Native Son was a Japanese jazz-funk and jazz fusion group.

The group consisted of the following members:^[1]

• Hiroshi Murakami
• Kosuke Mine
• Motonobu Ohde
• Takehiro Honda
• Tamio Kawabata
• Hiroshi Fukumura

During their career they released 6 albums.

Discography

• Savanna Hotline (1979, JVC)
• Native Son (1979, JVC)

• Coast To Coast: Live In USA (1980, JVC)
• Shining (1982, JVC)
• Resort - LP (1983, Polydor)
• Gumbo - LP (1984, Polydor)

Native Son (1979, JVC)

Tracklist

Side One:

1. Bump Cruising

2. Heat Zone

3. Breezin' & Dreamin'

4. Wind Surfing

Side Two:

1. Whispering Eyes

2. Twilight Mist

3. Super Safari

4. Whispering Eyes (Reprise)

Personnel

Takehiro Honda: Fender Rhodes Piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, Yamaha CP 70 Solina Celesta

Kohsuke Mine: Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Motonobu Ohde: Electric Guitar

Tamio Kawabata: Electric Bass

Hiroshi Murakami: Drums

Damiao Gomes De Souza: Cuica On "Whispering Eyes"

Cover Illustration: Lou Beach