Mikio Masuda - I Saw The Light Review

He began as a bassist at 16 before switching to piano. He gained prominence in the early 70s playing with heavyweights like Terumasa Hino and Sadao Watanabe .

The recording features a stellar lineup of Japanese jazz musicians and international talent: Synthesizers, Keyboards, Organ, Rhodes Piano. Kohsuke Mine: Soprano Saxophone. Osamu Kawakami: Electric Bass. Arihide "Jess" Kurata: Drums. Guilherme Franco: Percussion, Vocals, Tabla, Cuica. Masayoshi Saitoh: Electric Guitar. Artist Background Mikio Masuda - I Saw The Light

In the mid-70s, Masuda moved to the United States and became a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers , a rare feat for a Japanese musician at the time. He began as a bassist at 16 before switching to piano

Mikio Masuda (born August 14, 1949, in Osaka) is a highly respected figure in the Japanese jazz scene . Kohsuke Mine: Soprano Saxophone

His later work, such as the 1978 album Corazón , recorded in New York with David Matthews , further cemented his reputation as a master of jazz-funk and Latin-influenced fusion. Mikio Masuda : Mickey's Mouth (LP, Vinyl record album)