1981 Session III – Session III
Session III is an instrumental project intended to highlight Yamaha gear, instruments and synthesizers. It was released in Japan in 1981 on Yamaha Records and re-released in 1983 with two extra tracks. A similar project entitled Session II had been released previously in 1979.
Tracks
1 Why Not? (Keiko Ohta) 7:43
2 Nice Talking To You (Keiko Ohta) 5:17
3 Santa Ana Fwy. (Yayoi Hirabe) 4:29
4 How Nice We Are! (Keiko Ohta) 4:33
5 Pacific Dawn (Keiko Doi) 4:59
6 Fortune Cockie (Keiko Doi) 5:40
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Keyboards | Keiko Doi |
| Keyboards | Yayoi Hirabe |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Keiko Ota
Arranged By – Keiko Ota
Engineer – Hiroshi Kawakami
Engineer (Assistant) – Norm Dlugatch
Mastered By – Ron Lewter
Mixed By – Hiroshi Kawakami
Recorded At Yamaha R&D, LA, CA
Mastering At JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, CA
Arranged By – Keiko Ota
Engineer – Hiroshi Kawakami
Engineer (Assistant) – Norm Dlugatch
Mastered By – Ron Lewter
Mixed By – Hiroshi Kawakami
Recorded At Yamaha R&D, LA, CA
Mastering At JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, CA