Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Koichi Makigami

Minzoku no Saiten

(Bridge, EGDS-44) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Mori no Kobito (3:57)
    Lyrics by Kiyoshi Yamakawa, music by Masayuki Yamamoto

  2. Kokkyo no Machi (3:07)
    Lyrics by Atsuo Oki, music by Takeo Abe

  3. San Francisco no China Town (2:25)
    Lyrics by Takao Saeki, music by Shunichi Sasaki

  4. Alternative Sun (4:43)
    Lyrics and music by Koichi Makigami

  5. Watashi no Aozora (2:47)
    Lyrics by George Whiting (translation by Keizo Horiuchi), music by Walter Donaldson

  6. Iyomante no Yoru (3:25)
    Lyrics by Kazuo Kikuta, music by Yuji Koseki

  7. Oo Brenneri (3:18)
    Swiss traditional, translation by Minoru Matsuda

  8. Mavo no Uta (3:29)

  9. Akai Kutsu (2:32)
    Lyrics by Ujo Noguchi, music by Nagayo Motoori

  10. Fumetsu no Style (3:48)
    Lyrics and music by Koichi Makigami

Hikashu
Koichi Makigami: vocal, electric bass, contrabass, horns
Toshiro Sensui: drums, percussion, synthesizer, voice (8)
Makoto Inoue: synthesizer
Yasushi Yamashita: piano, vibraphone, percussion, alto saxophone
Masamichi Mitama: electric guitar, vocal (5)

Guests
Hajime Tachibana: e-bow guitar (8), alto saxophone (10)
Koji Ueno: piano (5), synthesizer (3, 6)
Jun Togawa: vocal (7)
Bun Itakura: special tuned guitar (4, 8)
Joji Kakizaki: piano (2), accordion (2)

Produced by Koichi Makigami
Co-produced by Masamichi Mitama
Recorded and mixed by Hitoshi Ide at Media Studio Tokyo
Design by Hajime Tachibana
Photos by Yohshi Itokawa
Remastered by Yoshihiro Kojima
Reissue design by Tateki Yamada
Includes liner notes by Koichi Makigami in Japanese (for the reissue)

Released in November 2009
Originally released in 1982 as an LP on Toshiba EMI (WTP-90153)