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| A healing kind of smooth jazz. |
CD: Bonus Pack
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi, keyboards and programming by Koichi; music by Koichi |
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Credits: sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi, Keyboards by Koichi; music by Satoshi |
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Credits: sax by Take, Keyboards by Koichi, guitar by Satoshi; music by Koichi |
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| Titled "Funk Calls Me," it's an acid jazz piece featuring the organ. It just so happened that one day when I was at home, our keyboard player Koichi came by to pick up a wallet he'd forgotten earlier. Koichi didn't stay long, but an hour later I found myself in an instrument store buying a recorded collection of funk-drum samples. Another hour later, I found I had written a tune just for Koichi. |
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Credits: keyboards by Koichi, sax and programming by Take, guitar by Satoshi; music by Take |
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| Features vocalist Eriko. It's been quite a while since we last heard her soulful and powerful voice. |
CD: Bonus Pack
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: vocal by Eriko, sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi, keyboards by Koichi, bass by Wataru Iga, drums by Nobuoh Kawaguchi; lyrics by Eriko, music by Eriko and Satoshi |
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| "Session #4," is literally in session format. We hope you enjoy our funky and vivid performance. |
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Credits: sax by Take, keyboards by Koichi, guitar by Satoshi, bass by Kob, drums by Chad Wright |
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| A cool and acid re-arrangement of a formerly released tune. |
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Credits: sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi, Keyboards by Koichi; music by Take |
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| A funky and danceable acid jazz piece written by our keyboard player Koichi. Check out our band's stylish new sound. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave -  buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi, Keyboards by Koichi, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno; music by Koichi |
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| Quintessential Take, it's a modern ballad with a smooth jazz finish. |
CD: Bonus Pack
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax by Take, Keyboards by Koichi, guitar by Satoshi, bass by Wataru Iga, drums by Chad Wright; music by Take |
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| Last June, Take, who lives in Tokyo, went to LA to see Noriko. A tune that the two worked on during that stay is now uploaded on MP3.com. Titled "4500 Miles," it's a romantic, smooth jazz piece with Take playing sax, and Noriko doing piano and keyboards as well as vocals. Check out this "overseas collaboration". |
MP3.com CD: Noriko and Take - 4500 Miles - buy it!
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: Noriko and Take - 4500 Miles, High Wave
Credits: music by Noriko and Take; sax by Take, keyboards and chorus by Noriko Olling, guitar by Satoshi, bass by Satoru Iino, and drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Smooth jazz, a bit sentimental. The beautiful melody line and moving chord progression take you to a world full of ambience. Check out the lyrical sax and fretless bass solo. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: music and guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, keyboard by Koichi Higano, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, sax by Take |
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| A nice, groovy, acid jazz blues piece. The theme is played out by a "perverted" sounding sax joined by a blues guitar, which moves on to a guitar solo. Also contains a suggestion of big band, with a five-sax soli. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: music and sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, keyboard by Koichi Higano, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| This is the first work we've done with vocals. A medium-rhythm, slightly bouncy R&B background sets off Eriko's powerful, convincing vocals just right. Strings are used in abundance to create an emotional sound. The lyrics are written by Eriko, the melody by guitarist Mr. Minewaki. Takehisa on sax is a mere side-player, but I did my best to wrap my sounds effectively around the vocals. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: lyrics and vocal by Eriko, music and guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, piano by Yuka Iizuka, keyboard by Koichi Higano, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Our band's first attempt at acid. The "J" in "J Acid" stands neither for Japan nor Jazz, but for Jimi as in Jimi Hendrix, because the tune is based on chords that he frequently used. The arrangement incorporates a horn section to achieve a deep sounding effect. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax and music by Take, guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, Piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Second in our session-format series. This time, we tried grooving to a rather slow tempo, with a "bluesy" guitarist taking the spotlight. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, Piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| The second Latin tune in this batch, this is a gay, lively performance, with an unusual interplay between the piano and a long drums solo using a lot of timbale. AYAKA is the name of the drummer's lovely daughter. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax by Take, guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, Piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno; music by Take |
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| A brisk tune with a Latin feeling, this is a fast-tempo rearrangement of a previously released work. Mid-tune, in a non-accompanied part, I throw myself into an exciting sax solo. Also check out the bass solo in the latter half. |
MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, Piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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MP3.com CD: High Wave - buy it!
CD: High Wave
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: sax and music by Take, guitar by Satoshi Minewaki, Piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| A duo using Noriko's electric piano in the background. Like the original track, Take plays this one soulfully, too. For more info on Noriko, go here.
http://www.mp3.com/noriko |
MP3.com CD: Noriko and Take - 4500 Miles - buy it!
CD: Noriko and Take - 4500 Miles
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed and sax by Takehisa Takatsuki, keyboards by Noriko Olling |
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| A simple, beautiful tune, starting out quietly with a sax and piano duo. Mid-piece, the sentimental piano solo grabs your attention. We hope it evokes memories of pure-hearted moments in our listeners' minds. For more info on Mr. Egashira, go here.
http://mp3.com/EgashiraWorld |
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Credits: composed and piano by Egashira World, sax by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| Collaborated with luigi. Please jump to http://mp3.com/luigi
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CD: Bonus Pack 3.0
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: music, guitar and bass by luigi yamagata, sax by Takehisa Takatsuki, drums by Roman |
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| Composed by our guitarist, Mr. Hosoda. Unlike our group's usual sound, this piece is actually kind of classy. Structurally simple, but deeply savorable. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Koji Hosoda, guitar by Koji Hosoda, keyboard by Haruka Yokoyama, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Takehisa pours his soul out in this slow ballad pushing the sax full front. With lyrical melody and deft key-change finish, he hopes he can get you "sentimental" with this one. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Koji Hosoda, keyboard by Shinichirou Kanke, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, mixing and mastering by Tonburi, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| Fusion you can "dance to." A future album title track and our main work as of now. Written with images of modern-day wanderers traveling the wild plains. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Koji Hosoda, keyboard by Haruka Yokoyama, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| The first half of the melody is smooth, the latter violent. There's a reason for this. Yousuke (Yousuke Ishizawa) wrote the first half, then left us to become an overseas student. Takehisa added the second half. Also check out Kouji's fiery guitar solo. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Yousuke Ishizawa & Takehisa Takatsuki, guitar by Koji Hosoda, keyboard by Haruka Yokoyama, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Intended to be very Japanese, this piece was originally titled "Kakehi," a kind of pipe used to carry water in traditional Japanese gardens. Can you feel those uniquely Japanese qualities of "wabi" and "sabi"? |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Yousuke Ishizawa, guitar by Koji Hosoda, keyboard by Haruka Yokoyama, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno |
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| Medium-tempo blues with a fusion touch. The ending is very exciting. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Yasuhide Kikuchi, piano by Shinichirou Kanke, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| Out-and-out fusion, Japanese style. Gazing down at the ground from an airplane heading north at dusk, I could make out the faint light of houses far below: that's the kind of scene I wanted to evoke. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Koji Hosoda, piano by Yuka Iizuka, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| A hard, slapping bass solo and needle-like Clavi solo enhance this purposely mechanical rhythm and melody that went in pursuit of toughness. |
MP3.com CD: Traveler - buy it!
CD: Traveler
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: guitar by Yasuhide Kikuchi, piano by Shinichirou Kanke, bass by Satoru Iino, drums by Shigeru Ueno, composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| A Latin jazz tune, up-tempo and cheerful. |
MP3.com CD: Samba Orange Road - buy it!
CD: Samba Orange Road
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| A slow, sentimental ballad. |
MP3.com CD: Samba Orange Road - buy it!
CD: Samba Orange Road
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| A short, slow sax solo with strings accompaniment. |
MP3.com CD: Samba Orange Road - buy it!
CD: Samba Orange Road
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| Jazzy blues in F major. Medium tempo, 16-beat, with a twist. |
MP3.com CD: Samba Orange Road - buy it!
CD: Samba Orange Road
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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| A melodious tune with a Latin flavor. |
MP3.com CD: Samba Orange Road - buy it!
CD: Samba Orange Road
Label: Hawks Records
Credits: composed by Takehisa Takatsuki |
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Takehisa Takatsuki Group
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