Lead Musicians

• Issei Noro
  Issei Noro
  is a Japanese jazz fusion guitarist who is one of the founding members and the main composer of the band Casiopea. He has released 6 solo albums and a compilation. He also works as an instructor of a guitar clinic, and as a producer...
  
   of 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...
  
   (guitar)
• Masahiro Andoh
  Masahiro Andoh
  is a Japanese composer, guitarist and T-Square's leader from Aichi, Japan. He was also One-Third of "Ottottrio", a Superband led by 3 Japanese Guitarists, Himself, Hirokuni Korekata of KORENOS and Issei Noro of Casiopea....
  
   of T-Square
  T-Square (band)
  T-Square is a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1978. They became famous in the late 70s and early 80s along with other Japanese fusion bands. Its most successful lineup included guitarist Masahiro Andoh, bassist Mitsuru Sutoh, saxophonist, flutist and EWI player Takeshi Itoh,...
  
   (guitar)
• Hirokuni Korekata of KORENOS (guitar)

Ottottrio Band

• Chizuko Yoshihiro (keyboards, Full-Time 1988, Part-Time 1998)
  • A freelance keyboardist, Chizuko Yoshihiro played with Ottottrio Live in 1988, but only played on 3 tracks of their 1998. He Album, Triptych. Her son Ronnie is an upcoming great skateboarder and he will soon turn pro.
• Shotoku Sasaji (keyboards, 1988)
  • Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988.
• Chiharu Mikuzuki (bass guitar, 1988)
  • Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988, but went on to work with Various other Japanese Jazz-Fusion Musicians (including Former T-Square Keyboardist Tadashi Namba).
• Hiroyuki Noritake (drums, 1988 and 1998)
  • T-Square's Drummer, who performed with Ottottrio in 1988 (alongside Masahiro Andoh, who plays Guitar for the same group), and played on Triptych.
• Keiji Matsumoto (Keyboards, 1998)
  • Matsumoto played on only 1 track of Triptych. A year later, he became T-Square's Keyboardist.
• Ko Shimizu (Bass, 1998)
  • One of the Founding Members of Naniwa Express, Ko Shimizu played 3 tracks on Triptych.
• Masanori Shimada (keyboards, 1998)
  • Played 3 tracks on Triptych.
• Shinichi Kusama (keyboards, 1998)
  • Played only 1 track on Triptych.
• Tetsuo Sakurai
  • Casiopea's Bassist from 1979 to 1990, played 3 tracks on Triptych.
• Mitsuru Sutoh
  • T-Square's Bassist from 1987 to 2004, played 3 tracks on Triptych.

Super Guitar Session: Hot Live

1. "Boys be Ambitious" (Issei Noro) – 4:54
2. "Guitar Cubic" (Hirokuni Korekata) – 5:08
3. "Pricia" (Korekata) – 7:53
4. "Mr. Moon" (Masahiro Andoh) – 5:16
5. "Ue o muite arukō
   Sukiyaki (song)
   The cover version by A Taste of Honey reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also went to number 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and Soul chart)....
   
    (Sukiyaki)" (中村八大) – 3:53
6. "We're All Alone
   We're All Alone
   "We're All Alone" is a song written by Boz Scaggs, who introduced it on his 1976 album Silk Degrees; in 1977, "We're All Alone" was a top-ten hit for Rita Coolidge in the US and the UK.-Early versions:...
   
   " (Boz Scaggs
   Boz Scaggs
   William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1970s with several Top 20 hit singles in the United States, along with the #2 album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.-Early life and career:Scaggs was born in Canton,...
   
   ) – 7:41

Super Guitar Session: Red Live

1. "Conga" (Enrique Garcia
   Enrique García
   Enrique García was an Argentine football left winger who won the Copa América on two occasions with the Argentina national team."Chueco" García was born on 20 November 1912 in Santa Fe...
   
   ) – 4:32
2. "Eyes of the Dragon" (Masahiro Andoh) – 7:08
3. "Special Happening" (Issei Noro) – 5:07
4. "Saving All My Love for You" (Michael Masser
   Michael Masser
   Michael Masser , a former stockbroker, is a composer and producer of popular music. He attended the University of Illinois College of Law, but left to pursue his interest in music...
   
   , Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin
   Gerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
   
   ) – 4:25
5. "Triple Fighting" (Hirokuni Korekata) – 7:22
6. "Land of a Thousand Dances
   Land of a Thousand Dances
   "Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...
   
   " (Chris Kenner
   Chris Kenner
   Chris Kenner was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, that became staples in the repertoires of many other musicians.-Biography:...
   
   , Fats Domino
   Fats Domino
   Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
   
   ) – 5:37

Triptych

1. "Desert Dog" (Masahiro Andoh)
2. "Sea Dragon" (Hirokuni Korekata)
3. "Watch It" (Issei Noro)
4. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King
   Carole King
   Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
   
   )
5. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon
   John Lennon
   John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
   
   , Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
   Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
   
   )
6. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb
   Bobby Hebb
   Bobby Hebb was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and recording of "Sunny".-Biography:...
   
   )
7. "Soft Madness" (Andoh)
8. "Coral in Blue" (Korekata)
9. "Flash Out" (Noro)