Shoji Yokouchi, Blue Dreamers – Mr. Guitar (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971

Mr. Guitar is an LP by Shoji Yokouchi, Blue Dreamers from 1971 released on the Columbia label.

About this album

Shoji Yokouchi and Blue Dreamers turn familiar Latin standards into a sleek, guitar-led jazz set with real charm and light-footed swing. Mr. Guitar = ミスター・ギター / 情熱のラテン brings together melodies such as Besame Mucho, Quizas Quizas Quizas and Perfidia, reframed through Yokouchi’s clean tone and the Blue Dreamers’ polished backing. Sitting between Latin jazz, easy listening and jazz-funk, the album shows how Japanese musicians absorbed and reinterpreted global pop and jazz currents for a stylish local audience. Its mix of romance, rhythm and melody makes it a striking example of crossover instrumental music.