Ottottrio

Ottottrio (オットットリオ, Ottottorio) are a Japanese jazz fusion band.^[1]

Ottottrio
Origin	1988
Genres	Jazz fusion
Years active	1988 (Live Only) 1998 (Studio Only)
Members	Issei Noro, Masahiro Andoh, Hirokuni Korekata

Lead Musicians

These 3 are the Core of Ottottrio.

• Issei Noro of Casiopea (guitar)
• Masahiro Andoh of T-Square (guitar)
• Hirokuni Korekata of KORENOS/Rocket Jam (guitar)

Ottottrio Band

• Chizuko Yoshihiro (keyboards, Full-Time 1988, Part-Time 1998)
  • A freelance keyboardist, who played with Ottottrio Live in 1988,^[2][3] but only played on 3 tracks of their 1998 Album, Triptych.^[4]
• Shotoku Sasaji (keyboards, 1988)
  • Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988.^[2][3]
• Chiharu Mikuzuki (bass guitar, 1988)
  • Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988,^[2][3] but went on to work with Various other Japanese Jazz-Fusion Musicians (including Former T-Square Keyboardist Tadashi Namba).
• Hiroyuki Noritake (drums, 1988 and 1998)
  • T-Square's Drummer, who performed with Ottottrio in 1988 (alongside Masahiro Andoh, who plays Guitar for the same group),^[2][3] and played on Triptych.^[4]
• Keiji Matsumoto (Keyboards, 1998)
  • Played on only 1 track of Triptych.^[4] A year later, he became T-Square's Keyboardist.
• Ko Shimizu (Bass, 1998)
  • One of the Founding Members of Naniwa Express, who played 3 tracks on Triptych.^[4]
• Masanori Shimada (keyboards, 1998)
  • Played 3 tracks on Triptych.^[4]
• Shinichi Kusama (keyboards, 1998)
  • Played only 1 track on Triptych.^[4]
• Tetsuo Sakurai
  • Casiopea's Bassist from 1976 to 1989, played 3 tracks on Triptych.^[4]
• Mitsuru Sutoh
  • T-Square's Bassist from 1986 to 2000, played 3 tracks on Triptych.^[4]

Discography

Super Guitar Session: Hot Live

Published by Polydor Records in July 1988.

1. "Boys be Ambitious" (Issei Noro) – 4:54
2. "Guitar Cubic" (Hirokuni Korekata) – 5:08
3. "Pricia" (Korekata) – 7:53
4. "Mr. Moon" (Masahiro Andoh) – 5:16
5. "Ue o muite arukō (Sukiyaki)" (Hachidai Nakamura) – 3:53
6. "We're All Alone" (Boz Scaggs) – 7:41

Super Guitar Session: Red Live

Published by Sony Records in July 1988.

1. "Conga" (Enrique Garcia) – 4:32
2. "Eyes of the Dragon" (Masahiro Andoh) – 7:08
3. "Special Happening" (Issei Noro) – 5:07
4. "Saving All My Love for You" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) – 4:25
5. "Triple Fighting" (Hirokuni Korekata) – 7:22
6. "Land of a Thousand Dances" (Chris Kenner, Fats Domino) – 5:37

Triptych

Published by Village Records on December 12, 1998.^[5]

1. "Desert Dog" (Masahiro Andoh)
2. "Sea Dragon" (Hirokuni Korekata)
3. "Watch It" (Issei Noro)
4. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)
5. "And I Love Her" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
6. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb)
7. "Soft Madness" (Andoh)
8. "Coral in Blue" (Korekata)
9. "Flash Out" (Noro)