Album by Takahiro Matsumoto
enigma is the eleventh solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto , of B'z . It is mostly an instrumental album (except for the title track, its reprise, "Drifting", "Hopes", "Under the Sun" and "#1090 ~Million Dreams~") and it was released by Being Inc. on April 27, 2016 in Japan. The album debuted at #4 on the Oricon weekly album chart[2] and at #18 on the Billboard Japan album chart.[3]
Matsumoto first mentioned an upcoming solo effort during Wowow 's live coverage of the 2016 Grammy Awards , in which he was a guest.[4] "Vermillion Palace" and "Mystic Journey" are the opening and ending themes of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television 's show The WORLD Heritage , respectively.[5] "Ups and Downs" is the theme to an Ukiyo-e exhibition in the Bunkamura Museum in Tokyo .[5] [6]
Track listing
All music is composed by Tak Matsumoto
Title 1. "enigma" 5:51 2. "Vermillion Palace" 4:26 3. "Step to Heaven" 4:30 4. "Ups and Downs" 3:47 5. "Rock the Rock" 4:40 6. "Drifting" 4:44 7. "The Voyage" 5:06 8. "Hopes" 4:24 9. "Under the Sun" 4:46 10. "Dream Drive" 5:34 11. "The Rock Show" 4:05 12. "Roppongi Noise" 4:14 13. "Mystic Journey" 5:16 14. "enigma ~epilogue~" 2:13 15. "#1090 ~Million Dreams~" (bonus track, a reworked version of "#1090 ~Thousand Dreams~", which had for long been the theme song of TV Asahi 's Music Station [5] ) 5:17 Total length: 68:52[1]
Limited edition bonus CD & DVD/CD & blu-ray
All tracks taken from Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon- .
"Take 5"
"BLUE"
"Hana"
"Tokyo Night"
"Shattered Glass"
"Gakuseigai no Kissaten"
"Island of peace"
"That's Cool"
"Tsuki no Akari"
"Reason to be..."
"GO FURTHER"
"#1090"
"The Moment"
"Rodeo Blues"
Personnel
Session members
Mark Renk – vocals on tracks 1, 6, 8, 9 and 14
Joey McCoy – rap vocals on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
Greta Karen – chorus on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
Sean Hurley – bass on all tracks except 1, 3, 13 and 15; wood bass on 14
Juan Alderete – bass on "Vermillion Palace" and "Step to Heaven"
Barry Sparks – bass on "Mystic Journey"
Travis Carlton – bass on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
Jeff Babko – organ on tracks 3, 8 and 10,; Rhodes piano on "Roppongi Noise"
Akira Onozuka – Rhodes piano on "The Voyage", piano on "Under the Sun" and "Mystic Journey"
Jason Sutter – drums on all tracks except 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 and 15
Brian Tichy – drums on tracks 1, 5, 10 and 11
Shane Gaalaas – drums on "Mystic Journey" and "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
Hiroko Ishikawa with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings on tracks 2, 6, 7 and 13
Jimmy Z Zavala – harp on "Dream Drive"
Greg Vail – tenor saxophone solo on "Rock the Rock", "Dream Drive" and "Roppongi Noise"
Watanabe Fire – saxophone on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"
Kaoru Sakuma and Osamu Ueishi – trumpet on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"
Azusa Tojo – trombone on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"
References
External links
Enigma at B'z official website