Ryo Kawasaki

• DIGIPACK EDITION

A deeply pleasing sensation arises when terrific cover art not only fully delivers on the music, but also bears a distinct resemblance to it. Ryo Kawasaki’s 1976 jazz-funk album Juice is one such record.

Bright and refreshing like a piece of citrus, peel the skin back and you’ll find an electric fantasyland of traversing wires and circuits. Over the course of its seven tracks, the visually sci-fi-tinged world of Juice feels at once perfectly of its time, yet remains delightfully vital in 2022.

PERSONNEL:

• Ryo Kawasaki - (lead guitar)
• Sam Morrison - (tenor & soprano sax, flute)
• Hugh McCracken - (rhythm guitar)
• Tom Coster - (keyboards, synthesizer)
• Stu Woods - (bass)
• Jimmy Young - (drums)
• Muhammad Abdullah - (percussion)

TRACKS:

• 01. Raisins
• 02. Sometime
• 03. The Breeze And I
• 04. East Side Boogie
• 05. El Toro
• 06. Bamboo Child
• 07. Andes