Credits:

Takashi Kako

Description:

The best album celebrating the 40th anniversary (as of 2013) of the debut of pianist Kako? This is the best album of pianist Kako Kako to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his debut (as of 2013). DISC 1 consists of songs from "PARADOX" released on the prestigious ECM label and other masterpieces from the free jazz era, and DISC 2 contains all of his original compositions, including "Paris is Burning", "Twilight Waltz", "White Tower - Opening Theme", and "Dr. Kako's Beloved Equation - Theme of Love". DISC2 is a 2-CD best-of set consisting of DISC1 and DISC2, which contains all the originals.

Tracklisting:

1 [Disc 1] PARADOX / KAKO TAKASHI
2 [Disc 1] NIGHT MUSIC
3 [Disc 1] DODEC / Claude Bernard
4 [Disc 1] MICRO WORLDS / Irene Aebi
5 [Disc 1] 11 RUE TITON
6 [Disc 1] JARDIN DE MONASTERE / YOSHINO HIROSHI
7 [Disc 1] SCRAWL / INOUE TOSHIHIKO
1 [Disc 2] POESIE
2 [Disc 2] MESSENGER OF THE AUTUMN
3 [Disc 2] EL VIENTO DE GIBRALTAR
4 [Disc 2] AQUA BLUE
5 [Disc 2] IS PARIS BURNING
6 [Disc 2] WALTZ IN THE EVENING GLOW
7 [Disc 2] THE GREAT WHITE TOWER
8 [Disc 2] THE GREAT WHITE TOWER
9 [Disc 2] PHOENIX
10 [Disc 2] A SINGLE DROP OF WATER IN A MIGHTY RIVER
11 [Disc 2] A SINGLE DROP OF WATER IN A MIGHTY RIVER
12 [Disc 2] WALTZ WITH THE WIND
13 [Disc 2] THE PROFESSOR AND HIS BELOVED EQUATION-LOVE THEME-
14 [Disc 2] BEST WISHES FOR TOMORROW
15 [Disc 2] JUST A DREAM