Serene state of mind

Chikuzen went on a tour "WITH the CORNERSTOENS 2007" after "Cornerstones 4" (See Dec. 16, 2007) was on sale.
This was the third tour with his cover works "Cornerstones" series.
That time, musicians were only two guitarists Masaki Matsubara and Tuyoshi Kon, and Naoki Takao for chorus and percussion -it's an unusual musical combination.
On stage, Chikuzen said that he tries something different on stage at every concert tours with "Cornerstones":
The stage is completely different from his usual concert tours.
Both Matsubara and Kon are guitarists with career since 1970s who have worked together with various musicians and performed numberless songs.
Chikuzen has respected them since he was a high school student.
Actually, Chikuzen met Matsubara and Kon and worked together a little around the time of his debut.
Twenty years later, they took part in recordings of "Cornerstones 4".

In this album, 15 songs are selected and included from various songs performed on stage -not only songs included in his cover albums but also different songs.
Those songs are arranged by Matsubara and Kon on halves.
We can enjoy performance by two great guitarists Matsubara and Kon -it would be attractive for guitar freaks, too.
They are members of a legendary band "Parachute".
"Sylvia", a song of Parachute and "Miura Wind", performed by only Matsubara and Kon, are selected as a respect for them.
Chikuzen says that although this is a live album, this could be regarded as "Cornerstones 5" featuring Matsubara, Kon, and Takao.

March 26 2008, Universal Music Japan, UPCH-1586

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