Cowboy Bebop [Original Soundtrack]

by Yoko Kanno

Overview

This is a limited-edition box set of material recorded for the Cowboy Bebop anime series. Music is by Yoko Kanno & the Seatbelts, and it is truly stunning. Over the course of four CDs, you will hear just about every style of music imaginable, all extremely well-played. There's rock & roll, '40s-style pop, Blue Note session outtakes, World Saxophone Quartet-style jazz, acoustic slide guitar blues, harmonica blues, dub with spacy guitar, modern jazz, ambient -- it's quite a wild ride. Players include Naruyoshi Kikuchi (Otomo Yoshihide, Tipographica, Ground Zero), Tsuneo Imahori (Otomo Yoshihide, Tipographica, Syzygys, Haco), and several NY guests like Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob, Lounge Lizards) and Bobby Previte (John Zorn, Wayne Horvitz, Tom Waits). Some of it was even recorded and mixed by Rudy Van Gelder. Although this was almost certainly produced for fans of the anime series, its appeal goes well beyond that to any adventurous listener. There are short snippets of dialogue included, but that's why CD players can be programmed. This set also contains various alternate takes from the individual soundtracks, as well as otherwise-unavailable live recordings. Recommended. ~ Sean Westergaard

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/2024
Label:	Rambling Records
UPC:	4582575389651
Rank:	7479

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Yoko Kanno   Primary Artist,Noise,Voices,Ambience,Keyboards
Seatbelts   Primary Artist
Osamu Koike   Saxophone
Sydney Thiam   Voices,Percussion
Takuo Yamamoto   Saxophone
Philippe Nalry   Percussion
Sotoyama Akira   Drums
Bill Lynas   Harmonica
Murata Yoichi   Trombone
Tony Reedus   Drums
Paul Shapiro   Sax (Tenor)
Paulette McWilliams   Choir/Chorus
Steven Bernstein   Trumpet
Kikuchi Naruyoshi   Saxophone
Robert DeBellis   Sax (Alto)
Emily Bindiger   Vocals,Guest Artist
Booker King   Bass
Josh Roseman   Trombone
Pierre Bensusan   Guitar
Jim Hartog   Sax (Baritone)
Nicki Richards   Choir/Chorus
Bobby Previte   Drums
Michael Wimberly   Djembe
Masato Honda   Saxophone
Carla Vallet   Vocals,Guest Artist
Steve Conte   Vocals,Guest Artist
John McDowell   Djembe
Lisa Fischer   Choir/Chorus
Stew Cutler   Guitar
James Mussen   Drums
Toshio Araki   Trumpet
Tim Jensen   Vocals,Guest Artist
Michel Reman   Voices,Percussion
Koji Nishimura   Trumpet
David Mirandon   Voices,Percussion
Sharon Bryant-Gallaway   Choir/Chorus
Junko Yamashiro   Trombone
Hitoshi Watanabe   Bass
Phillippe Drai   Voices,Percussion
Mataro Misawa   Percussion
Ikuo Kakehashi   Percussion
Thierry Boucou   Percussion
Sydney   Vocals,Guest Artist
Gabriela Robin   Vocals,Guest Artist
Okabe Yoichi   Percussion
Matthew Scott   Vocals,Guest Artist
Masayoshi Furukawa   Guitar,Vocals
Yukako Inoue   Director
Hirohara Masanori   Trombone
Maki Kitada   Bass
Hideyo Takakuwa   Flute
Shigeo Fuchino   Saxophone
Hideaki Nakaji   Trombone
Yasuo Sano   Drums
Tsuneo Imahori   Guitar

Technical Credits

Keishi Urata   Synthesizer Arrangements
Dupouy Christophe   Mixing,Engineer
Katsu Nagaishi   Photography
Toshihiro Kawamoto   Character Design,Cover Illustration
Rudy Van Gelder   Mixing,Engineer
Masashi Yabuhara   Mastering
Yoko Kanno   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Yumi Touma   Cast,Dialogue
Toshiaki Ota   Producer