1993 Takeshi Itoh – T.K. LA
T.K. LA is the fifth solo album by Takeshi Itoh, released in 1993.
Takeshi Itoh (伊東たけし Itō Takeshi) (born 15 March 1954 in Japan), nicknamed “T.K.” by fans, (possibly because of his 1988 solo album, which is also titled T.K.), is a Japanese saxophonist, EWI player, lyricist, keyboard player and flautist. He is currently[when?] saxophonist with the band T-Square.
Tracks
1 Freedom Walk (Bill Cantos) 6:18
2 Tell Me It\’s True (Norihito Sumitomo; Takeshi Itoh) 6:13
3 Colour Crystal (Bill Cantos; Takeshi Itoh) 5:45
4 Journey (Larry Kimpel; Ricky Lawson) 5:08
5 Scrabble (Norihito Sumitomo) 4:32
6 Myth (Takeshi Itoh) 4:18
7 Not Enough Time (Bill Cantos; David Ward; Howard McCrary; Ricky Lawson) 5:19
8 So Far (Bill Cantos; Ricky Lawson) 4:52
9 To You (Norihito Sumitomo) 5:29
Media
Musicians
1 Freedom Walk
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Vocals | Bill Cantos |
2 Tell Me It\’s True
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Horns | Earth Wind & Fire Horns |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Earnest Miller |
Background Vocals | Kevin Dorsey |
Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
Background Vocals | Lynne Fiddmont |
Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
3 Colour Crystal
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
EWI | Norihito Sumitomo |
Cello | Daniel Smith |
Viola | Jimbo Ross |
Violin | Gina Kronstadt |
Violin | Marcy Dicterow Vaj |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
Background Vocals | Earnest Miller |
Background Vocals | Kevin Dorsey |
Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
Background Vocals | Lynne Fiddmont |
Vocals | Phil Perry |
4 Journey
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Scrabble
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Organ | Neil Larsen |
Piano | Neil Larsen |
Horns | Earth Wind & Fire Horns |
EWI | Norihito Sumitomo |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 Myth
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Not Enough Time
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Synthesizer | Bill Cantos |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Vocals | Lynne Fiddmont |
8 So Far
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Piano | Bill Cantos |
Synthesizer | Bill Cantos |
EWI | Norihito Sumitomo |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 To You
Bass | Larry Kimpel |
Drums | Ricky Lawson |
Guitar | Carlos Rios |
12 String Guitar | Carlos Rios |
Piano | Neil Larsen |
Sax | Takeshi Itoh |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Ricky Lawson
Co-producer – Norihito Sumitomo
Producer (Executive) – Sam Nagashima
Coordinator (production) – Faith R Fox
Arranged By – Ricky Lawson (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Bill Cantos (Tracks 1, 8)
Arranged By – Norihito Sumitomo (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9)
Arranged By – Larry Kimpel (Track 4)
Arranged By – David Ward (Track 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Bill Cantos (Track 1)
Engineer – Erik Zobler
Engineer (additional) – David Ward, Mitch Gibson
Engineer (assistant) – David Wills, Michael Geiser, Wayne Holmes
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Erik Zobler
Programmed By – David Ward, David Wills, Norihito Sumitomo, Ricky Lawson
Recorded By – Erik Zobler
Sequenced By – Norihito Sumitomo (Tracks 2, 3, 6)
Sequenced By – Ricky Lawson (Track 9)
Art Direction, Design – Masayuki Yano
Design (design work) – Yoshihiko Amino
Photography By – Norio Suzuki, Yohei Nagasaka
Manufactured By – MMG Inc.
Recorded At – Mama Jo\’s
Recorded At – Le Gonks West
Recorded At – Ahhsum Lawson
Mixed At – Mama Jo\’s
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering