Appearances of Yoshiaki Masuo:
* On most Tuesdays at Arthur's Tavern in New York with
drummer Yuichi Hirakawa, who
is a Tuesday evening regular at Arthur's Tavern,
except when Masuo is touring away from New York. Check out Mr. Hirakawa's blog.
* Masuo is in Japan from late May through Aug 2010. (Click to see dates )
# Masuo's New Album
"I'm Glad There Is You" Now
Available! (written: Sep 2009)
This is a duo album recorded with pianist Bill Mays. Read a note written by
Masuo about this album on the Sunshine Ave.
Label website.
-- Masuo's Six Albums on
the Electric Bird fusion label including The Song Is You And Me
and Sunshine Avenue RE-ISSUED by KING Records
in Japan on Aug 5, 2009. (written: May 2009)
These are limited-copy editions on SHM-CD (Super High Material CD. playable
on ordinary CD players) in paperboard sleeves. 2800 yen each.
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Song is
You
and Me |
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Sunshine
Avene
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And
more... |
- Sailing Wonder KICJ92301 buy
on HMV 
(lower-priced
edition KICJ2201 also available )
- Sunshine Avenue KICJ92302 buy
on HMV 
- Good Morning KICJ92303 buy
on HMV
- Masuo Live KICJ92304 buy
on HMV 
- The Song Is You And Me KICJ92305 buy
on HMV 
- Finger Dancing KICJ92306 buy
on HMV 
An online CD store HMV Japan offers English pages and international shipping. See Masuo's
CDs on HMV Japan site .
Here is the list of titles and their CD code.
If you love the above albums, you may also like Life is Good, which has a few
straight-ahead jazz tracks but very relaxing as a whole.
# Masuo As a Sideman on
one of archived videos of 'SOUL!' (70's TV
Show) : October 11, 1972
"A Night with Ashford and Simpson at Club Soul!"
(written: Feb, 2009)
Accompanying the duo are guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo, bass player Francisco
Centeno, drummer Charles Collins, percussionist Ralph McDonald, keyboardist Nat Adderley
Jr., and so on. Masuo is shown in close-up for a moment in the 26th minute (in chapter 8),
33rd minute (chapter 9), and 35th minute (chapter 10).
# New Album Life is Good
has come out finally! (written: Aug 20, 2008)
A website of Yoshiaki Masuo's record label Sunshine Ave. Label (masuomusic.com) is open! There, you
can hear sound clips of Masuo's new album "Life is Good,"
and purchase the album in MP3 and/or CD form.
Watch Life is Good video in
YouTube. (You can switch the video to view in High Quality mode.)
# YouTube videos
A few pick-ups:
* ( To be added )
* Masuo with Nori Naraoka (2008) Body & Soul / blues in B flat / Georgia On My Mind
# The Studio closes at
end of Jan, 2008 (written: Jan 17, 2008)
The Studio, a recording studio in New York run by Masuo, closes its
door at the end of January 2008 after over 20 years of operation. Located in the Soho area
where upscale boutiques and restaurants line the streets, it has been used by producers
and musicians not only in the United States but also from many other countries in the
world including Masuo's home country Japan, other Asian countries, and European countries.
Because the ownership of the building that houses The Studio has changed recently, Masuo
has no choice but to move out of the building by the end of the current lease term, even
though the studio is still in strong demand. The instruments and equipment will be moved
into Masuo's new private studio, which is now under construction in the countryside of
Pennsylvania.
With his Sunshine Ave label about to take off, his new period of life starts. He will
likely be able to focus more on the activity as a guitarist. (See photos of Masuo's studio in NYC)
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I'm Glad There Is You
Yoshiaki Masuo and Bill Mays
Go to the Sunshine
Ave. Label's website to
hear sound clips of and/or purchase the album.
Life is Good -- Yoshiaki Masuo
featuring Larry Goldings and Lenny White
(recorded with many more musicians)
There is a review
on Life is Good on the Smooth Jass site.
Go to Sunshine
Ave Label's website (masuomusic.com)
to hear sound clips and/or buy Life is Good.
CD Price: $15 plus shipping cost ($3 per
order per shipping address within the U.S ; $5 per disc outside of the
U.S.)
Personnel: Yoshiaki Masuo (g, vo, keyb, perc),
Shirley Masuo (vo, perc), Larry Goldings (org), Bill Mays (piano), Mark Soskin (keyb), Ted
Nash (flutes), Marcus Printup (flh), T.M. Stevens (electric b), Yoshio "Chin"
Suzuki (b), Nori Naraoka (b), Kip Reed (electric b), Lenny White (ds), Tony Cintron, Jr.
(ds), Nathaniel Townsley (ds), Kazuo Yoshida (ds, perc), and others
Read "About
the Album (Life is Good)" written by Y. Masuo.
"Life is Good" is currently available on
the Sunshine Ave. Label website and CDBaby. It is not available on Amazon (as of
Aug. 2009). You can also purchase it at any venue where Masuo is performing on that
day.
-->See Masuo's
albums on Amazon.com (U.S.A)
--> See Masuo's
albums on HMV Japan site
(English pages and international shipping from HMV available.) |
