Japanese music journalist, DJ, and owner of the label Cool Sound.
APPEARANCES +
Boz Scaggs
Columbia Rarities (1971-88)
2024
Steve Lukather
Bridges
2023
Toto
Toto IV
2022
David Paich
Forgotten Toys
2022
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau Works
2021, 
Toto
With A Little Help From My Friends
2021
Joseph Williams
Denizen Tenant
2021
Bugatti And Musker*
Bugatti And Musker
2021
Steve Lukather
I Found The Sun Again
2021
Kenny Loggins
Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits
2020
Various
This Is Yacht Rock
2019, ,
, Soft Rock
Various
Tommy LiPuma Works
2019, ,
, AOR/Fusion
David Foster
David Foster Works 2
2019
Boz Scaggs = ボズ・スキャッグス*
Greatest Hits (Japanese Singles Collection)
2019
Toto
40 Trips Around The Sun
2019
David Lasley
Demos
2019
Various
AOR Age Presents Gems And Rarities
2018, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad/Contemporary R&B/City Pop/AOR/Vocal
David Foster
David Foster Works
2018
Various
Melodies - The Urban AOR
2018
Various
Jay Graydon Works II
2017, ,
, Funk/Soul/Disco/Pop Rock/AOR
Various
Melodies - The Midnight AOR
2017
Steve Lukather
Session Works II
2017,
Steve Walsh
Black Butterfly
2017
Marc Jordan = マーク・ジョーダン*
Cow = カウ
2017
Bob Welch
Eye Contact
2017
Tom Scott
Intimate Strangers
2017
Rosie
Last Dance
2017
Marc Jordan
Talking Through Pictures
2017
Marva King
Feels Right
2017
Bob Welch
Bob Welch
2017
Various
Just The Two Of Us: Adult Contemporary Greatest Tracks
2017, ,
, AOR/Soft Rock/Ballad/Soul/Smooth Jazz/Fusion
Albert Hammond
Your World And My World
2017
Donald Fagen
Cheap Xmas: Donald Fagen Complete
2017
Lou Rawls
Love All Your Blues Away
2016
Roger Voudouris
Radio Dream
2016
Jerry Corbetta
Jerry Corbetta
2016
Steve Gibb = スティーブ・ギブ*
Let My Song = モノクローム
2016
Engelbert Humperdinck
Don’t You Love Me Anymore?
2016, ,
, AOR/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Steve Lukather
Session Works
2016
Terence Boylan
Terence Boylan
2016
Chi Coltrane
Road To Tomorrow
2016
Lauren Wood
Lauren Wood
2016
Boz Scaggs = ボズ・スキャッグス*
Middle Man = ミドル・マン
2016
Barnaby Bye
Room To Grow
2016
Maxus
Maxus
2016
Patti Austin
Patti Austin
2015
Toto
Toto XIV
2015
Patti Austin
Gettin’ Away With Murder
2015
Richard Marx
Repeat Offender
2015
The Richard Smith Unit Featuring Kenny G (2) & Dan Siegel
Inglewood
2015
Roy Ayers
Coffy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015
Fourplay
Elixir
2015
The Hal Galper Quintet*
Speak With A Single Voice
2014
Double Image
Double Image
2014
Pages
Future Street
2014
Pilot
A Pilot Project
2014
Al Jarreau
Jarreau
2014
Teena Marie
Irons In The Fire
2013
Shalamar
Friends
2013
Boz Scaggs
Silk Degrees
2013
Ian Matthews*
Stealin’ Home
2013
Ian Matthews*
Spot Of Interference
2013
Jeff Porcaro
Session Works II
2012, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Tané Cain
Tané Cain
2012
Patrice Rushen
Straight From The Heart
2012
Michael Bolotin
Michael Bolotin - Every Day Of My Life
2012
Karizma
All The Way Live
2011, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Toto
In The Blink Of An Eye 1977-2011
2011
Various
Jay Graydon Works
2010
Peter Friestedt
The LA Project
2010
Gonzalez
Gonzalez
2009
The Bossa Nova Hotel
Moon Island
2009,
Gonzalez
Our Only Weapon Is Our Music
2009
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes
2008
Yasuko Agawa
Meu Romance
2008
Rupert Holmes
Widescreen
2008
Stuff
Live At Montreux 1976
2008
Jeff Porcaro
Session Works
2008, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
JaR
Scene 29
2008
Chilliwack
Look In, Look Out
2008
Chilliwack
Wanna Be A Star
2008
Chilliwack
Opus X
2008
Harvey Mason
Funk In A Mason Jar
2008
Kirk Whalum
Roundtrip
2007
Michael Lington
A Song For You
2007
Various
R35 Rock & Pop Super Hits
2006, ,
, Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Pop Rap/RnB/Swing/Hard Rock/Synth-pop
Rick Braun
Yours Truly
2006
The Section
Forward Motion
2006
Richard Elliot
Metro Blue
2006
Toto
Falling In Between
2006
Various
Best Hit 80’s - Pops Sound Highway
2005,
Various
Best Hit 80’s - Pops Sound Highway
2005,
Pilot
Two’s A Crowd
2005
Airplay
Airplay
2005
Diane Warren
Diane Warren Presents Love Songs
2005
Toto
Fahrenheit
2005
Various
The Best Of Ballads Melodies
2004, ,
, Pop Rock/Classic Rock
Average White Band
Shine
2004
The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Water Sign
2004
Richard Marx
Greatest Hits
2004
Simone*
Moonlight Serenade
2004
Various
The Best Of AOR Melodies
2003
Naoko Shimada With Alani*
Happy Tree
2003, ,
, Pacific
Various
Miki Imai Songbook - Take Me To The Sunshine = 今井美樹ソングブック ～テイク・ミー・トゥ・ザ・サンシャイン
2003
Johnson Enos
Johnson + 6
2003
Bryan Kessler
Heart Jams
2003
Gino Vannelli
Nightwalker
2003
Sneaker
Sneaker
2003
Tim Moore
White Shadows
2003
Michael James Murphy
Never Let Me Go
2003
Gino Vannelli
Canto
2003
Genai
Let Love
2003
Mr. Mister
The Best Of Mr. Mister
2002
Kenny Rankin
A Song For You
2002
Silje Nergaard
At First Light
2002
Greg Guidry
Over The Line
2002
Pacific Coast Jam
Guitar Workshop In Hawaii
2002
Rockie Robbins
Rockie Robbins
2002
Alessi
Driftin’
2002
Richard Marx
Days In Avalon
2002
Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
2002
The Joe Chemay Band
The Riper The Finer
2002
Batteaux
Batteaux
2002
Larry Williams & Friends
Beautiful Struggle
2001,
Various
AOR Light Mellow - BMG Edition
2001, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad
Mark Winkler
World Of Mark Winkler - Best And Rare Collections
2001
The Front
The Front
2001
Saga
House Of Cards
2001
Giant
III
2001
Pages
Pages
2001
Keane
Keane
2001
The Bliss Band
Neon Smiles
2001
Peter White
Glow
2001
Michael McDonald
In The Spirit
2001
S. S. Fools
S. S. Fools
2001
Brock Walsh
Dateline: Tokyo
2001, ,
, Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Dionne Warwick
Friends In Love
2001
Various
AOR Light Mellow - SMJI Edition
2001, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad
Ben Sidran
I Lead A Life
2001
Patti Austin
On The Way To Love = エレガント・パティ
2001
Various
Light Mellow AOR-Groovin’ & Breezin’ (Cool Sound Edition)
2000, ,
, AOR/Soft Rock
Kerry Chater
Love On A Shoestring
2000
Faragher Bros
Family Ties
2000
Dionne Warwick
Love At First Sight
2000
Bruce Hibbard
Never Turnin’ Back
2000
What If
What If
2000, ,
, AOR/Arena Rock/Classic Rock
David Lasley
Soldiers On The Moon
2000
Buzz Feiten*
Whirlies
2000
John O’Banion
Danger
2000
Bill LaBounty
Bill LaBounty
2000
Randy Edelman
If Love Is Real
2000
Jaye P. Morgan
Jaye P. Morgan
2000
Michel Berger
Dreams In Stone
2000
Dave Koz
The Dance
2000
Chunky, Novi & Ernie
Chunky, Novi & Ernie
2000
Greg Guidry
Soul’d Out
2000
Bill LaBounty
Rain In My Life
2000
Patty Weaver
Patty Weaver
2000
Trine Rein
The Greatest
2000
Bill LaBounty
This Night Won’t Last Forever
2000
Michael Learns To Rock
Blue Night
2000
Le Roux = ル・ルー*
Last Safe Place = ラスト・セイフ・プレイス
2000
Alessi
Long Time Friends
1999
Steve Archer
Action
1999
Wilson Bros.
Another Night
1999
Jack Wagner
Lighting Up The Night
1999
Samuel Purdey
Musically Adrift
1999, ,
, Acid Jazz
Eye To Eye
Shakespeare Stole My Baby
1999
Andrew Gold
All This And Heaven Too
1999
David Pack
Anywhere You Go
1999
Greg Mathieson Project*
The Baked Potato Super Live!
1999
Steve Kipner
Knock The Walls Down
1999
Fergie Frederiksen = ファーギー・フレデリクセン*
Equilibrium = イクィリブリアム
1999
Stanley Clarke
Journey To Love
1999
Ambrosia
Ambrosia
1999
Ambrosia
Life Beyond L.A.
1999
Alan Parsons
The Time Machine
1999
Harvey Mason
Groovin’ You
1999, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Robbie Dupree
All Night Long
1999
Turley Richards
Expressions
1999
Dan Seals
Harbinger
1999
Reed Nielsen/Mark Pearson*
Nielsen/Pearson & Blind Luck
1998
Leon Ware
Rockin’ You Eternally
1998
Crackin’
Special Touch
1998
Mica Paris
Black Angel
1998
Bobby Caldwell
Timeline -Bobby Caldwell Anthology
1998
LeAnn Rimes
Sittin’ On Top Of The World
1998
Andy Goldmark
Andy Goldmark
1998
Gino Vannelli
Slow Love
1998
Eric Carmen
Winter Dreams
1998
Kazu*
Time No Longer
1998
Leon Ware
Leon Ware
1998
Rebecka Törnqvist
Tremble My Heart
1998
Pieces Of A Dream
Pieces Of A Dream
1998
West Coast All Stars
California Dreamin’
1997, ,
, Vocal
D’sound
Spice Of Life
1997
Skylark
Skylark
1997
Various
A Twist Of Jobim
1997
Cory Sipper
Swimology
1997, ,
, Acoustic
Boz Scaggs
Come On Home
1997
Finis Henderson
Finis
1997, ,
, Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Michael Sembello
Backwards In Time
1997
Erik Tagg*
Smilin’ Memories
1997
Amy Grant
Behind The Eyes
1997
George Howard
The Very Best And Then Some
1997
Ron Brown*
From My Eyes Only
1997
Bruce Gaitsch
A Lyre In A Windstorm
1997
Bill Meyers
All Things In Time
1996
Funderburk Miner
The Dwelling Place
1996
Alan Parsons
On Air
1996, ,
, Modern Classical/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Symphonic Rock
Boz Scaggs
Fade Into Light
1996
Michael Learns To Rock
Paint My Love - Greatest Hits
1996
Marilyn Scott
Take Me With You
1996
Marc Jordan
Cool Jam Black Earth
1996
Jordan Hill
Jordan Hill
1996
Roger Nichols And A Circle Of Friends*
Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year
1995
Janey Clewer
Janey
1995, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock/AOR
Brother Time
Just The Beginning
1995
The Corrs
Forgiven, Not Forgotten
1995
Bobby Caldwell
Soul Survivor
1995
Player
Electric Shadow
1995
Ralph MacDonald
Reunion
1995
Air Supply
Lost In Love
1995
Gino Vannelli
Yonder Tree
1995
Patrick Nugier
Destination Desir
1995, ,
, Chanson/Acid Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz
Yuzo Hayashi
Make Merry
1994, ,
, J-pop
King Of Hearts
King Of Hearts
1994
Al Jarreau
Breakin’ Away
1994
Bill Champlin
Through It All
1994
The Section
Fork It Over
1994
Dean Fraser
Dean Plays Bob
1994
Patti Austin
That Secret Place
1994
Scott Jarrett
Without Rhyme Or Reason
1994
Lee Ritenour
Banded Together
1994
Deniece Williams
When Love Comes Calling
1994
Lee Ritenour
Rit/2
1994
Randy Vanwarmer
The Third Child
1994
Boz Scaggs
Slow Dancer
1994
Dimension
First Dimension
1993, ,
, Fusion
Bobby Caldwell
Where Is Love
1993
Mica Paris
Whisper A Prayer
1993
Gary Clark
Ten Short Songs About Love
1993
Kilauea
Antigua Blue
1993
Paul Jackson, jr.*
A River In The Desert
1993
Linda Ronstadt
Winter Light
1993
Nelson Rangell
Truest Heart
1993
White Horse
White Horse
1993
Jay Graydon
Airplay For The Planet
1993, ,
, Soft Rock/AOR
Randy Goodrum
An Exhibition
1992
Leslie Smith
Les Is More
1992, ,
, Soul/Funk
Carmen Sars
Silent Eyes
1992
Peter Beckett
Beckett
1992
Bill Champlin
Burn Down The Night
1992
Software
Lovers Right
1992
Michael Sembello
Caravan Of Dreams
1992
Nigel Olsson
Nigel
1992
Don Ciccone
Lovers Prayer
1992
Gary Portnoy
Gary Portnoy
1992
Tom Browne
Funkin’ For Jamaica (The Best Of Tom Browne)
1992
Ray Obiedo
Iguana
1991
Special EFX = スペシャルＥＦＸ*
Peace Of The World = ピース・オブ・ザ・ワールド
1991
Norman Saleet
Here I Am
1991
Christopher Cross
Rendezvous
1991, ,
, Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Paul Davis
Paul Davis
1991
Ned Doheny
Postcards From Hollywood
1991
Jimmy Messina*
Oasis
1991
Level 42
Guaranteed
1991
Carly Simon
Boys In The Trees
1990
Carly Simon
Hello Big Man
1990
David Foster
River Of Love
1990
Various
Bed Time Eyes Original Soundtrack Recording
1987
The Cult
Rain
1986
Barnaby Finch
Digital Madness
1986, ,
, Fusion/Smooth Jazz/AOR
Bob & Pauline Wilson
Somebody Loves You
1981, ,
, Gospel/Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Rhythm & Blues
Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin
Souvenirs
1977
Nile Rodgers, Chic, Slash (3), Sister Sledge
Chic Live In Japan
Cara Jones
Pandora’s Box
, Vocal
