Jimsaku
Encyclopedia
Jimsaku was a drums and bass duo formed by Akira Jimbo
and Tetsuo Sakurai
in 1990, after they left the Japan
ese jazz
/fusion
band
Casiopea
. They released 10 albums and one best of collection, and disbanded in 1998.
Akira Jimbo
is a Japanese freelance jazz fusion drummer who is famous for his drumming independence and fusion of electronic drum technology and acoustic drums. Aside from his solo work, he is also the drummer in the Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea and has participated in various side projects with other...
and Tetsuo Sakurai
Tetsuo Sakurai
is a Japanese bassist. To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member of Casiopea and Jimsaku and solo artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos.-History:Tetsuo Sakurai started playing bass when he was 13 years old....
in 1990, after they left the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
/fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
band
Band (music)
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Casiopea
Casiopea
, named as a misspelling of the constellation Cassiopeia, was a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined the group, leaving Hidehiko out of...
. They released 10 albums and one best of collection, and disbanded in 1998.
Albums
- JimsakuJimsaku (album)-Track listing:# "Gypsy Romance" – 4:52# "Small World" – 4:23# "The Last Scene" – 4:31# "Mulata Exotica" – 4:42# "Beyond the Frontier" – 4:44...
(1990) - 45°C (1991)
- JadeJade (Jimsaku album)-Track listing:# "Songo De Go Go" – 5:38# "What's Up?" – 5:05# "Hatsu Zekku" – 4:20# "Paradise in the Cloud" – 5:17# "Afternoon Tea" – 4:00# "Giant Force" – 4:23...
(1992) - Viva!Viva! (Jimsaku album)-Track listing:# "Small World" – 6:07# "Songo de Go Go" – 5:55# "A Man from the Andes" – 5:38# "Giant Froce" – 6:42# "Forty-Five Degrees" – 5:31# "I Miss You" – 5:46...
(1992) - 100% (1993)
- Wind Loves UsWind Loves Us-Track listing:# "Wind Loves Us" – 4:30# "Dorotea" – 5:36# "I'm gonna Catch You" – 4:35# "Alcaic Smile" – 4:57# "Snakeman's Shuffle" – 4:23# "Funky Punch" – 2:31...
(1993) - NavelNavel (Jimsaku album)-Track listing:# "Navel of the Earth" – 5:00# "Shinkiro" – 5:21# "Big Man" – 2:38# "Alisa" – 4:37# "Rendezvous" – 5:46# "Pea Can Zouk" – 4:51...
(1994) - Blaze of PassionBlaze of Passion-Track listing:# "Awakening" – 4:48# "Brain Buster" – 4:15# "I Feel You in My Heart" – 4:43# "261 Broadway" – 5:10# "Blaze of Passion" – 4:24# "Primrose" – 4:37...
(1995) - DispensationDispensation (Jimsaku album)Dispensation is the ninth studio album released by jazz, fusion drums and bass duo Jimsaku.-Track listing:# "Chase the Criminal" # "Dispensation" # "Make My Time"...
(1996) - MEGA dbMega dbMega db is the 10th album by Jimsaku, released in 1997.-Track listing:# "Cosmic Orb" – 6:23# "Aztec" – 5:27# "Kaos" – 5:21# "Flash Back" – 6:00...
(1997)