Toshiyuki Honda

Son of jazz critic Toshiyuki Honda, the Japanese composer was a skillful flute and saxophone player, and in the 70's he worked with George Otsuka and the Burning Waves ensemble. In the 1980s he worked with Chick Corea, Tatsuya Takahashi, and Kazumi Watanabe, lead his own ensemble, Super Quartet as well as being a member of the ensemble Native Son. His 1978 debut album "Burnin' Waves" boasts with hectic saxophone explorations over funky bass and happy keyboards, making it one of the grooviest releases of the Electric Bird catalog, now available on vinyl again for the first time!

PERSONNEL:

• Toshiyuki Honda - (alto & soprano sax, flute, alto flute)
• Ken Wild - (bass)
• Bob Wilson - (drums, percussion)
• Larry Williams - (electric piano, mini moog, synthesizer, percussion)
• Bud Nuanez - (guitar)
• Gary Herbig - (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, alto flute)
• Jerry Hey - (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion)
• Tadaomi Anai - (percussion)
• Eiji Arai - (trombone)
• Pauline Wilson - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Burnin' Waves
• A2. All-Night Rendezvous
• A3. Thunder Kiss
• A4. You Blow My Heart Away

• SIDE B
• B1. Just A Dream Away
• B2. Havana Candy
• B3. Sao Pau-Lo
• B4. 747 Wind Flight