Prism (Japanese band)
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Prism | |
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Origin | Japan |
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Years active | 1975 - present |
Website | www |
Members | Akira Wada (ja) Satoshi "Mansaku" Kimura (ja) Jiro Okada Tatsuya "Cheru" Watanabe (ja) |
Past members | Ken Watanabe (ja) Toru "Rika" Suzuki Katsutoshi Morizono Daisaku Kume (ja) Koki "Corky" Ito (ja) Masahiro Sayama (ja) Jun Aoyama (ja) Satoshi Nakamura (ja) Jun Fukamachi (ja) Yoshikazu Matsuura |
Prism (プリズム, Purizumu) is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1975.
History[]
Prism was formed in 1975 by Akira Wada, Ken Watanabe, Katsutoshi Morizono, Daisaku Kume, Koki "Corky" Ito and Toru "Rika" Suzuki. Most of the musicians had little professional experience, aside from Morizono, who founded the progressive rock band Yonin Bayashi (ja). In 1976, the group were signed to Polydor Records, performed as an opening act for Eric Clapton, and toured nationwide. Prism released their debut album in 1977, Prism, which ran out of stock after its release.[1]
Members[]
As of August 2019, Prism is composed of Jiro Okada (bass guitar), Satoshi "Mansaku" Kimura (drums), Akira Wada (electric guitar) and Tatsuya "Cheru" Watanabe (keyboards, vocals).[2] On March 28, 2021, Wada died at the age of 64.[3]
Discography[]
Prism have released a total of 28 albums since 1977.[4] The band was signed to Universal Music Group in 2003, which re-released the band's first four albums, and remained their record publisher.[5]
- Prism (1977)
- Second Thought/Second Move (1978)
- Prism III (1979)
- Prism Live (1979)
- Surprise (1980)
- Community Illusion (1981)
- Live Alive (Absolutely) (1981)
- Visions (1982)
- Nothin' Unusual (1985)
- Dreamin (1986)
- Live Alive Vol. 2 (1987)
- The Silence of the Motion (1987)
- Mother Earth (1990)
- Rejuvenation (1991)
- A Personal Change (1992)
- Prism Jam (1995)
- Uncovered (1995)
- Prismania (1997)
- Whiter (1997)
- In the Last Resort (2001)
- Present I (2003)
- Present II (2003)
- 【Mju:】 (2003)
- 1977 Live at Sugino Kodo (2004)
- Homecoming 2004 (2004)
- Blue... (2007)
- Prism 30th Anniversary Live! [Homecoming] (2007)
- Prism Homecoming Vol. 3 (2008)
- Invite (2009)
- Palace in the Sky (2011)
- Mode:Odd (2013)
- Celebrate (2017)
- What You See (2017)
References[]
- ^ (in Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / History
- ^ (in Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / Profile
- ^ "フュージョンバンド「PRISM」ギタリスト和田アキラさん死去 64歳" [Akira Wada, guitarist of fusion band Prism, passes away at age 64] (in Japanese). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ (in Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / Discography
- ^ (in Japanese) PRISM ―ディスコグラフィー―
External links[]
- Japanese jazz ensembles
- Jazz fusion ensembles
- Jazz-rock groups
- Universal Music Japan artists
- Japanese musical group stubs