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

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
PianoRussell Ferrante
GuitarCarlos Rios
DrumsLeon Chancler
FluteJoel Peskin
HornsEarth Wind & Fire
PercussionKazu Matsui
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


2 At The End Of The Alley (England, 1840..)

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarCarlos Rios
Acoustic GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoRussell Ferrante
HornsEarth Wind & Fire
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsBill Champlin


3 Then I Heard The Sound Of Rain

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJohn Ferraro
GuitarCarlos Rios
PianoRussell Ferrante
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsBill Champlin


4 Fortune Teller

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsJohn Ferraro
GuitarCarlos Rios
KeyboardsCraig Hundley
PianoRussell Ferrante
ShakuhachiKazu Matsui
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
ViolinLakshminarayana Subramaniam
Background VocalsLisa Roberts
Background VocalsMarlena Jeter
Background VocalsMaxine Anderson


5 The Direction You Take

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarCarlos Rios
PianoRussell Ferrante
TrumpetChuck Findley
TrumpetSteve Madaio
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsJennifer Warnes


6 From These Hills

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarCarlos Rios
PianoRussell Ferrante
HornsEarth Wind & Fire
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsRena Scott


7 A Night Of The Great Canyon

BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsJun Aoyama
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsMasatoshi Nakamura
ShakuhachiKazu Matsui
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


8 Fiesta En Los Andes (Festival In The Andes)

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsLeon Chancler
GuitarCarlos Rios
PianoRussell Ferrante
FluteJoel Peskin
PercussionPaulinho 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.