An Insatiable High Explained

An Insatiable High is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, released on Kitty Records in 1977. It has never been released in physical format outside of Japan.

The album features performances from the American R&B and jazz group Tower of Power, and vocal performances from American session musician Jim Gilstrap.

Track listing

Adapted from LP liner notes:

Personnel

Adapted from LP liner notes:

• Masayoshi Takanaka – guitar, string arrangement (4), composer
• Lee Ritenour – guitar
• Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1, 4, 6)
• Chuck Rainey – bass guitar (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Patrice Rushen – keyboards (1–4, 6, 7)
• Jun Fukamachi – keyboards (3, 5), string arrangement (2)
• Harvey Mason – drums (1, 3–6)
• Ed Greene – drums (2, 7)
• Shuichi Murakami – drums (4)
• Motoya Hamaguchi – percussion (1, 3–5)
• Steve Forman – percussion (1, 3–6)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Elise Krentzel – lyrics (1)
• Roy Alfred – lyrics (4)
• Julia Tillman Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
• Maxine Willard Waters – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
• Maxine Anderson – backup vocals (1, 4, 6)
• Jim Gilstrap – backup vocals (4)
• Katz Hoshi – string arrangement (7)

Tower of Power (1, 4, 5)

• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
• Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone
• Steve Kupka – baritone saxophone
• Greg Adams – trumpet, horn arrangement
• Mic Gillette – trumpet

Additional personnel and production

• Katsuya Yasumuro – executive producer
• Tokio Shibata – production manager
• Bob Stone – recording
• Teruaki Kitagawa – recording, mixing
• Isao Sakai – design
• Masayoshi Sukita – photography
• Hiroshi Tanaka – management
• Naomi Niimura – coordinator
• Olivia Page – coordinator

Notes and References

1. Web site: An Insatiable High (1977, Vinyl) . Discogs.com . Discogs . 20 January 2021.