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M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars
Afro Blue
Album US 2002 on 441 Records label
Jazz (Big Band)
Recorded live at Capitol Studio, Los Angeles, CA on September 25 & 26, 2002.
Musicians
 | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars , album by |
 | Dave Carpenter b, eb, 1959-2008 US bass, wood bass |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US conductor |
 | Peter Erskine dr, *1954 US drums |
 | Jimmy Johnson b, eb, *1956 US electric bass |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US electric guitar |
 | Masanori Sasaji key, p, keyboards, producer, arranged by |
 | Lenny Castro perc, *1950 US percussion |
 | Brandon Fields sax, as, *1958 US saxophone |
 | Dan Higgins sax, *1955 US saxophone |
 | Kim Hutchcroft sax, fl, US saxophone |
 | Larry Williams , US saxophone |
 | Pete Christlieb ts, fl, *1945 US saxophone |
 | Andy Martin tb, trombone |
 | Bill Reichenbach tb, US trombone |
 | Charles Loper tb, US trombone |
 | Reggie Young tb, trombone |
 | Gary Grant tr, US trumpet |
 | Larry Hall tr, trumpet |
 | Ron Stout tr, fh, *1958 US trumpet |
 | Warren Luening tr, fh, 1941-2012 US trumpet |
 | Wayne Bergeron tr, *1958 US trumpet |
 | Joseph Williams voc, *1960 US vocals |
Producers
| Keiji Uyeda art direction, design |
| Hiroya Tsubaki co-producer, photography by, studio photos |
| Hiroko Umezawa design |
| Hideyasu Hatagoshi engineer, assistant |
| Takashi Sasaki engineer, recording, mixing |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki engineer, recording, mixing |
| Yasohachi Itoh executive-producer |
| Mitsuyasu Abe mastered by |
| Tadayuki Naitoh photography by, cover |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Moment's Notice | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | John Coltrane | 4:25 |
| 2 | | Moanin' | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Bobby Timmons | 6:30 |
| 3 | | So Near, So Far | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Tony Crombie | 6:08 |
| 4 | | Afro Blue | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Mongo Santamaria | 6:08 |
| 5 | | Tell Me A Bedtime Story | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Herbie Hancock | 5:54 |
| 6 | | Caravan | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | 6:24 |
| 7 | | Lush Life | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Billy Strayhorn | 5:22 |
| 8 | | Summertime | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin | 6:00 |
| 9 | | In Your Own Sweet Way | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Dave Brubeck | 5:52 |
| 10 | Babylon Sisters | M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars | Donald Fagen, Walter Becker | 7:48 |
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