enigma (Tak Matsumoto album)

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enigma
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Studio album by
Tak Matsumoto
ReleasedApril 27, 2016[1]
GenreJazz fusion, hard rock
Length68:52 (with bonus track)[1]
LabelBeing Inc.[1]
Tak Matsumoto chronology
New Horizon
(2014) 		enigma
(2016) 		Electric Island, Acoustic Sea (w/ Daniel Ho)
(2017)

enigma is the eleventh solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto, of B'z. It is mostly an instrumental album (except for the title track, its reprise, "Drifting", "Hopes", "Under the Sun" and "#1090 ~Million Dreams~") and it was released by Being Inc. on April 27, 2016 in Japan. The album debuted at #4 on the Oricon weekly album chart[2] and at #18 on the Billboard Japan album chart.[3]

Matsumoto first mentioned an upcoming solo effort during Wowow's live coverage of the 2016 Grammy Awards, in which he was a guest.[4] "Vermillion Palace" and "Mystic Journey" are the opening and ending themes of Tokyo Broadcasting System Television's show , respectively.[5] "Ups and Downs" is the theme to an Ukiyo-e exhibition in the Bunkamura Museum in Tokyo.[5][6]

Track listing[]

All music is composed by Tak Matsumoto.

No.TitleLength
1."enigma"5:51
2."Vermillion Palace"4:26
3."Step to Heaven"4:30
4."Ups and Downs"3:47
5."Rock the Rock"4:40
6."Drifting"4:44
7."The Voyage"5:06
8."Hopes"4:24
9."Under the Sun"4:46
10."Dream Drive"5:34
11."The Rock Show"4:05
12."Roppongi Noise"4:14
13."Mystic Journey"5:16
14."enigma ~epilogue~"2:13
15."#1090 ~Million Dreams~" (bonus track, a reworked version of "#1090 ~Thousand Dreams~", which had for long been the theme song of TV Asahi's Music Station[5])5:17
Total length:68:52[1]

Limited edition bonus CD & DVD/CD & blu-ray[]

All tracks taken from Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon-.

  1. "Take 5"
  2. "BLUE"
  3. "Hana"
  4. "Tokyo Night"
  5. "Shattered Glass"
  6. "Gakuseigai no Kissaten"
  7. "Island of peace"
  8. "That's Cool"
  9. "Tsuki no Akari"
  10. "Reason to be..."
  11. "GO FURTHER"
  12. "#1090"
  13. "The Moment"
  14. "Rodeo Blues"

Personnel[]

Session members[]

  • – vocals on tracks 1, 6, 8, 9 and 14
  • Joey McCoy – rap vocals on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
  • – chorus on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
  • – bass on all tracks except 1, 3, 13 and 15; on 14
  • Juan Alderete – bass on "Vermillion Palace" and "Step to Heaven"
  • Barry Sparks – bass on "Mystic Journey"
  • Travis Carlton – bass on "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
  • – organ on tracks 3, 8 and 10,; Rhodes piano on "Roppongi Noise"
  • – Rhodes piano on "The Voyage", piano on "Under the Sun" and "Mystic Journey"
  • Jason Sutter – drums on all tracks except 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 and 15
  • Brian Tichy – drums on tracks 1, 5, 10 and 11
  • Shane Gaalaas – drums on "Mystic Journey" and "#1090 ~Million Dreams~"
  • with – strings on tracks 2, 6, 7 and 13
  • – harp on "Dream Drive"
  • – tenor saxophone solo on "Rock the Rock", "Dream Drive" and "Roppongi Noise"
  • – saxophone on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"
  • and – trumpet on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"
  • – trombone on "Rock the Rock" and "Dream Drive"

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d ""enigma" by 松本孝弘". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年04月04日～2016年04月10日". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Album sales". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Tak Matsumoto New Album enigma Coming in April!". Off the Lock. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Tak Matsumoto New Album enigma Coming April 6th". Off the Lock. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Tak Matsumoto New Song Ups and Downs For Ukiyo-e Exhibition". Off the Lock. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links[]

  • Enigma at B'z official website


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