Casiopea
-
Search on Spotify
Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more
408,860 plays (7,827 listeners)
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.
Shouts:
46 shouts
Top Albums
-
Mint Jams
Casiopea
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $41.03
- eBay Search
-
Platinum
Casiopea Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Eyes of the Mind
Casiopea Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Casiopea
CasiopeaBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
onita_carachi wrote:
will you love me tomorrow <3
-
baizixiele wrote:
very nice sound!
-
AckeTheAce wrote:
The Japanese produces the best Jazz and Metal in the world :D
-
SmokinWickerman wrote:
Japanse Jazz Fusion, great that you can never be to specific :)
-
Grazel666 wrote:
@ice_9 mint jams!
-
pseudonym01 wrote:
Ice_9, try Down Upbeat, The Soundgraphy and Casiopea to start. Some nice live albums too, such as Perfect Live (1987) or Casiopea Live (1985).
-
Ice_9 wrote:
So erm, where the hell do I start? Album recommendations?
-
armandputra wrote:
domino line , my fav ! :D
-
Funkuccino wrote:
All caps? Bleargh! Why?? Someone fix it, please!!
-
alikicikikik wrote:
Domino Line! :-bd
-
tedfiles wrote:
casiopea is fantastic ....
-
chikouh wrote:
casiopea=eargasm [2]
-
keisuh wrote:
One of the best Japanese band ever.
-
Kresnaferry wrote:
Great jazz fusion band for people who hate jazz fusion...!!
-
adultery40 wrote:
casiopea=eargasm
-
reimusho wrote:
awesome！
-
frankstein15 wrote:
Melhor banda de jazz fusion!
-
analogjukebox wrote:
For us niche audience types, consider me a fan of these talented musicians in a non-Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, or any other social media network way of looking at it. I'll call these guys Japan's equal of Iceland's Mezzoforte. Plus, I'll also add T-Square in the mix as well.
-
bachrodi wrote:
They're great! I get the influence for the Outrun soundtrack now! Reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog too.
-
Greyapatis wrote:
the Super duper band!!
Videos
See more
Top Listeners
-
Tyasmoerti
Top Listener
-
nomurin0214
Top Listener
-
Cheetorhead
Top Listener
-
tuppyaaa
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
jhonata_soloaga, timeless_clock, jkmelot and 4 other people added Casiopea to their libraries. Wednesday afternoon
-
kartden wrote about Casiopea in My CD & Vinyl Collection. 12 days ago
-
roberinho tagged Casiopea with jazz, jazz fusion and fusion. last month
-
roberinho, osaether, andyhasvd and 1 other person added Casiopea to their libraries. last month
-
crabgunner tagged Casiopea with japanese and fusion. last month
-
Waterfallinside, bacteriasleep, yuji_kawane and 13 other people added Casiopea to their libraries. last month
-
estebanarguet tagged Casiopea with ‘fusion japanese jazz’. last month
-
milessa123, estebanarguet and monbaste added Casiopea to their libraries. last month
-
ajajspace wrote about Casiopea in [SPECIAL] Great 50? Yes, You're In !!. last month
-
mooshkash, mykzeichen, Early_Adapter and 3 other people added Casiopea to their libraries. last month
Related Journals
-
My CD & Vinyl Collection
by kartden |
4 Feb 2012
-
[SPECIAL] Great 50? Yes, You're In !!
by ajajspace |
5 Jan 2012
| 4 comments
-
Perfect albums - 7
by necrotigr |
23 May 2009
Groups (11)
-
T-Square
35 members
-
Japanese Jazz
713 members
-
Japanese Prog
196 members
-
aziza mustafa zadeh
146 members
-
Japanese Traditional Rockers [Poland]
29 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
