Yes!!!! The full album Tree Forest - Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto is being released today!
On all music streaming platforms, and also on CD - for now only in Japan!
It’s really beautiful and I’m very happy about it!
Thank you to everyone who dreamed of this project, who collaborated and who made this dream come true!!!
A tribute album by Goro Ito, Paula Morelenbaum and Jaques Morelenbaum featuring new arrangements of songs by their close friend Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album centers on a selection of Sakamoto’s works from various eras, interwoven with a classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the new song “Fragmentos” by Goro Ito and Paula Morelenbaum. Supporting musicians include Aya Ito, Koichi Sato, Keita Ogawa, and Mami Kakudo, all of whom accompanied the tour. Haruomi Hosono joins on bass for the track “Happy End”, a song also covered by Yellow Magic Orchestra. As a bonus track, the album includes “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence re-modeled by Goro Ito,” originally released on the 2010 Goro Ito-produced compilation album “Christmas Songs” (commmons). [Musicians]
Goro Ito: Guitars/Sound Programming,
Paula Morelenbaum: Vocal on tracks 2, 5, 7-9,
Jaques Morelenbaum: Cello, Koichi Sato: Piano,
Keita Ogawa: Drums/Percussion, Mami Kakudo: Marimba/Vibraphone/Percussion/Vocal on tracks 1, 3-6, 8, 9,
Aya Ito: Violin on tracks 1-7, 9, Gaku Sakamoto: Flute/Alto Flute on tracks 1, 8,
Haruomi Hosono: Electric Bass on track 1.
Album Produced by Goro Ito, All Songs Arranged by Goro Ito.
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