| 1. Alongside Yellow Magic Orchestra and Plastics, helped define the sound of '80s Japan. Decades later, he is still a first-call sessionman and producer, and a solo artist with a catalog that combines jazz, rock, and classical minimalism with musical traditions adapted from African, Middle Eastern, Ethiopian, and Jamaican sources. He founded experimental prog rock band Mariah in 1978 and issued their eponymous album in 1979. Two solo albums, 1982's Kakashi and 1983's Utakata No Hibi, framed the aesthetics of his future music, as evidenced by 1987's Subliminal's lush, post-new wave pop. Shimizu wrote and soundtracked the hit animated film X in 1996 and began releasing his globally acclaimed recordings of J.S. Bach's cello suites rearranged for saxophone. 2009's Pentatonica showcased vintage and 2000s compositions and covers. 2022 finally saw the release of Kiren and NHK Saturday Drama |
| 2. Tracklist: |
| 3. 1.01 - - Kuhaku wo Mitashinasai |
| 4. 1.02 - - Fukkatsu no hi |
| 5. 1.03 - - Naze ikikaetta no ka? |
| 6. 1.04 - - Kizu |
| 7. 1.05 - - Shisen no hari |
| 8. 1.06 - - Kakushigoto |
| 9. 1.07 - - Akui no fukuin |
| 10. 1.08 - - Bunjin marimba |
| 11. 1.09 - - Watashi wo koroshita nowa dareka? |
| 12. 1.10 - - Soran |
| 13. 1.11 - - Tadaima |
| 14. 1.12 - - Kizutsuku naa |
| 15. 1.13 - - Saeki no kage |
| 16. 1.14 - - Tsuiseki! |
| 17. 2.15 - - Memento Mori |
| 18. 2.16 - - Song of the Birds |
| 19. 2.17 - - Yomigaeru koto no ha |
| 20. 2.18 - - Ibutsu |
| 21. 2.19 - - Kanchigai |
| 22. 2.20 - - Reveal |
| 23. 2.21 - - Umare-izuru |
| 24. 2.22 - - Inochi no kiroku |
| 25. 2.23 - - Shoshitsu |
| 26. 2.24 - - Manazashi |
| 27. 2.25 - - Shinpan |
| 28. 2.26 - - Rush & Burst |
| 29. 2.27 - - "Watashi" |