Himiko Kikuchi - Flying Beagle (1987)

álbum do cachorrinho que avoa (capa muito fofa)

sometimes you CAN judge an album by its cover

I hope the Beagle on the cover lived a good and happy life

I can't believe this whole album was made by one beagle

you dont find this album , this album finds you

Mostly people think it’s “Flying Beagle” by himiko kikuchi but in reality it’s “Himiko Kikuchi” by flying beagle. Very talented dog

The mental image of a beagle flying through cities and mountains to this playing is top 5 human emotions that cannot be explained

i feel honored to have been chosen by Mr. Beagle. thank you.

My beagle recently passed away, I watched this Playlist in my recommended and I was expecting a sad song. Little did I know that I'd get plenty of bangers, and knowing that my doggo is in a better place. Floppy Rest in peace ❤️

This is exactly the music that would play as background of a beagle flying around.

Only clicked on it because of the album art and this rules

FLYING BEAGLE / HIMIKO KIKUCHI (Her 7th album) Original Release date: October 21, 1987 Sony Music Labels Inc./CBS SONY Produced by Himiko Kikuchi & Masatsugu Matsumoto All songs Composed and Arranged by Himiko Kikuchi & Masatsugu Matsumoto 1) LOOK YOUR BACK! (Composed and Arranged by Himiko Kikuchi) Himiko Kikuchi (P, Key, Synth), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Naoki Watanabe (B), Atsuo Okamoto (Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION (as), Yoshikazu Kishi (tp), Kenji Yoshida (tp,flh), Hirofumi Kinjo (ts), Masamiki Takano (bs) 2) A SEAGLE & CLOUDS (Composed by Himiko Kikuchi Arranged by Masatsugu Matsumoto) Himiko Kikuchi (P, Key, Synth), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Akira Okazawa (B), Yuichi Togashiki(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION (as), Yoshikazu Kishi (tp), Kenji Yoshida (tp), Hirofumi Kinjo (ts), Michio Kagiwada (tb) 3) FLYING BEAGLE (Composed and Arranged by Himiko Kikuchi) Himiko Kikuchi (P, Synth), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Akira Okazawa (B), Yuichi Togashiki(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc) 4) FLUFFY (Composed and Arranged by Himiko Kikuchi) Himiko Kikuchi (P, Synth,scat), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Keiichi Ishibashi (B), Yuichi Togashiki(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION(fl), 5) SAND STORM (Composed by Himiko Kikuchi, Arranged by Masatsugu Matsumoto) Himiko Kikuchi (P,Hammond), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Keiichi Ishibashi (B), Yasushi Ichihara(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION(as), Yoshikazu Kishi (tp), Kenji Yoshida (tp), Michio Kagiwada (tb), Hirofumi Kinjo (ts) 6) BABY TALK (Composed and Arranged by Masatsugu Matsumoto) Himiko Kikuchi (P), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Naoki Watanabe (B), Atsuo Okamoto (Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION (as), Yoshikazu Kishi (tp), Kenji Yoshida (tp), Hirofumi Kinjo (ts), Masamiki Takano (bs) 7) THE SECOND SUMMER (Composition/Arrangement: Masatsugu Matsumoto) Himiko Kikuchi (P,key), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Akira Okazawa (B), Yuichi Togashiki(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc) 8) DUCKY DUCKY (Composed and Arranged by Himiko Kikuchi) Himiko Kikuchi (P,Hammond), Masatsugu Matsumoto (G), Akira Okazawa (B), Yuichi Togashiki(Ds), Yoshinori Nomi (Perc), JAKE H. CONCEPCION (as), Yoshikazu Kishi (tp), Kenji Yoshida (tp), Hirofumi Kinjo (ts), Masamiki Takano (bs) Himiko was born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Started playing classical piano at the age of 7, as well as playing the electone and pipe organ. At the age of 12, she participated in the "Yamaha Electone Competition" where she performed Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" and won second prize. She studied composition from the age of 15 and won the Yamaha Electone Competition at the age of 16.　 In college, she majored in music and graduated from the Music Department of Miyagi Gakuin University. In 1979, she performed at the "Montreux Jazz Festival" in Switzerland as a member of the "Inner Galaxy Orchestra led by Bingo Miki. The following year, 1980, she made her major record debut in Japan with "Don't Be Stupid," recorded with Ernie Watts (Sax). Since then, she released a series of original albums in the 80s and 90s. In 1999, she and her husband, guitarist Masatsugu Matsumoto, moved to her husband's hometown of Tottori, Japan. She has participated in local music activities and received the "30th Tottori City Cultural Award" in 2005. Unfortunately, her works were ignored by the music industry in Europe and the U.S., as she did not have the opportunity to sign release contracts in Western countries and international markets at her peak. So her releases albums remained in Japan, and unknown hidden from the rest of the world for a long time,until the advent of the Internet and media like YOUTUBE. HIMIKO KIKUCHI　〇Her leader albums 1st『Don't Be Stupid』(1980) 2nd『Flashing』(1981) 3rd.『 All Right』(1982) 4th『Woman』(1983) 5th『Reverse It』(1984) 6th "SHINRA-BANSHO (All things that Happens in the Universe)" (1985) 7th『Flying Beagle』(1987) 8th『Sevilla Breeze』(1988, ) 9th『BEAM』(1993) 10th『HIMIKO KIKUCHI BIG BAND LIVE』(2000) 11th "Furusato ~Home In My Soul" (2005) 12th『DQ * The Live!』 (2007) Best Albums Himiko The Best "Refrain" (Continental, 1984) Feel So Good Himiko The Best Vol-2" (Continental, 1986) HIMIKO KIKUCHI BEST COLLECTION" (Continental, 1988)

Dude understood thumbnail art way back in 87, good jams too EDIT female dude

The fact that one beagle can play so many insruments at once, with no aposable thumbs, all while flying, is truly remarkable.

The fact that this beagle composed this album all by himself is really inspiring. If he’s still alive, I’d like to give him a long scratch around the ears 👍

This album feels, to me, like a Victory tune. It's sweet, catchy and unabashedly positive It sounds like a total defeat of the enemy and, at least for tonight, there is peace and joy. It's a good feeling

The album is absurdly great, but the comments are somehow even better. Thanks for restoring my faith in humanity you guys, seriously

You don't search for this album. The beagle flies you to enlightenment.

If you'd tell me a Beagle composed this album I would firmly believe you

This was recommended to me by YouTube. This is one of very few instances where I can actually thank YouTube for doing something great.