WAY ~GRAND ANIKI STYLE~ / ICHIROU MIZUKI / WAY 〜グランド・アニキ・スタイル〜 / 水木一郎 / WAY ~GRAND ANIKI STYLE~ / ICHIROU MIZUKI

A self-cover album released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Ichirou Mizuki's debut.


M-01 - TV Anime "Grand Prix" Opening Theme
    Composer: Hiroshi Miyagawa
    Lyricist: Kougo Hotomi

M-02 - TV Anime "Muteking The Dashing Warrior" Opening Theme
    Composer: Chumei Watanabe
    Lyricist: Chinfa Kan

M-03 - TV Anime "Ryu, The Cave Boy" Opening Theme
    Composer: Jun Oshio
    Lyricist: Shotaro Ishinomori

M-04 - TV Anime "Captain Harlock" Opening Theme
    Composer: Masaaki Hirao
    Lyricist: Kougo Hotomi

M-05 - TV Anime "Babel II" Opening Theme
    Composer: Shunsuke Kikuchi
    Lyricist: 東映二

M-06 - TV Anime "Moby Dick Five" Opening Theme
    Composer: Keisuke Hama
    Lyricist: Keisuke Yamakawa

M-07 - TV Anime "Jungle Emperor Leo" (1989 series) Theme Song
    Composer: Masahiro Kawasaki
    Lyricist: Machiko Ryu

M-08 - Manga "From Eroica With Love" Image Song
    Composer: Yuji Ohno
    Lyricist: Keisuke Yamakawa

M-09 - TV Anime "Lupin III" (1977) 2nd Ending Theme
    Composer: Yuji Ohno
    Lyricist: Kazuya Senke

M-10 - TV Anime "Choudenji Machine Voltes V" Ending Theme
    Composer: Asei Kobayashi
    Lyricist: Akira Aoi

M-11 - TV Anime "Samurai Giants" Opening Theme
    Composer: Shunsuke Kikuchi
    Lyricist: Tokyo Movie Kikakubu

M-12 - TV Anime "Mazinger Z" Opening Theme
    Composer: Chumei Watanabe
    Lyricist: Fumihiko Azuma




WAY ~GRAND ANIKI STYLE~ CREDIT


Vocal: Ichirou Mizuki


TRACK DATA

<Jazz version>

TRACK 1,2,3
Sound Producer: Motoyoshi Tai (VOICE & HEART)
Arranged by Shunsuke Suzuki
[Musical performance: Shunsuke Suzuki JAZZ SESSION's]
Guitars: Shunsuke Suzuki
Bass: Koichi Osamu
Drums: Daisuke Yoshioka
Piano: Keiji Matsumoto
Saxophone for TRACK 2: Yoshinari Takegami
Trumpet for TRACK 2: Yasushi Haketa
Engineering: 高景秋
Assistant: Hideyuki Yoshikawa
Recording & mixing Studio: MIT STUDIO


<Symphonic orchestra version>

TRACK 4,5,6
Produced & Arranged by Ikuro Fujiwara (YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO.,LTD.)
[Musical performance: Tokyo New City Orchestra]
Piano: Ikuro Fujiwara (YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO.,LTD.)
Engineering: Hideaki Okuhara
Recording & mixing Studio: VICTOR STUDIO


<Chamber orchestra version>

TRACK 7,8,9,10
Produced & Arranged by Ikuro Fujiwara (YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO.,LTD.)
[Musical performance: MVP Japan]
Piano: Ikuro Fujiwara (YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO.,LTD.)
Engineering: Hideaki Okuhara
Recording & mixing Studio: VICTOR STUDIO


<Brass version>

TRACK 11,12
Arranged by Tomoyuki Tsuzaki
[Musical performance: Tokyo Brass Style]
anna (tp), Hiroko Furuya (tp), Emi Ishikawa (ss, as), Kumiko Iguchi (ts), Mashu (bs), Saori Motomura (tb), Koyuki Masuka (tb), Keiko Adachi (btb), Mie Fujiwara (key,pf), Natsuki Hirano (b), Makiko Kakoi (ds)
Tokyo Brass Style by the courtesy of UNIVERSAL CLASSICS & JAZZ, A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY
Engineering: Tsukasa Okamoto
Recording & mixing Studio: Wang Guang RecLabs


PRODUCTION STAFF

Producer: Hiroki Hoshijima (Aniplex)
               黒坂智子 (yellow bird)
Products Assistant: Saori Okamoto (Aniplex)
Art Director: Koichi Morita (bishop)
Design: Koji Otobe (bishop), Jyunji Inoue (bishop), Naomi Noro (bishop), 並河野里子 (bishop)
Make-up & Hair Stylist: Naomasa Sato (B★side)
Photographer: Keiju Sato
Promoter: Takayoshi Ikeda (Aniplex)
Sales promoter: Satoshi Okada (Aniplex), Shunsuke Saito (Aniplex)
Package Coordinator: Mina Mitsui (Aniplex), Yukiko Matsunaga (Aniplex)

Mastering Engineer: Koji Suzuki
Mastering Studio: Sony Music Stuidos Tokyo

Artist management:
Tadashi Sakuda (TOKYO NEW CITY ORCHESTRA)
Mitsuyo Yuasa (YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO.,LTD.)
Masashi Suyama (Massive Entertainment Japan)

Special Thanks
Columbia Music Entertainment
Universal Music
Naoko Shimada (VICTOR STUDIO)
Birthday Song Music Publisher



Tokyo New City Orchestra

Music Director & Permanent Conductor: Akira NAITO
Concertmistress (+): Junko SUZUKI
Guest Concertmaster (◆): Takashi HAMANO

Musicians (61 members):

1st Violin
+ Junko SUZUKI
◆ Takashi HAMANO
   Yuki ITO
   Hiroshi UEDA
   Kana OTAKE
   Ikuko OZAWA
   Yukiko KENMOCHI
   小島光敬
   Asuka SASAI
   中澤真理子
   Akemi NAKAMURA
   Naoko YAMAKAWA

2nd Violin
   Yurie TOMIYAMA
   Izumi ARAMAKI
   Kuniko OKADA
   栗原りか
   Kumiko TAKAHASHI
   Yoko YAMAE
   Ema TOKUI
   Satoko NAKAGAWA

Viola
   Tamiko SAKURAI
   Aya ASAKAWA
   Hisae USAMI
   Sumiko KUGO
   Emiko TAKEHANA
   Fuyuko HORIE

Cello
   Shouichi SAITOU
   Jun OSHIMA
   Eiichi KASAI
   Noriko TOMINARI
   Yuko FUNADA
   Atsushi HOSHINO
   Naoya MOCHIZUKI

Contrabass
   Hiroyuki TOKUTAKA
   Yukishige AOYAMA
   Takeya TERUI

Flute
   Hiroshi INOUE
   Yuta MARUTA

Oboe
   Shinsaku TOKUDA
   Yuko IKEDA

Clarinet
   Ikuko NISHIO
   Kaori MATSUMOTO

Fagott (Bassoon)
   Jun FUJITA
   Toshiaki MATSUSATO

Horn
   Masaki OGAWA
   Mitsuo MATSUURA
   Sayuri IIJIMA
   上久保奈津子
   Mari MINAMOTO

Trumpet
   Kiyokazu NAKANISHI
   Yoshimi ONO
   Shinsuke GOTO
   Toru HIRABAYASHI
   Yasuyuki YODA

Trombone
   Yoshitaka ITOU
   Yasumitsu ETO

Tuba
   Koichi MATSUSHITA

Timpani & Percussion
   Yoshiyuki FUJIKI
   Wataru OKAWARA
   辻本洋一

Harp
   Sayori HIRASHIMA
   Natsuko HIRAYAMA