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 Okeefe, Kevin Becka) 3:26
7 A Night Of The Great Canyon (Paul Jackson Jr, Satoshi Nakamura) 3:53
8 Fiesta En Los Andes (Festival In The Andes) (Carlos Rios) 5:14
Media
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
Executive-Producer – 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 (strings & horn) – Tom Tom 84 (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By (strings & horns) – 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
Cover (design), Artwork – Takaomi Shibayama
Illustration, Cover (design), Artwork – Akira Uno
Photography – K. Ishikawa, Ken Tanaka
Sleeve Notes – Kazu Matsui
Manufactured By – Mirus Music, Inc.
Distributed By – Mirus Music, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Canyon Records
Copyright (c) – Canyon Records
Recorded At – Studio Sound Recorders
Mixed At – Studio Sound Recorders
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Audio Affects, Ca
Recorded At – Media Studio, Tokyo
Manufactured By – Mirus Music, Inc.
Distributed By – Mirus Music, Inc.