Ryo Kawasaki - 1976 - Eight Mile Road

Ryo Kawasaki 

1976 

Eight Mile Road

01. Eight Mile Road 8:31

02. Montevideo 7:08

03. Good Night John 5:27

04. On The Dot 10:20

05. El Diablo 8:55

Congas, Percussion – Abdullah* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)

Drums – Buddy Williams

Electric Bass – Herb Bushler

Electric Guitar – Ryo Kawasaki

Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Andy Laverne

Synthesizer – Phil Clendeninn (tracks: A1, B1, B2)

Saxophone – Sam Morrison (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)

Recorded March 8, 9, 1976 at Electric Lady Studios, NYC.

A real classic from Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki – a sweet batch of Japanese fusion tracks, with lots of nice work on guitar, keyboards, and reeds! Like a lot of Ryo's other albums from the time, the record blends together jazzy riffing with some smoother R&B touches – but still manages to keep things nice and hard overall, especially on the best tracks – a vibe that's more CTI than some of the later Japanese fusion of the 70s!