This album features pianist, vocalist, and percussionist Kazuko Hashimoto—also known as a supporting member of the Yellow Magic Orchestra—Berlin-based jazz pianist Aki Takahashi, and Motohiko Hino, one of Japan’s leading drummers, and Japan’s leading drummer, Motohiko Hino,
A1 is a killer chill-out jazz track, also included on a BBE compilation, featuring a deep, dope, and funky grooving bassline, thrilling piano, and Kazuko Hashimoto’s frenzied scat vocals. "Whispering Weed" (sample1) is simply too great.
Remastered by Kuniyuki from the original master tape, it has been revived with a richer, more lustrous sound. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)