A Very Special Thanks
 First and foremost, to my wife Yuko and son Akito
for their patience and thoughtfulness...throughout this...
my first endevour to make a website.
And to all the individuals and companies who in some way contributed to the making of this musical detour :

Patrice Rushen

Apple Computers

Jill Jardon

Maxanne Lewis

ARIA Pro ll for Guitars & Basses (Japan)

Willie & Robin Hutch

Raymon,Gemia & Chailen

TEAC (Japan)

Pacific Waves (Japan)

Kent Brinkley

Ishibashi Music

Louis Ocasio

Willie Weeks

Alesis

Sam Uwadiae (England)

Darryl (Munyungo) Jackson

Nadines Music

SOUL TRAIN (America)

Narada Micheal Walden

Jim Dunlop

Julianne Spicer

Gerald & Glynis Albright

Roland (Japan)

John Drakis

James & Barbara Gadson

BOSS

Greg Washington Jr.

Preston & Gina Glass

Kawada Taiko

A&M Records Herb,Jerry & Cheryl

Larry & Tina Graham

Graham Central Station

Bobby & Noriko Watson and Family

Benny Golson

Yamaha (Shibuya)

Mark & Lil Mark Hicks

Leon (Ndugu) Chanceller

Fostex (USA)

Lillian Cumber

Alphonso Johnson

NuMidi (J.A.S.Media)

Tekk & Ingrid Noguchi

David & Roberta Ritz

Open Music Systems

Jon Dakks

William Zimmerman

M.O.T.U.

The Taylor & Watanabe &Turner & Wright Families

Paul & Akiko Jackson

Joey Gallo

Rick Flowers

Henry Davis, Jimmy Davis

Harold Johnson,Butch Corbett,Welton Gite

Anthony Spears

Wornell Jones

St.Elmo Village-Sykes

Vonny Sweeney

Motown Records

97th Street School

Reggie Andrews, Don Dustin & Frank Harris

Bret Harte Jr. High School

S-Ken,Taisuke Morimoto, Escalators

Yasuharu Konishi, Maki Nomiya,Pizzicato 5

Alain Leroy Locke High School

Towa Tei, Ayumi Obinata

Pickford Live Hall, Temps, Valentine Roppongi

Claremont Mens College Summer 72

Nobuo Uesaka (Fuji Pacific)

Alfa International

Cal.State University,Northridge 1973-74

L.A.C.C.

Bishop College

Cal.State University,Hayward

P.S. The list will keep on growing , so keep an eye out for someone that you might know or maybe your name will be listed.