1988 Osamu – California Roll
California Roll is an album by Japanese musician, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Osamu Kitajima recorded in 1988.
Tracks
1 Back Street To Paradise (Osamu Kitajima) 04:47
2 Leading Edge (Osamu Kitajima; Tom Seufert) 03:57
3 Soul Foundation (Osamu Kitajima) 04:02
4 Samurai Lover (Osamu Kitajima; Maxine Anderson) 04:44
5 White In Flight (Osamu Kitajima) 05:50
6 Eastern Eyes, Western Skies (Osamu Kitajima) 04:17
7 Aroma (Osamu Kitajima) 00:36
8 Wheels Within Wheels (Osamu Kitajima) 05:23
9 My Magical Ichiban (Osamu Kitajima; Maxine Anderson) 03:54
10 Escape Space (Osamu Kitajima) 04:24
11 Silky Age (Osamu Kitajima) 05:28
Biography
Osamu Kitajima – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guntang, Koto, Biwa, Drum Programming, Rhodes, Synthesizers, Percussion
Musicians
1 Back Street To Paradise
| All Instruments | Osamu Kitajima |
2 Leading Edge
| Drums (programming) | Osamu Kitajima |
| Drums (programming) | Tom Seufert |
| Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Acoustic Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Synthesizer | Robert Marullo |
| Shakuhachi | Masakazu Yoshizawa |
| Percussion | Geoffrey Hales |
3 Soul Foundation
| All Instruments | Osamu Kitajima |
4 Samurai Lover
| Bass | Eric Ajaye |
| Drums (programming) | Osamu Kitajima |
| Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Guitar | Masayuki Suzuki |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Synthesizer | Robert Marullo |
| Synthesizer | Osamu Kitajima |
| Percussion | Geoffrey Hales |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Brenda Russell |
5 White In Flight
| All Instruments | Osamu Kitajima |
6 Eastern Eyes, Western Skies
| Bass | Eric Ajaye |
| Drums (programming) | Osamu Kitajima |
| Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Acoustic Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Fender Rhodes | Victor Feldman |
| Keyboards | Steve Williams |
| Shakuhachi | Masakazu Yoshizawa |
| Percussion | Geoffrey Hales |
7 Aroma
| All Instruments | Osamu Kitajima |
8 Wheels Within Wheels
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Fender Rhodes | Victor Feldman |
| Synthesizer | Osamu Kitajima |
9 My Magical Ichiban
| Drums (programming) | Osamu Kitajima |
| Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Guitar | Masayuki Suzuki |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Fender Rhodes | Robert Marullo |
| Keyboards | Steve Williams |
| Synthesizer | Osamu Kitajima |
| Percussion | Geoffrey Hales |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Brenda Russell |
10 Escape Space
| All Instruments | Osamu Kitajima |
11 Silky Age
| Acoustic Guitar | Osamu Kitajima |
| Koto | Osamu Kitajima |
| Fender Rhodes | Joe Curiale |
| Keyboards | Osamu Kitajima |
| EWI | Masakazu Yoshizawa |
| Cello | Suzie Katayama |
| Violin | Sid Page |
| Percussion | Osamu Kitajima |
Liner Notes
Producer – Osamu Kitajima
Arranged By – Osamu Kitajima
Arranged By (Strings) – Osamu Kitajima (Track 5)
Arranged By (Strings) – Richard Evans (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Joe Curiale (Tracks 9, 11)
Engineer – Osamu Kitajima, Kirk Butler, Bob Hodas, Hiroto Kobayashi
Mixed By – Bob Hodas, Mick Guzauski, Osamu Kitajima
Mixed By (Assistant) – Richard Piatt, Marnie Riley, Bryant Arnett
Design – Joel Zimmerman
Photography – Hideo Oida, Joel Zimmerman
Mixed At Studio Masters, LA
Recorded At East Quest Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Recorded At Skyline Recording, Topanga, CA
Recorded At Red Wing Studio, Tarzana, CA
Recorded At King Sound Production, N-Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright CBS Records Inc
Copyright CBS Records Inc