[1986] Masaru Imada / Rivage (Full LP) 今田勝

His superb LP from 1986, one of several rare LPs I have by Imada. I was introduced to his music when I heard “Driving The Cabriolet“ on 94Q in ’86 on a Japanese special focus night. Tracklist: 0:00 A1 Melodious Summer 5:03 A2 Wind & Wave 9:32 A3 Driving The Cabriolet 13:51 A4 Ships In Harbor 18:05 B1 A Door Of Glass 21:58 B2 Vinous Party 24:45 B3 Saint Tropes 29:31 B4 Strange Conversation Masaru Imada - Piano, Keyboards Hideo Yamaki - Drums Hiroyuki Namba - synthesizer Kazuya Sugimoto, Kenji Takamizu - Bass Kenji Yoshida - Trumpet Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Guitars Masahiro Fujioka - Sax