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• Masayoshi Takanaka Super Takanaka Live! (1980) captures the Japanese jazz-fusion guitarist at the height of his flamboyant, genre-blending powers, delivering a vibrant set that highlights both his virtuosic playing and his unmistakably joyful musical personality. Recorded during the peak of Takanakas popularity, the album mixes tropical-tinged fusion, funk grooves and soaring melodic guitar lines, all performed with a level of energy that only a live setting can provide. The band is razor-tight throughout, giving Takanaka the perfect platform to stretch out with fluid solos that glide between jazz, rock and Latin-influenced rhythms.

  What makes Super Takanaka Live! especially exciting is the sense of spectacle and exuberance that runs through the performance. Takanakas tone is bright and singing, his phrasing playful and adventurous, and the arrangements transform already lively studio tracks into expansive, crowd-pleasing jams. The album showcases why he became one of Japans most beloved fusion artists: his music is technically impressive yet irresistibly fun, full of colourful melodies and infectious rhythms that feel as breezy as a seaside summer festival.

  Reviews

  Masayoshi Takanakas guitar dazzles throughout this exuberant live set. AllMusic

  A joyous fusion workout bursting with colour and virtuosity. The Vinyl Factory

  Takanaka proves himself both a showman and a masterful guitarist on this electrifying live recording. Jazzwise

• Artist: Masayoshi Takanaka Label: Kitty Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: Japan Genre: City Pop (Japan) Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

• A1 Blue Lagoon
  A2 Explosion
  A3
  A4 Rainy Day Blue
  B1 Tropic Bird
  B2 Disco “B”
  B3 Ready To Fly
  B4