Himiko Kikuchi — Look Your Back!
Flying Beagle · 1987
Label: CBS/Sony · Genre: Jazz / Jazz Fusion · From: Tokyo, East Asia
Himiko Kikuchi is a Japanese jazz pianist who has been active since the 1970s, appearing on records by Masayoshi Takanaka and Casiopea before releasing her own acclaimed solo work. Flying Beagle, released in 1987, is her most celebrated album — a jazz-funk fusion record that sits perfectly between the instrumental sophistication of jazz and the groove requirements of City Pop. Look Your Back! opens with an arresting bass line and Kikuchi's piano cutting through with absolute authority.
Did you know: Himiko Kikuchi appeared alongside Masayoshi Takanaka on multiple albums before establishing her solo career, part of the interconnected web of Japanese jazz-fusion musicians who appeared on each other's records throughout the 1970s and 1980s. She remains active today.
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