Super Street July 2018

Following 2015's "A・SO・BO" and 2016's "I・BU・KI," this is the final album in a much talked-about trilogy based on a three-letter word as its sound and visual concept! Feel the A・KA・RI of "CASIOPEA 3rd." In 2017, the legendary super fusion band "CASIOPEA" celebrated their 40th anniversary. As of 2018, they are still going strong as "CASIOPEA 3rd" with their third generation members, and this album, a must-listen for fans, marks a new step towards creating an even more evolved CASIOPEA SOUND, keeping with their catchphrase "Speed, Thrill, Technique," as they work towards becoming a new legend.

Following 2015's "A・SO・BO" and 2016's "I・BU・KI," this is the final album in a much talked-about trilogy based on a three-letter word as its sound and visual concept! Feel the A・KA・RI of "CASIOPEA 3rd." In 2017, the legendary super fusion band "CASIOPEA" celebrated their 40th anniversary. As of 2018, they are still going strong as "CASIOPEA 3rd" with their third generation members, and this album, a must-listen for fans, marks a new step towards creating an even more evolved CASIOPEA SOUND, keeping with their catchphrase "Speed, Thrill, Technique," as they work towards becoming a new legend.

One of the towering figures of 20th century's music, Alabama-born pianist and organist Herman "Sun Ra" Blount (1914) became the cosmic musician par excellence. Despite dressing in extraterrestrial costumes (but inspired by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt) and despite living inside a self-crafted sci-fi mythology (he always maintained that he was from Saturn, and no biographer conclusively proved his birth date) and despite littering his music with lyrics inspired to a self-penned spiritual philosophy (he never engaged in sexual relationships apparently because he considered himself an angel), Sun Ra created one of the most original styles of music thanks to a chronic disrespect for both established dogmas and trendy movements.

Count Basie was among the most important bandleaders of the swing era. With the exception of a brief period in the early '50s, he led a big band from 1935 until his death almost 50 years later, and the band continued to perform after he died. Basie's orchestra was characterized by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and generous soloing. Basie was not a composer like Duke Ellington or an important soloist like Benny Goodman. His instrument was his band, which was considered the epitome of swing and became broadly influential on jazz.

This release offers Jazz that is accessible, touching on it's Blues, Soul and Latin influences while always having a danceable beat. It includes the super-rare, the well known and the previously unreleased.