Hiroshi Sato | |
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Born | June 3, 1947 |
Died | October 24, 2012[1] Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | (aged 65)
Nationality | Japanese |
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Years active | 1970–2012 |
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Hiroshi Sato (佐藤博, June 3, 1947 – October 24, 2012) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, born in Chiran, Kagoshima and raised in Kyoto. He was an influential keyboardist in the Japanese jazz fusion and soft rock scenes during the late 1970s and 1980s, later dubbed " city pop". [2] [3]
Hiroshi was born as the eldest son of a temple in his home town of Chiran in the Kagoshima Prefecture, but moved to Kyoto in 1949 at the age of two. [4]
During his high school years, Sato obtained a reel-to-reel tape recorder and began learning how to play the bass guitar and drums, recording his work in a garage. [4] [5] At age 20 he also began playing the piano, and later stated that "when I was 20 years old, I practiced so much that I was willing to give up the world if I didn't turn pro." [6]
Around 1970, he started his career as a pianist in a jazz band in Osaka, eventually leading to his collaboration with other blues musicians such as the West Road Blues Band and Masaki Ueda, [7] as well as folk musicians such as Kyozo Nishioka as part of "The Dylan", Masaji Otsuka and Ryo Kagawa. [8]
In 1976, along with forming Shigeru Suzuki's short-lived band Huckleback [9] and collaborating with Haruomi Hosono and his friends from Tin Pan Alley, he released his first solo album "SUPER MARKET" through Nippon Columbia. [10] He released 14 total albums up until his hiatus after "Oracle", which was released through Eastworld Records in 1996. [11]
Album | Medium | Release Number | Release Date | Label | Ref |
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SUPER MARKET | LP | LQ-7008-C | May 25, 1976 | Wave Concept ( Nippon Columbia) | [12] |
CD | COCA-11141 | November 21, 1993 | Nippon Columbia | [13] | |
CD | COR-11141 | November 21, 1993 | Nippon Columbia | [14] | |
CD (on demand) | CORR-10298 | June 22, 2009 | Nippon Columbia | [15] | |
CD | TWCP-25 | November 21, 2012 | Tower to the People ( Tower Records) | [16] | |
Time | LP | LX-7009 | January 25, 1977 | Wave Concept | [12] |
CD | ARCD-1002 | March 10, 2003 | Ardun Records | [14] | |
CD (on demand) | CORR-10529 | December 21, 2009 | Nippon Columbia | [17] | |
CD | TWCP-26 | November 21, 2012 | Tower to the People | [18] | |
LP | HMJA-101 | April 18, 2015 | HMV Record Shop ( HMV) | [19] | |
LP | November 3, 2019 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
ORIENT | LP | MKF-1047 | June 1, 1979 | Kitty Records | [12] |
CD | PROT-1056 | March 13, 2013 | Universal Music Group | [20] | |
CD | MKF-1047 | December 24, 2014 | Kitty Records | [21] | |
LP | PROT-7002 | April 18, 2015 | HMV Record Shop | [22] | |
LP | WWSLP-12 | February 16, 2018 | WEWANTSOUNDS | [23] | |
Awakening | LP | ALR-28036 | June 25, 1982 | Alfa Records | [12] [24] |
CD | 32XA-91 | August 25, 1986 | Alfa Records | [25] | |
CD | ALCA-9144 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [26] | |
CD | MHCL-648 | September 21, 2005 | GT Music ( Sony Music Direct Japan Inc.) | [27] [28] | |
CD | MHCL-30275 | December 10, 2014 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | [27] | |
LP | MHJ7-3 | August 24, 2016 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | [29] | |
LP | MHJL-106 | November 3, 2019 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | [27] | |
SAILING BLASTER | LP | ALR-28059 | June 25, 1984 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | 32XA-92 | 1986 | Alfa Records | ||
CD | ALCA-9145 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [30] | |
Blu-spec CD2 (paper jacket) | BRIDGE-239 | June 3, 2015 | Bridge Records | [31] | |
SOUND OF SCIENCE | LP | ALR-28081 | July 25, 1986 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | 32XA-70 | August 25, 1986 | Alfa Records | [32] [33] | |
CD | ALCA-9146 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [34] | |
Blu-spec CD2 (paper jacket) | BRIDGE-240 | June 3, 2015 | Bridge Records | [35] | |
FUTURE FILE | LP | ALR-28095 | May 25, 1987 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | 32XA-158 | May 25, 1987 | Alfa Records | ||
CD | ALCA-9147 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [36] | |
Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30310 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music | [27] | |
AQUA | LP | ALR-28110 | June 25, 1988 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | 32XA-210 | June 25, 1988 | Alfa Records | [37] | |
CD | ALCA-9148 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [38] | |
Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30311 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music | [27] | |
TOUCH THE HEART | CD | 29A2-18 | June 25, 1989 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | ALCA-9149 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [39] | |
Blu-spec CD2 | MHCL-30312 | June 3, 2015 | GT Music | [27] | |
Good Morning | CD | ALCA-56 | July 25, 1990 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | ALCA-9150 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [40] | |
CD | DQCL-684 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | [41] | |
Self Jam | CD | ALCA-159 | July 21, 1991 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | ALCA-9151 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [42] | |
Blu-spec CD2 | DQCL-685 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Direct Japan, Inc. | [43] | |
HAPPY & LUCKY | CD | ALCA-494 | June 21, 1993 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | ALCA-9152 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [44] | |
Blu-spec CD2 | DQCL-686 | November 24, 2017 | Sony Music Direct Japan, Inc. | [45] | |
ALL OF ME | CD | TOCT-8882 | May 10, 1995 | Alfa Records | [12] |
CD | QIAG-70057 | September 8, 2012 | Tower to the People | [46] | |
Oracle | CD | TOCT-9706 | November 7, 1996 | Universal Music Group | [12] |
CD | QIAG-70058 | September 8, 2012 | Tower to the People | [47] | |
THAT'S ALL RIGHT | CD | SMD-0001 | June 24, 2003 | Sara Music | [12] [14] |
AMAZING Vol. II | CD | ECCA-1003 | April 5, 2006 | [12] [14] [48] |