Originally released in 1975, Tropical Dandy is a cult classic from Haruomi Hosono’s pre-YMO “Crown Years” that marked a shift toward genre-blending, fusing exotica, jazz, and pop that would […]
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Japanese jazz pianist Norio Maeda meets Haruomi Hosono’s Van Dyke Parks and Martin Denny inspired exotica / lounge band Tin Pan Alley. Released on Panam, Soul Samba / […]
Tropical Dandy is the first album from the great Haruomi Hosono’s “Crown Years” where he explored tropical jazz fusion, soft rock, exotica, and lounge music with his band […]
