¡Coming Through
¡Okamoto Ryu
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[Machine Translation] New label: COOL A-Pop's 3rd release! Ryo Okumoto, a keyboard player who has been living in LA for more than 20 years, finally releases his first album as a leader in 22 years! Rock, prog rock, jazz, pop...all crossed over to create a scorching sound! He has lived in LA for over 20 years, and has played keyboards for Peabo Bryson, Reberta Flack, Barry White, Natalie Cole, etc. He is also well known as a member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. Ryo Okumoto's 1980 masterpiece ("Makin' Rock"), in which he played with TOTO and Airplay, has become a staple among AOR fans. The only Japanese artist who transcends genres and performs around the world is finally making his triumphant return! The first leader in a long time, Steve Lukather (G), Bobby Kimball (vo), Simon Phillips (Ds) = above TOTO, Glenn Hughes (Vo) = ex.Deep Purple, NickD'Virgrillo (Vo,Ds), Dave Meros (B) = Spock's Beard, Michael Landau (G), Dave Carpenter (B), and other musicians who are only possible through Ryo Okumoto's extensive network. Ryo's World blends the drama of progressive rock, the aggressiveness of hard rock, the improvisation of jazz, and the melodic pop of jazz, all in a high quality sound that transcends genres, skillfully manipulating various keyboards such as piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, mini-moog, and Jupiter 8. The band's high quality sound transcends genres. He also demonstrates his talent as a songwriter and producer. The album also includes a commentary by Ryo Okumoto himself on each song, as well as special comments by top artists in each field, from Natalie Cole, Steve Luckther, Simon Phillips, Bobby Kimball, Hiroyuki Namba, to Masanori Ito. Also, don't miss the extra CD of rare footage! The Japanese edition also includes another take of the song ( Godzilla vs. King Ghidarah ) as a bonus track. America, Yo.
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