An Insatiable High
An Insatiable High is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released on Kitty Records in 1977. It has never been released in physical format outside of Japan.
| An Insatible High | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Larrabee Sound Studios[1] | |||
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| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | Kitty | |||
| Producer | Masayoshi Takanaka | |||
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The album features performances from the American R&B and jazz group Tower of Power, and vocal performances from American session musician Jim Gilstrap. A YouTube upload of the album had nearly two million views before being taken down.[2]
Track listing
Adapted from LP liner notes:[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sexy Dance" | 5:54 |
| 2. | "Malibu" | 6:15 |
| 3. | "An Insatiable High" | 10:12 |
| 4. | "E.S.P." | 4:11 |
| 5. | "M5" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Sundrops" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Good (Bad?) Old Days" | 5:26 |
| Total length: | 41:29 | |
Personnel
Adapted from LP liner notes:[1]
- Masayoshi Takanaka – guitar, string arrangement (4), composer
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1, 4, 6)
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 7)
- Patrice Rushen – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7)
- Jun Fukamachi – keyboards (3, 5), string arrangement (2)
- Harvey Mason – drums (1, 3–6)
- Ed Greene – drums (2, 7)
- Shuichi Murakami – drums (4)
- Motoya Hamaguchi – percussion (1, 3–5)
- Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3–6)
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 7)
- Elise Krentzel – lyrics (1)
- Roy Alfred – lyrics (4)
- Julia Tillman Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
- Maxine Anderson – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
- Maxine Willard Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
- Jim Gilstrap – backup vocals (4)
- Katz Hoshi – string arrangement (7)
- Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone
- Steve Kupka – baritone saxophone
- Greg Adams – trumpet, horns arrangement (1, 4, 5)
- Mic Gillette – trumpet
Additional personnel and production
- Katsuya Yasumuro – executive producer
- Tokio Shibata – production manager
- Bob Stone – recording
- Teruaki Kitagawa – recording
- Teruaki Kitagawa – mixing
- Isao Sakai – design
- Masayoshi Sukita – photography
- Hiroshi Tanaka – management
- Naomi Niimura – coordinator
- Olivia Page – coordinator
References
- "An Insatiable High (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Masayoshi Takanaka – An Insatiable High LP 1977". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
External links
An Insatiable High at Discogs (list of releases)
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