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Casiopea/カシオペア was a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro and bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined the group. The group debuted with the album Casiopea in 1979, and 30 albums or more have since been released. In 1980, the drummer seat is replaced by 神保彰/Akira Jimbo.
The album Eyes of the Mind was released in the United States in 1981. They then released the album Mint Jams in 1982, followed by Four by Four in the same year, which is a collaborative album with some of Fourplay members including Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Don Grusin. Their first foreign concert was held in the United Kingdom in 1983. The group has toured Europe, South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
In 1989, 神保彰/Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai left the band following several years of musical differences. They named their own band, Jimsaku. For the replacement, the group chose Yoshihiro Naruse (bass) and Masaaki Hiyama (drums).
In 1993, the group once again change its members. Noriaki Kumagai came to replace Masaaki. Then from 1997 神保彰/Akira Jimbo returned to Casiopea, this time as a part-time member, recording more albums and again contributing some of the compositions.
The album Eyes of the Mind was released in the United States in 1981. They then released the album Mint Jams in 1982, followed by Four by Four in the same year, which is a collaborative album with some of Fourplay members including Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, Nathan East and Don Grusin. Their first foreign concert was held in the United Kingdom in 1983. The group has toured Europe, South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
In 1989, 神保彰/Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai left the band following several years of musical differences. They named their own band, Jimsaku. For the replacement, the group chose Yoshihiro Naruse (bass) and Masaaki Hiyama (drums).
In 1993, the group once again change its members. Noriaki Kumagai came to replace Masaaki. Then from 1997 神保彰/Akira Jimbo returned to Casiopea, this time as a part-time member, recording more albums and again contributing some of the compositions.
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"Time Limit" is so damn near perfect. Everything about it blows my mind.
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Good stuff
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One of the top listeners! :D
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ynard wrote:
This music reminds me of the music in the first Sonic the Hedgehog game - awesome!!
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Fans of Casiopea: Listen Trix too!!!
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Goffe wrote:
WHAT'S WITH THE CAPS TITLES OF INSPIRE!!?!?!?!?! :P
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MusashiDen82 wrote:
~Asayake~ My all-time favourite! :) Greetings from Russia
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GotrekNephythys wrote:
Fightman is a fabulous track :)
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AuronExcalibur wrote:
I love this band. Too bad they don't tour the USA.
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zrobusa wrote:
does anyone know where I can find the cd with Galactic Funk on it?
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flamingspinach wrote:
drabreu: They didn't disband, they've just been on hiatus since 2006.
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rahardjo wrote:
I am in love with Intersive Way from Freshness album. Man, it's so great how guitar dan keyboard are in a dialog.
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drabreu wrote:
Yes, it is true... :-(
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drabreu wrote:
I heard that Casiopea disbanded... is it true? :-(
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rahardjo wrote:
Yeah ... Casiopea rocks. (Greetings from Indonesia)
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jazzkeys wrote:
Casiopea R-O-C-K-S !
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