Native Son was a Japanese jazz-funk and jazz fusion group.

The group consisted of the following members:^[1]

• Hiroshi Murakami
• Kosuke Mine
• Motonobu Ohde
• Takehiro Honda
• Tamio Kawabata
• Hiroshi Fukumura

During their career they released 6 albums:

Discography

• (1979) Savanna Hotline - JVC
• (1979) Native Son - JVC

Side One: 1. Bump Cruising

2. Heat Zone

3. Breezin' & Dreamin'

4. Wind Surfing

Side Two:

1. Whispering Eyes

2. Twilight Mist

3. Super Safari

4. Whispering Eyes (Reprise)

Takehiro Honda: Fender Rhodes Piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha CP 70 Solina Celesta

Kohsuke Mine: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Motonobu Ohde: Electric Guitar

Tamio Kawabata: Electric Bass

Hiroshi Murakami: Drums

Damiao Gomes De Souza: Cuica On "Whispering Eyes"

Cover Illustration: Lou Beach

• (1980) Coast To Coast (Live In USA) - JVC
• (1982) Shining - JVC
• (1983) Resort (LP) - Polydor
• (1984) Gumbo (LP) - Polydor

References