1982 Kazu Matsui & Carlos Rios – The Direction West
The Direction West is an album by Kazu Matsui & Carlos Rios, released in 1982.
Tracks
1 Overture (Ken Ogasawara) 5:09
2 At The End Of The Alley (England, 1840..) (Kazu Matsui, Kim Dodgson, Brian Mann) 4:47
3 Then I Heard The Sound Of Rain (Kazu Matsui, Fujimaru Yoshino) 4:22
4 Fortune Teller (Maurice Jarre) 5:55
5 The Direction You Take (Kazu Matsui, Tetsuji Hayashi) 4:59
6 From These Hills (Danny O’Keefe, Kevin Becka) 3:26
7 A Night Of The Great Canyon (Paul Jackson Jr, Masatoshi Nakamura) 3:53
8 Fiesta En Los Andes (Festival In The Andes) (Carlos Rios) 5:14
Biography
Musicians
1 Overture
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Flute | Joel Peskin |
| Horns | Earth Wind & Fire |
| Percussion | Kazu Matsui |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 At The End Of The Alley (England, 1840..)
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Acoustic Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Horns | Earth Wind & Fire |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
3 Then I Heard The Sound Of Rain
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | John Ferraro |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Bill Champlin |
4 Fortune Teller
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | John Ferraro |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Keyboards | Craig Hundley |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Shakuhachi | Kazu Matsui |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Violin | Lakshminarayana Subramaniam |
| Background Vocals | Lisa Roberts |
| Background Vocals | Marlena Jeter |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
5 The Direction You Take
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
6 From These Hills
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Horns | Earth Wind & Fire |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Rena Scott |
7 A Night Of The Great Canyon
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jun Aoyama |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Masatoshi Nakamura |
| Shakuhachi | Kazu Matsui |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
8 Fiesta En Los Andes (Festival In The Andes)
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Flute | Joel Peskin |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Kazu Matsui
Co-producer – Kazuyuki Masumoto
Producer (Executive) – Harry Kaneko
Arranged By – Ken Ogasawara (Track 1)
Arranged By – Brian Mann (Track 2)
Arranged By – Fujimaru Yoshino (Track 3)
Arranged By – Maurice Jarre (Track 4)
Arranged By – Tetsuji Hayashi (Tracks 5, 6)
Arranged By – Paul Jackson Jr, Satoshi Nakamura (Track 7)
Arranged By – Bill Meyers (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Tom Tom 84 (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Bill Meyers (Track 5)
Engineer – Kazuyuki Masumoto
Engineer (Assistant) – Alan Hirshberg, Les Brockmann
Engineer (Assistant), Photography – Paul Shiki
Mixed By (Additional) – Bobby Macias (Track 4)
Art Direction – Kazu Matsui
Artwork, Design – Takaomi Shibayama, Akira Uno
Illustration – Akira Uno
Photography – K. Ishikawa, Ken Tanaka
Mixed At Studio Sound Recorders
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Audio Affects, CA
Recorded At Media Studio, Tokyo
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Co-producer – Kazuyuki Masumoto
Producer (Executive) – Harry Kaneko
Arranged By – Ken Ogasawara (Track 1)
Arranged By – Brian Mann (Track 2)
Arranged By – Fujimaru Yoshino (Track 3)
Arranged By – Maurice Jarre (Track 4)
Arranged By – Tetsuji Hayashi (Tracks 5, 6)
Arranged By – Paul Jackson Jr, Satoshi Nakamura (Track 7)
Arranged By – Bill Meyers (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Tom Tom 84 (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Bill Meyers (Track 5)
Engineer – Kazuyuki Masumoto
Engineer (Assistant) – Alan Hirshberg, Les Brockmann
Engineer (Assistant), Photography – Paul Shiki
Mixed By (Additional) – Bobby Macias (Track 4)
Art Direction – Kazu Matsui
Artwork, Design – Takaomi Shibayama, Akira Uno
Illustration – Akira Uno
Photography – K. Ishikawa, Ken Tanaka
Mixed At Studio Sound Recorders
Recorded At Studio Sound Recorders
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Audio Affects, CA
Recorded At Media Studio, Tokyo
Phonographic Copyright Canyon Records
Copyright Canyon Records