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Smooth jazz, R&B, pop, world music [1] Years active: 1974–present: ... Hiroshima is an American band formed in 1974 that incorporates Japanese instruments in its ...
As the band grew in popularity, with hits such as “One Wish” and albums at the top of the Billboard jazz chart, Hiroshima toured the nation while staying close to its roots. There have been ...
Another Place is a studio album by American jazz band Hiroshima, released in 1985 by Epic Records. The album was notably the first gold record released by the band [1] and was on the Billboard jazz chart for over a year. [2]
Third Generation is the third studio album released by American jazz band Hiroshima, released in 1983 by Epic Records. The album hit #142 on Billboard 200.
Jazz-funk, smooth jazz, synthpop: Length: 4: 51: Label: Epic: ... One Wish is a song performed by American jazz band Hiroshima that was released as the only single ...
[35] Duke replied, "we did the song and had Clare Fischer do the string arrangement and brought June [Kuramoto] in to give it a Japanese flavor" – Kuramoto being a koto player whom Duke knew from the jazz band Hiroshima – "We added an R&B section, and that was it. It was a simple tune I never thought would become a hit.
With vocalist Rob Halford he played in the band Hiroshima from 1972 to 1973. In May 1973 guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill, the founding members of Judas Priest, were looking for other musicians to complete the line-up for their band, after vocalist Alan Atkins and various temporary drummers had left to pursue other musical projects ...
Toshiko Akiyoshi (秋吉敏子 or 穐吉敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko, born 12 December 1929) [1] is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. [2]Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll.