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Takanaka
Takanaka
Studio album by Masayoshi Takanaka
Released	May 1, 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Polydor Studio, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk
Length	39:41
Label	Kitty Records
Producer	Masayoshi Takanaka
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Comment: Fails WP:NALBUM - Discogs is not a reliable independent source for purposes of notability Dan arndt (talk) 02:00, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Takanaka is the second studio album by Japanese musician, producer and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Kitty Records in May 1977. The album sees performances from Rey Ohara (former Sadistic Mika Band co-member), Jun Fukamachi, Shigeru Inoue, and Chris Mosdell.

The song Ready To Fly was performed by Takanaka while a member of The Sadistics.^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masayoshi Takanaka.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Summer Breeze"	4:54
2.	"Mambo No. 5" (Disco Dango)	4:00
3.	"Sweet Agnes"	4:38
4.	"Mambo Magic"	6:01

Side B
No.	Title	Length
5.	"I Remember You"	5:26
6.	"Gascon Cocktail"	3:42
7.	"Ready To Fly"	6:56
8.	"April Wave"	3:59
Total length:		39:36

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes^[2]

Masayoshi Takanaka – producer, arranger, guitar, ukulele, vocals
Kenji Takamizu – Bass
Rei Ohara - Bass
Shigeru Inoue - Drums
Keiko Yamakawa - Harp
Hiroshi Sato (musician) - Keyboards
Jun Fukamachi - Keyboards
Naoya Matsuoka - Keyboards
Yu Imai - Keyboards
Motoya Hamaguchi - Percussion
Nobu Saito - Percussion
Haruna Akabori - Horn
Jake H. Concepcion - Saxophone
Koji Satsuma - Saxophone
Takehisa Suzuki - Trumpet
Tetsuo Fushimi - Trumpet
Tokikazu Sumiyama - Trumpet
Chris Mosdell - Vocals
Hisao Matsuyoshi - Vocals
Katsu Hoshi - Vocals
Tan Tan (Taniguchi Taeko) - Vocals

Additional Personnel and Production

Masayoshi Sukita - Photographer
Isao Sakai - Design
Susumo Ohno - Engineer
Terukai Igarashi - Assistant Engineer
Toyokazu Takeda - Assistant Engineer
Yasunori Kitajima - Assistant Engineer
Katsuya Yasumuro - Executive Producer

Release history

Release History for *Takanaka*
Region	Date	Formats	Release Number	Label	Ref
Japan	May 1977	Cassette	CKG1009	Kitty Records	^[2]
	May 1977	Vinyl	MKF-1010
	July 1984	CD	3133-14
	July 1990	CD	KCTR-1012
	May 1995	CD (Remaster)	KCTR-1541
	June 2013	CD (Remaster)	UPCY-6710	Universal Music Japan
	August 2024	Vinyl (Limited edition reissue)	UPJY-9434	Kitty Records
Italy	1977	Vinyl (Alternate cover)	2480 428 A	Polydor Records
UK		Vinyl	2480428
Germany		Vinyl	2480 428

References

^ サディスティックス - Topic (July 24, 2018). READY TO FLY. Retrieved June 28, 2025 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b "Masayoshi Takanaka – Takanaka". Discogs. July 1, 1976. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

External links

Takanaka at Discogs (list of releases) Category:Masayoshi Takanaka albums Category:1977 albums Category:Jazz-funk albums

[1] サディスティックス - Topic (July 24, 2018). READY TO FLY. Retrieved June 28, 2025 – via YouTube.

[discogs_76-2] "Masayoshi Takanaka – Takanaka". Discogs. July 1, 1976. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

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 '''''Takanaka''''' is the second studio album by Japanese musician, producer and composer [[Masayoshi Takanaka]], released by Kitty Records in May 1977. The album sees performances from Rey Ohara (former [[Sadistic Mika Band]] co-member), [[Jun Fukamachi]], Shigeru Inoue, and [[Chris Mosdell]].
 The song ''Ready To Fly'' was performed by Takanaka while a member of [[The Sadistics]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXVwHYpU9XY |title=READY TO FLY |date=2018-07-24 |last=サディスティックス - Topic |access-date=2025-06-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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