Soichi Noriki is a Japanese pianist, leader, and arranger, born in Kyoto 1957. He moved to Tokyo in 1977 where he joined George Kawaguchi’s band and performed with Toshiyuki Honda’s group Burning Waves, Sadao Watanabe, a band co-led by Motohiko Hino and Joe Henderson (1988), Terumasa Hino, Yoshio Suzuki, Kimiko Itoh, Shunzo Ohno, and others. He recorded frequently with musicians in Los Angeles.

• Limited Edition
• Vinyl edition from HMV / Universal Japan
• Mastered and Pressed in Japan!
• Includes OBI Strip

This is the first reissue of the first album “NORIKI” by the fusion group NORIKI, which was formed in 1983 by keyboard player and arranger Kanekazu Nogi, who has played on the albums and tours of famous musicians such as Tatsuro Yamashita and Yasuko Agawa.

SOICHI NORIKI (RnB / Post-Fusion Contemporary / Jazz Related Soundtracks / Fusion • Japan)

Japanese pianist, leader, and arranger. He took piano lessons from the ages of four to 12, joined his father’s group, the Kyoto Bel-Ami All Stars, in 1974, and in 1977 moved to Tokyo. There he joined George Kawaguchi’s band and performed with Toshiyuki Honda’s group Burning Waves, Sadao Watanabe, a band co-led by Motohiko Hino and Joe Henderson (1988), Terumasa Hino, Yoshio Suzuki, Kimiko Itoh, Shunzo Ohno, and others. He recorded frequently with musicians in Los Angeles. His own groups included Noriki (1983–6), Pole Pole I’s (1988–90), and a trio (from 1998). Noriki maintains an active career as a studio musician and arranges music for films and television.

Track Listing:

1. "You Need Me" (4:49)
2. "Anyway" (5:30)
3. "Black Duck" (5:04)
4. "Cozy's Melody" (5:29)
5. "Rag Box" (4:47)
6. "Ballade" (6:05)
7. "Do What You Do" (4:38)
8. "Go Over The Hill" (6:54)

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