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Coconuts High
Izumi Kobayashi
Coconuts High
Style: Fusion
Label: Kitty Records
Catalog Number: 28MK 0023
Released: 1981, 80's
Partially recorded in Los Angeles, Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi’s Coconuts High is a perfect tropical fusion album featuring American studio legends Abraham Laboriel (Quincy Jones), Paul Jackson (Patrice Rushen), Alex Acuna (Weather Report), and Tower of Power alongside Japanese dub percussionist Pecker and guitar hero Masayoshi Takanaka. Across eight tracks, Mimi and crew touch on a variety of Latin/Caribbean genres including calypso, salsa, samba, and reggae all with an electronic/synth touch. There’s an interesting story here as well – B3 Lazy Love was actually recorded by Belizean reggae band Babylonian Warriors, who Kobayashi fell in love with after hearing the group open for UB40 at the Roxy in Hollywood.
– Phil Cho
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Calypso / Obscure Sound / Reggae / Samba
Tracklist:
A1 Palm St.
A2 Small Dynamite
A3 Penaten
A4 Crazy Love
B1 The 4th Dimension Butterfly
B2 Coconuts High
B3 Lazy Love
B4 Mr. Cool
Credits:
Bass – Abraham Laboriel, Akihiro Tanaka, Freddie Washington
Chorus – Julia Tillman Waters Group*
Drums – Alex Acuna*, Hervey Mason*, Masahiro Miyazaki
Guitar – Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Masayoshi Takanaka, Mitche Holder*, Paul Jackson*
Horns – Tower Of Power
Percussion – Pecker, Vince Charles, Yuki Sugawara
Producer, Keyboards, Vocals – Izumi Kobayashi*
