1990 Yutaka Yokokura – Brazasia
Brazasia is an album by Yutaka Yokokura, released in 1990 on GRP Records.
Yutaka Yokokura is a Japanese pianist, keyboardist, kotoist, arranger and composer. He recorded two other albums with GRP Records: Yutaka (1988) and Another Sun (1993). He previously recorded an album, Love Light, in 1978 by Alfa Records Japan. The album received an American release in 1981 on ALFA international America, with the title single, featuring a lead vocal by Patti Austin, reaching #81 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tracks
1 Brazasia (Yutaka Yokokura; Oscar Castro Neves; Tracy Mann) 05:13
2 East By South (Yutaka Yokokura) 05:01
3 Morena (Yutaka Yokokura; Paulinho Tapajos) 05:02
4 Chuva (Yutaka Yokokura) 05:25
5 Lambasa Nova (You’re Good For Me) (Yutaka Yokokura; Tracy Mann) 04:29
6 Urban Jungle (Yutaka Yokokura; Oscar Castro Neves) 05:10
7 Wayward Wind (Yutaka Yokokura) 03:00
8 (If I Only Have) One Chance (Yutaka Yokokura; Antonio Adolfo) 04:34
9 Sao Jorge (Yutaka Yokokura; Antonio Adolfo) 05:49
10 Say You Do (Yutaka Yokokura; Lorraine Feather) 04:16
Musicians
1 Brazasia
Bass | Arthur Maia |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Piano | Yutaka Yokokura |
EWI | Gary Meek |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Percussion | Luis Conte |
Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
Background Vocals | Gracinha Leporace |
Vocals | Yutaka Yokokura |
2 East By South
Bass | Arthur Maia |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 Morena
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Gracinha Leporace |
Vocals | Yutaka Yokokura |
4 Chuva
Bass | Jerry Watts |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
EWI | Gary Meek |
Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
Percussion | Luis Conte |
5 Lambasa Nova (You’re Good For Me)
Bass | Jerry Watts |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Sax | Gary Meek |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
Percussion | Luis Conte |
Vocals | Pauline Wilson |
6 Urban Jungle
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
7 Wayward Wind
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Piano | Yutaka Yokokura |
8 (If I Only Have) One Chance
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Teo Lima |
Acoustic Guitar | Ricardo Silveira |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Vocals | Yutaka Yokokura |
9 Sao Jorge
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
EWI | Gary Meek |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Vocals | Pauline Wilson |
Vocals | Gracinha Leporace |
Vocals | Yutaka Yokokura |
10 Say You Do
Bass | Jerry Watts |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
Koto | Yutaka Yokokura |
Keyboards | Yutaka Yokokura |
Sax | Kim Hutchcroft |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Yutaka Yokokura
Producer (Assistant) – Antonio Adolfo (Tracks 2, 3, 9)
Producer (Executive)– Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Arranged By – Yutaka Yokokura
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey
Coordinator – Suzanne Sherman
Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Geoff Gillette
Recorded By – Geoff Gillette, Yutaka Yokokura
Design – Andy Ruggirello, Dan Serrano, David Gibb, Jacki McCarthy
Photography – Jeff Sedlik
Mixed At Double “Y” Studios
Recorded By Double “Y” Studios
Recorded By Milagro Sound Recorders
Recorded By Entourage Studios
Phonographic Copyright GRP Records Inc
Copyright GRP Records Inc