{"product_id":"masayoshi-takanaka-t-wave-japan-import","title":"Masayoshi Takanaka - T-Wave [Japan Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSun-bleached, horn-stacked and grinning from ear to ear, T-Wave catches Masayoshi Takanaka at the height of his Kitty Records run, here as a limited, remastered Japanese import.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1980, just months after Jolly Jive, this was the guitarist's sixth studio album and a top ten hit in Japan. By then the former Sadistic Mika Band member had become the sound of a Japanese summer, a fusion virtuoso whose records soundtracked beach drives and helped shape what the wider world now calls city pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Early Bird\" opens with brassy, sunrise-bright riffing, while \"Mambo No. 6\" throws Latin percussion and punchy horns at a groove that refuses to sit still. \"Crystal Memories\" slows things down for six minutes of glassy, melodic soloing, and \"Palm Street\" adds sweeping strings to one of the album's breeziest tunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakanaka's tone is the star throughout: clean, singing and joyful, with the confidence of a player who knows the band behind him is locked in tight. A nimble crew on bass, drums, keyboards and Latin percussion keeps every groove light on its feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor collectors who have been chasing Japanese fusion and city pop, this remastered pressing is a bright, easy place to start, and proof that summer can be a state of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67761816699170,"sku":"4988031775783","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Masayoshi_Takanaka-T-Wave_Japan_Import.jpg?v=1794309669","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/masayoshi-takanaka-t-wave-japan-import","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}