Tokyo's Coolest Sound

This album is a collection of 21 early rare pieces by composer and synthesizer pioneer Isao Tomita (1932-2016) taken from Columbia's archives. The artwork was done by Ukawa Naohiro (Dommune).

Isao Tomita "Missing Link Of Tomita ~Tomita Isao Nippon Columbia shoki sakuhinshū 1953-1974~"
冨田勲 「MISSING LINK of TOMITA ～冨田勲 日本コロムビア初期作品集 1953-1974～」

1. yukai na machi no fūsen-ya / Yasuda Sachiko, Hibari jidō gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
2. oide yo Peter Pan / Tsuchiya Michinori, yurikagokai, Columbia Orchestra
3. Blue Sky / Columbia Orchestra
4. Play "The Ugly Duckling" (1) ahirutachi no uta / Tsuchiya Michinori, Hibari jidō gasshōdan, Columbia josei gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
5. Play "The Ugly Duckling" (2) hakuchō no uta, minna no uta / Yasuda Sachiko, Tsuchiya Michinori, Hibari jidō gasshōdan, Columbia josei gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
6. tabi o yuku / Columbia Orchestra
7. kaitei no gensō / Columbia Orchestra
8. haru no gensō / Columbia Orchestra
9. hana no isshō / Columbia Orchestra
10. umi no Fantasy / Columbia Orchestra
11. yume no ryokō / Columbia Orchestra
12. uta no ehon (NHK "uta no ehon" Theme Song) / The Three Graces, Columbia Orchestra
13. futatsu no hashi (NHK "futatsu no hashi" Theme Song) / Mori Sakae, Columbia gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
14. 10wa no tori (Play "soshite dare mo inakunatta" Theme Song) / Duke Aces, Columbia Orchestra
15. horaru / Tomita Isao shiki, Suginami jidō gasshōdan, Columbia kangen gakudan
16. otsukisama no mita hanashi / Mari Yoshiko, Columbia josei gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
17. haru haru ga kita yo / Tokyo hoso jidō gasshōdan, Columbia Orchestra
18. ōame no machi / shin shitsunaigaku kyōkai
19. henka suru shizen / shin shitsunaigaku kyōkai
20. topponpō to ponponkurin / Saitō Masako, shin shitsunaigaku kyōkai
21. ai "Composition—shūsaku" / Moog Synthesizer & Columbia Orchestra

Nippon Columbia COCQ-85418
Out now (5/23), ¥3000 (excl. 10% tax)
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