Tetsuo Sakurai
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese 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.
In 1976, Sakurai, with Issei Noro
, founded jazz fusion
band Casiopea
in 1976. He released 19 albums while in Casiopea but later left the band with Akira Jimbo
in 1989 over musical differences. Both of them then went on to form a new jazz fusion supergroup
, Jimsaku
. Jimsaku was active for nine years, until 1998, when it was disbanded and both Sakurai and Jimbo went on to pursue individual solo careers.
and Minoru Mukaiya
, Akira Jimbo
, and Kazuki Katsuta of Dimension. The fourth solo album Gentle Hearts, released in 2001, was recorded with Greg Howe
& Dennis Chambers
. The fifth solo album Cartas do Brasil was released in 2003 and was a vocal ballad cover album recorded in Rio de Janeiro with Djavan
, Ivan Lins
, Rosa Passos
and other artists. In 2004, Tetsuo toured with Greg & Dennis. The following year, the tour live performances was released on DVD titled Gentle Hearts Tour 2004.
Sakurai is currently composing and playing his own music as a solo artist with domestic and foreign musicians.
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 bassist. To date, he has released a total of 37 albums as a member 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...
and Jimsaku
Jimsaku
Jimsaku was a drums and bass duo formed by Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai in 1990, after they left the Japanese jazz/fusion band Casiopea. They released 10 albums and one best of collection, and disbanded in 1998.-Albums:* Jimsaku * 45°C...
and solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist, and has also made 3 bass instructional videos.
History
Tetsuo Sakurai started playing bass when he was 13 years old.In 1976, Sakurai, with 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...
, founded jazz 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 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...
in 1976. He released 19 albums while in Casiopea but later left the band with Akira Jimbo
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...
in 1989 over musical differences. Both of them then went on to form a new jazz fusion supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
, Jimsaku
Jimsaku
Jimsaku was a drums and bass duo formed by Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai in 1990, after they left the Japanese jazz/fusion band Casiopea. They released 10 albums and one best of collection, and disbanded in 1998.-Albums:* Jimsaku * 45°C...
. Jimsaku was active for nine years, until 1998, when it was disbanded and both Sakurai and Jimbo went on to pursue individual solo careers.
Solo
Sakurai's third solo album TLM20, released in 2000, was recorded live in a concert with Casiopea members Issei NoroIssei 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...
and Minoru Mukaiya
Minoru Mukaiya
is a Japanese musician. He joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea in 1979 as keyboardist.He is also the producer of the train simulator game, Train Simulator and CEO of Ongakukan, even the first musician in Japan who plays iPad piano apps ever.-Discography:as a Keyboardist for Casiopea*Casiopea...
, Akira Jimbo
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 Kazuki Katsuta of Dimension. The fourth solo album Gentle Hearts, released in 2001, was recorded with Greg Howe
Greg Howe
Gregory "Greg" Howe is an American guitarist and composer. As an active musician for nearly thirty years, he has released nine studio albums in addition to collaborating with a wide variety of artists.-Recording career:...
& Dennis Chambers
Dennis Chambers
Dennis Chambers is an American drummer who has recorded and performed with John Scofield, George Duke, Brecker Brothers, Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, John McLaughlin, Niacin, Mike Stern, Greg Howe, and many others. Despite a lack of formal training, Chambers has become well known among...
. The fifth solo album Cartas do Brasil was released in 2003 and was a vocal ballad cover album recorded in Rio de Janeiro with Djavan
Djavan
Djavan is a Brazilian singer/songwriter, Djavan combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with popular music drawn from the Americas, Europe and Africa. He can arguably be categorized in any of the following musical genres: Música Popular Brasileira , samba, or Latin dance...
, Ivan Lins
Ivan Lins
Ivan Guimarães Lins is a Latin Grammy winning Brazilian musician. He has been an active performer and songwriter of Brazilian popular music and jazz for over 30 years. His first hit, Madalena, was recorded by Elis Regina in 1970. Beyond his own performance of his compositions, Simone is his most...
, Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos
Rosa Passos is a Brazilian singer and guitarist born in Bahia.Passos began playing piano at age thirteen, but after listening to Dorival Caymmi and João Gilberto she abandoned the instrument to become a singer. In the late 1960s, Passos began appearing on television and at music festivals...
and other artists. In 2004, Tetsuo toured with Greg & Dennis. The following year, the tour live performances was released on DVD titled Gentle Hearts Tour 2004.
Sakurai is currently composing and playing his own music as a solo artist with domestic and foreign musicians.
Casiopea
- CasiopeaCasiopea (album)-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Michael Brecker - Tenor saxophone*David Sanborn - Alto saxophoneSTRINGS*"Tomato" strings-Production:*Kunihiko Murai - Executive Producer*Syoro Kawazoe - Executive Producer*Shinji Sawada - Producer...
(1979) - Super FlightSuper Flight-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Koji Hatori - Trumpet*Toshio Araki - Trumpet*Eiji Arai - Trombone*Jake H. Conception - Alto saxophone*Takeru Maruaoka - Tenor saxophone*Shunzo Sunahara - Baritone saxophone*Tomato Strings - Strings...
(1979) - Thunder LiveThunder LiveThunder Live is the third and first live album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1980.-Track listing:All tune arranged by Issei.-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Syoro Kawazoe - Executive Producer...
(1980) - Make Up CityMake Up CityAll Arranged by Issei Noro,except "Reflections Of You" by Minoru Mukaiya & Issei Noro- Personnel :CASIOPEA are* Shunsuke Miyazumi - Producer* Norio Yoshizawa - Engineer* Atsushi Saito - Assistant Engineers* Kazuyuki Takimoto - Illustrator...
(1980) - Eyes of the MindEyes of the Mind-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Paulinho Da Costa - PercussionAll Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason expect "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason.Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James....
(1981) - Cross PointCross Point- Personnel :CASIOPEA are- Production :* Producer - Shunsuke Miyazumi* Co-Producer - Harvey Mason* Associate Producer - Satoshi Nakao* Executive Producer - Shoro Kawazoe* Engineers - Norio Yoshizawa* Assistant Engineers - Atsushi Saito...
(1981) - Mint JamsMint Jams- Personnel :CASIOPEA are* Associate Producer - Satoshi Nakao* Engineer - Norio Yoshizawa* Assistant Engineer - Atsushi Saito* Art Direction - Toshinao Tsukui* Illustration and Design - Masao Hiruma- Release history :...
(1982) - 4x44x4 (Casiopea album)-Personnel:*Issei Noro – Electric guitar , Acoustic guitar , Percussion *Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar , Classical guitar , Acoustic Guitar *Minoru Mukaiya – Keyboards *Don Grusin –...
(1982) - PhotographsPhotographs (Casiopea album)-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Recording Engineer - Norio Yoshizawa*Assistant Engineer - Shinji Miyoshi*Re-mixed - Norio Yoshizawa, Issei Noro*Mastering - Mituharu Kobayashi*Art Direction - Kaoru Watanabe...
(1983) - Jive JiveJive Jive-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Lorenza Johnson - Vocal *Guy Barker - Trumpet*Stuart Brooks - Trumpet*Phill Todo - Sax*Pete Beachill - Trombone*Richard Niles - Brass arrangement *Drachen Theaker - Tabla -Production:...
(1983) - The SoundgraphyThe Soundgraphy-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion*Bob James - Keyboards*Lee Ritenour - Guitar*Don Grusin - Keyboards*Nathan East - Bass*Harvey Mason - Drums, Percussion*Kiki Dee - Vocal-Production:...
(1984) - Down UpbeatDown Upbeat-Personnel:CASIOPEA are-Production:*Produced by Shunsuke Miyazumi and Issei Noro*Engineered by Rik Pekkonen*Assisted by Warren Bruleigh*Mastered by Bernie Grundman*Digital Technicians - John Butherford, David Satz...
(1984) - HalleHalle (Casiopea album)-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Produced by Issei Noro*Co-Produced by Shunsuke Miyazumi**Recording & Re-mix engineer: Kohji Sugimoto*Assistant Engineers: Hiroyuki "Jax" Shimura, Hironobu Asano**Designer: Toshinao Tsukui*Photographer: Koichi Inakoshi...
(1985) - Casiopea LiveCasiopea Live (Casiopea album)- Personnel :CASIOPEA are...
(1985) - Sun SunSun Sun (Casiopea album)-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Frank Simms - Lead Vocal on "Sun"*Background Vocals on "Someone's Love" & "Conjunction" - Diva Gray, Vivian Cherry & Leatrice Griffin*Background Vocals on "Sun" & "Somethings Wrong " - Casiopea*Borneo Horns - Horns...
(1986) - Casiopea Perfect Live IICasiopea Perfect Live IICasiopea Perfect Live Live II is the third live album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1987.-Track listing:-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Engineer - Kohji Sugimori, Yoshizawa Norio-Release history:...
(1987) - PlatinumPlatinum (Casiopea album)-CD Track listing:-Personnel:CASIOPEA are*Djavan - Vocal on A4*Background Vocal on A2, A5, B1 - Cedric Samson, Dina Miller, Amanda Blue, Issei Noro, Yukoh Kusunoki*Background Vocal on A1 - Issei Noro, Yukoh Kusunoki...
(1987) - EuphonyEuphony (Casiopea album)Re-released in 2009 with "Halle" added to the track listing.-Personnel:CASIOPEA are* Executive Producer - Katsuki Hagiwara, Shinichi Toyama* Director - Koichi Nakagawa*Recording & Mixing Engineers - Koji Sugimori...
(1988) - Casiopea World Live '88Casiopea World Live '88Casiopea World Live '88 is the fourth live album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988. It is a Compilation Album consistent of Recordings of some of their Songs played live and in Concert during Casiopea's World Tour in 1988 that promoted their Previous Album "Euphony". It is also a...
(1988)
Jimsaku
- 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)
- Jade (1992)
- Viva! (1992)
- 100% (1993)
- Wind Loves Us (1993)
- Navel (1994)
- Blaze of Passion (1995)
- Best Selection (1995)
- Dispensation (1996)
- MEGA db (1997)
Solo
- Dewdrops (1986)
- A Gate of the 21st Century (1999)
- TLM 20 ~ Live Memories of 20 years ~ (2000)
- Gentle Hearts (2001)
- Cartas do Brasil ~ブラジルからの手紙~ (2003)
- Gentle Hearts Tour 2004 (2004)
- My Dear Music Life (2009)
- Vital World (2010)