On Guitar is a studio album by Japanese musician, producer, and composer Masayoshi Takanaka, released by Invitation Records in November 1978. The album's initial release was distributed on vinyl and cassette tape, and was re-released on CD in 1994. The album is part of the Professional High-Technique Series, a set of three albums released in 1978 by Victor Entertainment. These albums, intended for instrument instruction, feature material focused on guitar, bass, and drums. Tsugutoshi Gotō's On Bass and Hiro Tsunoda's On Drums are the other two albums in the series.
This album features a mix of original songs and covers from established acts such as Bobby Womack, Billy Joel, George Benson, Carlos Santana, and Earth, Wind & Fire. The original record release came with a sheet detailing the effect pedals used.
Despite it being his fifth LP released, it is not mentioned on Takanaka's website, and Jolly Jive is widely considered to be his fifth album.
Track listing
Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes A&R, associate producer – Hiroshi Tanaka Art direction – Ryu Inishie Bass – Getao Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono Coordinator – Shingi Kurata Design – Front Publicity Inc. Drums – Robert Brill, Yukihiro Takahashi Engineer – Osamu Yamanishi, Shozo Inomata Assistant engineer – Shuji Yamaguchi Executive producer – Akira Higashimoto Guitar, producer, arranger – Masayoshi Takanaka Keyboards – Kiyosumi Ishikawa Recording directed by Toyoho Ryujin Mastered by Shizuo Nomiyama Musical assistance – Akitoshi Kimura Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi, Pecker Photography by Yoichi Iwase, Yukio Hasemi Recorded by Osamu Yamanishi, Shozo Inomata
Charts + Chart performance for On Guitar Chart (2026) Peakposition US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 5 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) 18
Release history +Release history for On GuitarRegionDateFormatsLabelJapanNovember 25, 1978CassetteInvitationNovember 25, 1978VinylInvitationJune 25, 1994CDInvitationJuly 20, 2016CD (remastered)InvitationMarch 22, 2025Vinyl (Limited edition reissue)Invitation
See also 1978 in Japanese music
References 高中正義 / オン・ギター (UHQCD) (限定). CDJournal.
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