Super Flight
1979 studio album by Casiopea
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Super Flight is the second studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released on November 25, 1979 by Alfa Records. Recording took place at Studio A in Shibaura, Tokyo from August to October of that year. The cover art depicts a blimp with "Casiopea" written on the side flying during a sunset near Lower Manhattan, New York.
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| Released | November 25, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | August 27–October 13, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Studio A, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Alfa | |||
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Description
Super Flight is the first Casiopea release to feature tracks not written by Issei Noro, with "I Love New York", written by Steve Karmen, and "Sailing Alone", written by bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. It was also the final album to feature drummer Takashi Sasaki, who was replaced by Akira Jimbo later that year.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Flying" | Issei Noro | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Dune" | Issei Noro | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Asayake" (Sunrise) | Issei Noro | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 19:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love New York" | Steve Karmen | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Sailing Alone" | Tetsuo Sakurai | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Olion" | Issei Noro | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Magic Ray" | Issei Noro | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Mighty Mouse" | Issei Noro | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 20:00 | ||
Credits and personnel
- Band Members
- Issei Noro – electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000), fretless guitar, arrangements
- Minoru Mukaiya – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, organ (with pedal bass), various synthesizers, vocoder, string arrangement on "Take Me"
- Tetsuo Sakurai – bass guitar (Fender Jazz Bass, Yamaha BB-2000 Fretless Bass)
- Takashi Sasaki – drums
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- Production and design
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
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| Japan | November 25, 1979 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-6029 | stereo |
| December 21, 1986 | 12cmCD | 32XA-105 | |||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-272 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9002 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9197 | ||||
| May 31, 2000 | Toshiba EMI | Remastered 12cmCD | TOCT-24365 | LP paper jacket | |
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | VRCL-2202 | DSD, LP paper jacket | ||
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2222 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20004 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
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