the aegean sea

Label: Victory

Haruomi Hosono, Takahiko Ishikawa and Masataka Matsutoy’s 1979 album The Aegean Sea has been reissued on vinyl, via Great Tracks / Sony Japan.

Paying homage to the Aegean sea, the trio recorded the album using folk guitars, mandolin, harp and strings, drawing on elements of traditional Greek music and jazz fusion.

Originally released in 1979 on CBS / Sony Japan, The Aegean Sea acted as the companion album to Hosono’s collaborative 1978 LP with Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita, Pacific, which has also been recently reissued.

Track Listing

• Aegean Fantasy
• Atlantis
• Reggae Aegean Woman
• Mykonos Bride
• Image
• Rose in the Wave
• Day Break
• Aphrodite’s Mourning