Tak Matsumoto News

I just now discovered that you can win a poster autographed by Larry and Tak by subscribing to Larry Carlton’s mailing list! If you want to be part of the drawing, don’t hesitate and sign up!!

NEW BONUS! Sign up for Larry’s mailing list between now and January 31st, 2011 and you could win a poster autographed by both Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto (seen on the right)! If you are already on the list you are eligible to win. Winner will be announced February 1st.

Via: Larry Carlton – Official Website of Mr. 335

Source(s): B’zaholic Blog (Japanese)

Tak Matsumoto News

Larry Carlton’s and Tak Matsumoto’s jazz album “TAKE YOUR PICK” has received the Japanese Golden Disc Award for “Jazz Album of the Year” at the 25th Annual Golden Disc Awards in Japan. This again shows the great reception for Larry’s and Tak’s work, which, compared to Koshi Inaba’s solo work, didn’t receive much credit from B’z fans. Despite the fact that the TAKE YOUR PICK tour was completely sold out, the album itself didn’t sell too well in Japan, but received great reviews from jazz critics from all over the world.

Another great achievement for Larry and Tak would be, if they were awarded with a Grammy for their solo work. We shall see how it goes, when the winners are announced on February 13 at the annual Grammy Awards.

Source(s): THE GOLD DISC

Feature

Tak and Koshi send their greetings to their fans and are eager to start rocking as B’z again! Of course we have grabbed the video from the B’z PARTY website, translated it, and have it here right for you!
And check out Koshi’s new haircut!

Feature

Just as last year, the latest issue of the Japanese music magazine PLAYER(http://www.player.jp/index.html) features a retrospect on the year 2010, and what readers of the magazine liked the most.
Here’s how B’z, Shane Gaalaas and Masuda Takanobu were ranked.

Category “Best Artist”: B’z ranked 5th (3rd in 2009)

Category “Best Live Performance in Japan”: B’z ranked 5th (4th in 2009) – Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto ranked 9th

Catagory “Best Vocalist”: Koshi Inaba ranked 1st (same as 2009)

Category “Best Guitarist”: Tak Matsumoto ranked 1st (3rd in 2009)

Category “This year’s biggest news”: Collaboration between Larry Carlton and Tak Matsumoto ranked 4th

Category “Best Drummer”: Shane Gaalaas ranked 8th (9th in 2009)

Category “Miscellaneous Player”: Masuda Takanobu ranked 4th (6th in 2009)

Source(s): B’zaholic Blog (Japanese)

News

Happy new year to everyone who’s in the far east!
To celebrate the new year, B’z Official Website has been updated with a teaser video showing Koshi and Tak in the studio, recording new songs.
The video finishes with a message: “This Spring… Brand new B’z Single Don’t miss it!!”

For those of you who have yet to DIVE into the new year, have a good time!!

See you in 2011.

Arthuro

Source(s): B’z Official Website

Koshi Inaba News

What a great Christmas present for Koshi Inaba fans! On B’z Official Website, the video release of Koshi Inaba’s ~en II~ was announced, and it is going to be out on February 16th, 2011. The release will come in two flavors: DVD and Blu-ray. I think it’s about time they started releasing live videos in HD…

Anyway, the DVD version will be 2 disks and the Blu-ray version will be just one disk. There are no extras included, just the live performance itself. I find that a little disappointing, but I guess that every true Koshi fan will buy it anyway! Both releases will be priced at 6300 Yen, which is pretty pricey. The total runtime is 129 minutes, so you’ve got over 2 hours to watch. If you’re wondering what performance was recorded… it is the one at Nippon Budokan. If you would like to catch a glimpse at the live performance, you can visit B’z Official Website as they have updated their intro video.

Setlist:
・ Tamayura
・ My Mirai
・ The Morning Call
・ Okay
・ Eden
・ AKATSUKI
・ Nami
・ LOVE LETTER
・ Toumei Ningen
・ Akai Ito
・ Lone Pine
・ Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite
・ LOST～Wonderland
・ Tooku Made
・ ～jam～
・ CAGE FIGHT
・ Koyoi Kimi to
・ Zettai (teki)
・ Shoumen Shoutotsu
・ Hazumu Sekai
・ Itaike na Taiyou

Source(s): B’z Official Website