Prism (Japanese band)

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Prism
Origin 1975
Genre(s) Fusion
Jazz
Years active 1975 - present
Website http://www.prismjapan.com
Members
Jiro Okada
Mansaku Kimura
Akira Wada
Kenichiro Shinzawa

Prism (プリズム Purisumu?) are a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1975.

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[edit] History

Prism formed in 1975 as Akira Wada (electric guitar), Ken Watanabe (bass guitar), Daisaku Kume (keyboards), Koki "Corky" Ito (strings ensemble), Katsutoshi Morizono (electric guitar) and Toru "Rika" Suzuki (drums).[1] In 1976, the band toured Japan as Eric Clapton's opening act.

[edit] Members

As of July 2007, Prism is comprised of Jiro Okada (bass guitar), Mansaku Kimura (drums) and Akira Wada (electric guitar) with Kenichiro Shinzawa (keyboards) as "support".[2]

[edit] Discography

Prism have released a total of 28 albums since 1977.[3] The band was signed to Universal Music Group in 2003, which re-released the band's first four albums, and remained their record publisher.[4]

  • PRISM (1977)
  • SECOND THOUGHT/SECOND MOVE (1978)
  • PRISM III (1979)
  • PRISM LIVE (1979)
  • SURPRISE (1980)
  • COMMUNITY ILLUSION (1981)
  • LIVE ALIVE (absolutely) (1981)
  • VISIONS (1982)
  • ∞ (永久機関) (1983)
  • NOTHIN'UNUSUAL (1985)
  • DREAMIN' (1986)
  • LIVE ALIVE VOL.2 (1987)
  • THE SILENCE OF THE MOTION (1987)
  • MOTHER EARTH (1990)
  • REJUVENATION (1991)
  • A PERSONAL CHANGE (1992)
  • PRISM JAM (1995)
  • UNCOVERED (1995)
  • PRISMANIA (1997)
  • WHITER (1997)
  • In The Last Resort (2001)
  • PRESENT I (2003)
  • PRESENT II (2003)
  • 【mju:】 (2003)
  • 1977 Live at Sugino Kodo (2004)
  • Homecoming 2004 (2004)
  • 三位一体 (2005)
  • blue... (2007)

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / History
  2. ^ (Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / Profile
  3. ^ (Japanese) ◆PRISM official site / Discography
  4. ^ (Japanese) PRISM ―ディスコグラフィー―

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