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★SWING
TIME by Masa Sumide on YouTube (from "Believe in Me" CD)
★TOPAZ
by Masa Sumide on YouTube (from "Happy Together" CD)
★KAMIKAZE
by Masa Sumide on YouTube (from "Born to Groove" CD)
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Japan's premier solo guitarist
Masa Sumide made an impressive debut in 1975 as a member
of a three piece band called SIGNAL with the first single
sold more than 800,000 copies in Japan. Until the
disbandment of the group in 1983 they continued to delight
the fans with 14 singles and 7 albums, which were all
published by major labels.
Masa changed his style to solo guitar after relocating to
Australia in late 1996. From then on he literally put his
body and soul into honing his skill, trying to come up with
a style of his own. The end result is the unique
one-man-band approach that is groovy, percussive, inventive
and dazzling as well. Tuck Andress of Tuck & Patti spoke
of Masa’s playing in the highest terms after listening to
his music.
With an abundant supply of creative energy Masa has
continued to release one album a year ever since he put out
his first solo guitar album “Treadin’ Easy” in 1999. The
latest CD “Happy Together” is his 9th. There are also two
albums (The Collection / Ain’t Life Grand) available in the
USA through Solid Air Records.
Masa Sumide is now based in Japan and is trying to spread
the good word around on fingerstyle guitar music.....
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This is Pooh Yokocho, Inc.'s website that introduces one of the
greatest fingerstyle guitarists in Japan, Masa Sumide. We have been
distributing many other Japanese fingerstyle guitarists'
self-produced albums and music/tab books for 37 years since
1973.
Please send us your order for Masa's CDs, Tab
books and DVD to our email
address.
Masa Sumide's guitar
Tab book was just reissued!!
●MASA SUMIDE
/ The Best of MASA SUMIDE GUITAR BOOK
[TAB BOOK] 3,000 JPY
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 New
front cover as aboce.
Previously issued Tab book coverbelow
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All 20 songs: [from YOU
ARE GOLD] 50/50/ Night Groove/ That Feeling of Love/
Satori/ Reason To Hope/ Say No More/ [from HAPPY
TOGETHER] 7th Heaven/ Dragon/ True Love/ Topaz/ Tell
Me Why/ All Smiles/ [from BORN TO GROOVE]
Born To Groove/ Kamikaze/ Gravity/ All That Jazz/ One Day in
Paris/ Won't You Lead Me There/ Funk Rag/ Winter's Tale/
■Masa's previously issued Tab book "The Best of MASA SUMIDE
GUITAR BOOK" had been no lomger available for some years and
many fans had been feeling low because of its out of print.
However, folks, the Tab book was finally reissued with a
brand new black front cover. This Tab book contains 20
tablature of his great original compositions from his recent
three solo albums, "YOU ARE GOLD", "HAPPY
TOGETHER", and "BORN TO GROOVE".
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Hideaki "Pooh"
Matsuoka's comments on the new CD available in PDF. Please check it
out by clicking the banner above, thanks!
Masa Sumide's brand new solo
guitar album!!
◆MASA SUMIDE /
Believe in Me ('11)
CD-SLCD-3009 3,000
JPY
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■Masa Sumide's brand new album will be released on
February 3rd, 2011!!
All
15 songs are his original compositions for solo acoustic
fingerstyle guitar. We are looking forward to an advance
order from you now!!! You can click the banner as above to
read a full copy of the liner notes for the new album which
is written in English.
1 Nightfall [4:28]
2 Alive and Kickin' [3:09]
3 Maiko-han Boogie [2:50]
4 Ten to One [3:18]
5 Swing Time [3:10]
6 Believe in Me [3:52]
7 Happy Ending [4:03]
8 Sunny Afternoon [4:21]
9 Love Dance [3:55]
10 Autumn [3:38]
11 Escape [2:52]
12 Spice! [3:09]
13 Dreaming of You [3:15]
14 Blue Water [3:31]
15 Gentle Rain [4:18]
Total Time: 54:11
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◆MASA SUMIDE / GOOD
COMPANY ('10) 3,000 JPY
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All 15 tracks: Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road [Elton John]/ Just The Way You Are
[Billy Joel]/ Part Time Lover [Stevie
Wonder]/ Penny Lane [The Beatles]/ Arthur's
Theme [Christopher Cross]/ I Can't Tell you Why
[Eagles]/ Black Cat [Jenet Jackson]/ Smile
[Theme from silent Movie "MODERN TIMES" by Charles
Chaplin]/ Autumn Leaves/ Kimi was Bara Yori Utsukushii
(You are much beautiful than Rose) [Akira Fuse]/
Genki wo Dashite (Cheer Up) [Mariya Takeuchi]/ Akai
Sweetpea (Red Sweetpea) [Seiko Matsuda]/ Yasashii
Kiss wo Shite (Kiss Me Tender) [Dreams Come True]/
Monkey Magic [Godiego]/ Olivia wo Kiki Nagara
(Listening to Olivia) [Anri]/
■Masa's new album "GOOD
COMAPNY" wa just released!! He covers 15 of rock and pops'
big hit songs such as Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick
Road", Billy Joel's "Just The Way You Are", Eagles' "I Can't
Tell you Why", The Beatles' "Penny Lane". Also he selected
some big hit tunes from Japanese pops music with beautiful
melodies and Jazz standard tune "Autum, Leaves". This is a
must item for all of acoustic fingerstle guitar music
fans.
If you have any question or inquiry about this album,
please email
us.
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■Kazumi Watanabe：
I take my hat off to Masa for his creative ability and
harmonic sense, not to mention his outstanding playing
technique. With his groovy arrangement, Masa weaves a new
dimension into the hit songs of our day and makes you feel
good.
■Sheldon Schwartz :
This isn't a sleepy collection of cover tunes...it's a
guitar playing tour de force. There're some totally smoking
tunes on there like Black Cat and beautiful pieces like your
arrangement of Penny Lane. From covers that I've heard other
people do, I wasn't really expecting this. It is
spectacular. The arrangements actually transcend the
original versions and become your own songs in a way. NICE
GOING!
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◆MASA SUMIDE and SHUN KOMATSUBARA /
When You Wish Upon A Guitar
(CD) 3,000 JPY
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■Two
of the grestest Japanese fingerstle guitarists, Masa Sumide
and Shun Komatsubara made it!! Their first album will be
released in the end of November, 2008. Includes 11 tracks. 5
acoustic guitar solos by Masa Sumide and 5 acoustic guitar
solos by Shun Komatsubara. Besides, their duet song, The
Eagles' "DESPERADO"as a bonus track is played by both of
them.
1) Kumo no Sukima Kara by
Shun Komatsubara
2) SIMPLE LIFEby Masa Sumide
3) STILL CRAZY FOR YOU by Shun Komatsubara
4) I WILL WAIT FOR YOU by Masa Sumide
5) YOU RAISE ME UP by Shun Komatsubara
6) NO MORE TEARS by Masa Sumide
7) Suzume by Shun Komatsubara
8) YOU ARE MY RAINBOW by Masa Sumide
9) Umi no Mieru Machi by Shun Komatsubara
10) Kotoba ni Dekinai by Masa Sumide
11) DESPERADO <Bonus track> Masa Sumide and Shun
Komatsubara
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CD
◆MASA SUMIDE / CAT and MOUSE
('09) \3,000 JPY
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All 15 tracks: Desire/ Fun-key Talkin'/
Let Yourself Go/ Spider/ Call Me Old-fashioned/ Million Ways
to Love You/ My Very Own Mirror Ball/ Take It or Leave It/
You're You and I'm Me/ Roller Coaster/ Cat and Mouse/ Keep
The Faith/ Silk/ Uki Uki/ Sakura/ ■All 15 brand new
original songs. Released on March 14, 2009
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◆MASA SUMIDE / Born to Groove
(CD) 3,000 JPY
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All 14 tracks: Born To Groove/
Kamikaze/ Gravity/ Now and Then/ Swan Song/ Sweet Nothings/
All That Jazz/ One Day in Paris/ Won't You Lead Me There/
Funk Rag/ Under The Moon/ Ninja Boogie/ Tug of Time/
Winter's Tale/ ■Masa's 10th solo album. Release in
February, 2008.
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●MASA SUMIDE / Happy Together
(CD) 3,000 JPY
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All 14 tracks: Happy Together/ 7th
Heaven/ Dragon/ Promises Promises/ True Love/ The Way I Feel
For You/ Good Times Forever/ Topaz/ Midnight Blue/ Tell Me
Why/ Survivor/ Easy To Love/ Sunday Morning/ All Smiles/
Released in 2007
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●MASA SUMIDE / You Are Gold (CD) 3,000
JPY
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All 15 tracks: Out Of The Blue/ 50/50/
Night Groove/ You Are Gold/ Between A Rock & A Hard
Place/ When Jazz Meets The Blues/ Green Tea For Two/ That
Feeling Of Love/ Mirage/ Disco Queen/ I Will Always
Remember/ Satori/ Reason To Hope/ More Than A Dream Come
True/ Say No More/
Released in 2006
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●MASA SUMIDE / House of Hits (CD) 3,000
JPY
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All 13 tracks: Sweet Memories/ UFO/
Michelle/ I Can't Go For That/ Somebody Stole My Gal/
Reminiscing/ You Are The Sunshine Of My Life/ Neutron Dance/
etc.
Released in 2005
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●MASA SUMIDE / Groove Files
(CD) 3,000 JPY
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All 13 tracks: Tightrope/ If Dreams Had
Wings/ Liquid Fire/ I'll Watch Over You/ After The Rain/
Dancer's Delight [Venus〜That's The Way〜Pick Up The
Pieces〜Venus]/ Slice of Heaven/ Romance/ Blues for Joe/
Hop, Step & Funk/ Night Moves/ Jade/ Keep Rockin'/
Released in 2004 out of
stock
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●MASA SUMIDE / Play Me Like A Guitar (CD)
3,000 JPY
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All 12 tracks: Manhattan Cool/ Play
MeLike A Guitar/ Summer's End/ Dreamer/ Shall We Swing?/
Thought We Were In Love/ Prayer For The Lonely/ Soul Nite/
Purple Rose/ Butterfly/ Wombat's Big Day Out/ When You
Smile/
Released in 2003
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●MASA SUMIDE / Ain't Life Grand?
(CD) 2,800 JPY
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All 11 tracks: Ain't Life Grand?/
Acoustik Funk/ If I Know The Way/ Gentle Persuasion/ Don't
Turn Me Off/ Homecoming/ Breathless/ Afterglow/ It Takes
Two/ Groove Thing/ This Side Of Eden/
Released in 2002
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●MASA SUMIDE / The Collection
(CD) 2,800 JPY
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All 15 tracks: Mister Blue/ Treadin'
Easy/ Blues in "E"/ Night Rider/ Little Min/ Nobody Knows/
How Many Tomorrows/ Groovy Kind of Woman/ Night Groove/
Addicted To Swing/ Paris Rag/ She's A Groover/ When Jazz
Meets The Blues/ Skinny Dog Boogie/ One Heart/
Released in 2001
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●MASA SUMIDE /
TREADIN'
EASY
(CD) 2,800
JPY
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All 14 tracks: Mister Blue/ The Chase/
Treadin' Easy/ Blues in "E"/ Into The Soul/ Dreamscape/
Beware of The Cat
/ Little Min/ Nobody Knows.../ Night Rider/ Tokyo Blues/
Swing Out Loud/ Under The Cherry Tree/ Echoes
Released in 1999
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◆MASA SUMIDE / Starlight
Kiss(CD) 1,600 JPY
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All 6 tracks: The Stranger(Billy Joel)/
Layla(Eric Clapton/Jim Goodon)/ Tears in Heaven(Eric
Clapton)/ Come Together(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/ Smooth
Operator(Sade/William)/ Starlight Kiss(Masa Sumide)/
Released in 2004
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Previously released two albums which are not listed here, such as
"COOL EXPOSURE" and "SHADOW DANCER", are currently out-of-prints and
all of them are no longer available.
GUITAR TRANSCRIPTION [TAB
BOOK]
●MASA
SUMIDE / The Best of MASA SUMIDE GUITAR
BOOK [TAB BOOK] 3,000 JPY
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New
front cover as aboce.
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All 20 songs: [from
YOU ARE GOLD] 50/50/ Night Groove/ That Feeling
of Love/ Satori/ Reason To Hope/ Say No More/ [from
HAPPY TOGETHER] 7th Heaven/ Dragon/ True Love/
Topaz/ Tell Me Why/ All Smiles/ [from BORN TO
GROOVE] Born To Groove/ Kamikaze/ Gravity/ All That
Jazz/ One Day in Paris/ Won't You Lead Me There/ Funk Rag/
Winter's Tale/
■Masa's previously issued Tab book "The Best of MASA SUMIDE
GUITAR BOOK" had been no lomger available for some years and
many fans had been feeling low because of its out of print.
However, folks, the Tab book was finally reissued with a
brand new black front cover. This Tab book contains 20
tablature of his great original compositions from his recent
three solo albums, "YOU ARE GOLD", "HAPPY
TOGETHER", and "BORN TO GROOVE".
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●MASA SUMIDE / GROOVE FILES [TAB BOOK]
2,800 JPY
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Songs: Tightrope/ If Dreams Had Wings/
Liquid Fire/ I'll Watch Over You/ After The Rain/ Dancer's
Delight [Venus〜That's The Way〜Pick Up The
Pieces〜Venus]/ Slice of Heaven/ Romance/ Blues for Joe/
Hop, Step & Funk/ Night Moves/ Jade/ Keep Rockin'/
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●MASA SUMIDE / Play Me Like A Guitar [TAB
BOOK] 2,800 JPY
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Songs: Manhattan Cool/ Play MeLike A
Guitar/ Summer's End/ Dreamer/ Shall We Swing?/ Thought We
Were In Love/ Prayer For The Lonely/ Soul Nite/ Purple Rose/
Butterfly/ Wombat's Big Day Out/ When You Smile/
Item Number: TB-SDM-01
Price: 2800 Yen
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DVD
◆MASA SUMIDE / SOLO GUITAR MAGIC
[DVD] 3,800 JPY
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All 16 tracks: Shadow Dancer/ Soul
Nite/ Where My Heart Belongs/ Yesterday/ Live and Let Die/
Starlight Kiss/ Slow Hand/ Keep Rockin/ Superstar/ Night
Moves/ Intuition/ When You Smile/ After The Bain/ Tightrope/
The Angel Within/ Romance/ *Running time 80 minutes
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