mitsuru Sutoh (bass)
Hiroyuki Noritake (drums)
Masato Honda (sax/EWI)
Takahiro Miyazaki (sax/EWI)
Tadashi Namba (keys)
Keiji Matsumoto (keys)
Keizoh Kawano (keys)
Supporting members: Shirō Sagisu (keys)
Izumi Kobayashi (keys)
Samuel Okamoto (drums)
Philippe Saisse (keys)
Kiyoshi Murakami (bass)
Kazuaki Nihonyanagi (keys)
Ryoh Hayashi (keys)
Tatsuya Ikeda (bass)
Mataroh Misawa (perc)
Kenji Kitajima (guitar)
Penny-K (keys)
Takehiro Kawabe (keys)
Ryuhta Sakamoto (bass)
Shunsuke "Xenon" Ishigawa (bass)
Tatsuya Yamada (drums)
Hirotsugu Honma (drums)
Kiichiro Komobuchi (bass)
Katsuji Morioka (bass)
Maoki Yamamoto (drums)
Yudai Satoh (keys)
Senri Kawaguchi (drums)
Taiki Tsuyama (bass)
Sohta Morimitsu (bass)
Yuma Hara (guitar)
Jun Abe (keys)
Kenshin Sugimura (guitar)
Singles
Official
"Make Me A Star"
"Tomorrow's Affair"
"I'm Walkman"
"It's Magic"
"Travelers"
"Overnight Sensation"
"Prime"
"Omens of Love"
"Drop Goal"
"Truth"
"Chaser"
"Faces"
"Rise"
"Door to Tomorrow"
"Twilight In Upper West"
"Victory"
"Truth 21c"
"Truth Resonance T Mix"
Unofficial
Albums
Original Collaboration Re-arrange
Refreshest
Miss you in New York
Truth 21 Century
Vocal2
T Comes Back
History
Self-cover Best Live
Videos