Universal Music

The second album released in 1973, with Japanese lyrics on side A and English lyrics on side B. The ensemble with female vocals is also superb on this acid folk masterpiece.

This world-famous acid folk classic features performances by Matsutoya, Katsuo Ohno (PYG), Hiroki Komazawa (Honey Pai), Hiromasa Fujita (Sunset Band), Tsugitoshi Goto, Hiroshi Segawa in the chorus and Shin Otowa, who is currently undergoing a reevaluation. 1973 release.

Long-awaited reissue of the historical masterpiece released by Kazumi Yasui, a female lyricist who established a new image of women in Japan! Yasui herself wrote all the lyrics, and Kunihiko Murai, Hiroshi Kamayatsuya, Kenji Sawada, Terumasa Hino, Mamoru Manu (Golden Cups) and others contributed songs. Released in 1970.

The theme is traditional Japanese culture, with free-jazz rock and free-jazz rock on songs written by genius composers Masahiko Sato, Hiroshi Takami, Norio Maeda (Spirit), and Kozaburo Yamaki.

The 17th album released in 1985. Produced by Toshiyuki Honda and Tetsu Yamauchi. It is radical and experimental, but also has a pop sense that shines through more than ever.

the 18th album, released in 1985. After a break in her encounters with various musicians and a number of experimental techniques, she sings this album with only the piano of Takeshi Shibuya in the background, and you can feel again the greatness of Maki Asakawa as a jazz singer.

Yokobue (transverse flute) player Michiko Akao's 1983 release "Yokobue: The World of Michiko Akao" is being reissued for the first time! Produced with Shigeaki Saegusa as composer and arranger, this is a new age work that goes far beyond the realm of pure Japanese music. This is a definite recommendation for listeners who are following the current new age/ambient music.