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Length
  
40:00

Artist
  
Akira Takasaki

Label
  
Nippon Columbia

Tusk of Jaguar(1982)
  
Ki(1994)

Release date
  
1 April 1982

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Released
  
April 1, 1982 (1982-04-01)

Studio
  
Nippon Columbia Studio, Studio Birdman, Tokyo, Japan

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Hard rock, Progressive rock

Producers
  
Danny Long, Sasaji, Masanori, Akira Takasaki

Similar
  
Akira Takasaki albums, Heavy metal albums

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Tusk of Jaguar is the first solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Akira Takasaki, best known for his work in the bands Loudness and Lazy. It was released in 1982 only in Japan and reissued in 2005. The album is actually a joint effort of Takasaki and keyboard player Masanori Sasaji, who composed three tracks and arranged and co-produced the recording. A large contribution was given to the album by Takasaki's band mates in Loudness, who play in most tracks and collaborated to the musical arrangements. However, the music of Tusk of Jaguar is much more varied than in any Loudness' album, with its music ranging from hard rock to progressive rock to jazz fusion, reminiscing of some Dixie Dregs' and Al Di Meola's works. The precise and fast guitar playing by Takasaki is anyway always present in every track and he even takes the lead vocal spot in the song "Ebony Eyes".

Contents

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Track listing

Side one
  1. "Tusk of Jaguar" (Akira Takasaki) - 3:54
  2. "Steal Away" (Masanori Sasaji, Milky Way) - 6:13
  3. "Macula (Far from Mother Land)" (Takasaki) - 4:46
  4. "Ebony Eyes" (Takasaki, Milky Way) - 5:31
Side two
  1. "Wild Boogie Run" (Sasaji) - 3:17
  2. "Gunshots" (Takasaki) - 3:07
  3. "Mid-Day Hunter" (Sasaji) - 4:28
  4. "Show Me Something Good" (Takasaki, Milky Way) - 4:59
  5. "Say What?" (Takasaki, Milky Way) - 3:44

Musicians

  • Akira Takasaki - electric and acoustic guitars, lead vocals on track 4, backing vocals, producer
  • Masanori Sasaji - keyboards and synthesizers, producer
  • Minoru Niihara - lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8, backing vocals
  • Masayoshi Yamashita - bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, backing vocals
  • Munetaka Higuchi - drums on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
  • Takayuki Hijikata - bass on track 2
  • Reuben Tsujino - drums on track 2
  • Kazuhisa Takahashi - drums on track 4
  • Poker Face - strings on track 5
  • Toshihiro Nakanishi - electric violin on track 5
  • Milky Way - backing vocals

    • Production

  • Daiko Nagato - producer
  • Seigen Ono - engineer, mixing

    • Songs

    1TUSK OF JAGUAR3:56
    2STEAL AWAY6:10
    3MACULA (Far From Mother Land)4:51

    References

    Tusk of Jaguar Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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