Pacific (Full Album, 1978) - Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, & Tatsuro Yamashita

High quality presentation of "Pacific" by Harry Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, and Tatsuro Yamashita.

Track Listing:
Saigo no Rakuen - 0:00
Coral Reef - 4:02
Nostalgia of Island - 7:47
Slack Key Rhumba - 17:22
Passion Flower - 20:24
Noa Noah - 23:58
Kiska - 28:07
Cosmic Surfin' - 33:32

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Track Listing:
最後の楽園 - 0:00
コーラル・リーフ - 4:02
ノスタルジア・オブ・アイランド～パート1:バード・ウィンド/パート2:ウォーキング・オン・ザ・ビーチ - 7:47
スラック・キー・ルンバ - 17:22
パッション・フラワー - 20:24
ノアノア - 23:58
キスカ - 28:07
Cosmic Surfin' - 33:32

[Jettmingin]

i feel bad for all the youtube users that dont have old Japanese jazz and city-pop in their algorithm

[likeoranges]

this album makes me want to be a 67 year old retired man at a beach somewhere.

[jonasgreylindley]

Haruomi Hosono's grandfather survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic and was also the only Japanese passenger.

[SuperDavidv]

Came for my boy Tatsuro Yamashita but stayed for Haruomi Hosono, beautiful mesmerizing sounds

[viniciusmorais]

1 Saigo no Rakuen - music by Haruomi Hosono
2 Coral Reef - music by Shigeru Suzuki
3 Nostalgia of Island - music by Tatsuro Yamashita
4 Slack Key Rhumba - music by H. Hosono
5 Passion Flower - music by S. Suzuki
6 Noa Noah - music by S. Suzuki
7 Kiska - music by T. Yamashita
8 Cosmic Surfin - music by H. Hosono

Guitar - Shigeru Suzuki(Happy End), Kenji Ohmura, Tatsuro Yamashita
Bass - Haruomi Hosono(YMO/Happy End)
Drums - Yukihiro Takahashi(YMO), Tatuo Hayashi, Shuichi Ponta Murakami
Percussions - Motoya Hamaguchi, Nobu Saito
keyboards - Ryuichi Sakamoto(YMO), Masataka Matsutoya(Yumin's husband), Jun Sato
Flute - Motoya Hamaguch
Sax - HIdefumi Toki
Vocal & Chorus - Tatsuro Yamashita

Producer - Masatoshi Sakai

[allenguyst]

"The sun in her hair
The warmth of the air
On a summer day !!!"

[bigguyss]

Hosono was a genius in Yellow Magic Orchestra, especially with “Tong Poo” and “Firecracker”.

[superandroidtron]

This was blocked in the US for so long, nice to finally have it back! What a wonderful album, the artists involved are geniuses.

[Yuo]

Can't believe this is from 1978, Cosmic Surfin' sounds like music from a videogame!

[find]

The island is called Motu Fara and is located in Ragiroa, French Polynesia if you're interested. It is actually for sale.

[humble_roots]

7:47 Now this song... is really something special. It's so floaty and emotionally raw. It has this theme that almost seems country in the beginning riffs, but then the next phrases and the new instruments that come in turn this into a very sublime kind of genre that I've never heard before. It starts to seem like it turns into blues but then there's jazz chords! Then at 10:20 it almost sounds like eastern music. Definitely a masterpiece of a composition. Best song on the album and it's definitely not an easy call.

[Mineykid]

I'm on a vacation whenever I want.

[malicrnjo]

listened to a LOT of jazz in my life, heard this about 2 years ago and genuinely haven't heard anything nearly as good as this and i am probably gonna be searching for something like this my whole life

[smarmar]

OMG Passion Flower - 20:24! I usually shed a tear at how Nihonjin put aside their eastern culture to make way for the west but, man, I'm so glad they grabbed hold of '70's fusion jazz and took it to the next level!

[Rosalina]

A beautiful blend of exotica and electronic music. It's so unique and breezy.

It almost reminds me of the Beach Boys' harmonic compositions in a way. That's certainly a bonus, in my book.

[jasonmaksymilian]

That breakdown moment at 15:30 is PURE GOLD! I was listening along, enjoying the island lounge style jazz instrumental retro music when all of a sudden the sky opened up and it felt like the ghost of Carl and Dennis Wilson briefly joined Brian Wilson for a brief 25 second interlude. Wow. I need more of this Beach Boys style stuff.. beautiful! :D :D :D

[humble_roots]

15:45 Woa that got very Electric Light Orchestra-esque all of the sudden. This whole album is a masterpiece. Thanks, y'all.

[sheisinyourwalls]

I swear to god Passion Flower is amazing. It's happy, upbeat, it gives party gives, it reminds of summer... Truly a wonderful song, and my favorite of this album.

[spencerkunikiwass]

50 and 60s Vacation Jazz....I can feel the sand between my toes

[ConfuzzledOwO]

This album feels like bliss. It feels like love.