Safari

𝙎𝙪𝙣-𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙚, 𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯-𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙥 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚—𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙞’𝙨 1984 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡-𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙍𝙒𝙏𝙁𝙒𝙒 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨.

Originally released on the legendary VAP label, this Japanese gem captures the meeting of keyboardist Toshiyuki Daitoku and California-born, Japan-based bassist Gregg Lee. Backed by a team of seasoned session musicians, they crafted an eight-track set of immaculate arrangements, blending smooth jazz, AOR warmth, and breezy yacht rock grooves into a perfect soundtrack for endless summer days and nights. From the Fuji TV–featured title track to the nighttime shimmer of “All Right in The Night” and the buoyant “The Morning After,” every cut radiates easy sophistication and laid-back charm.

Fully licensed and sourced from the original masters, this reissue is audiophile-cut by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios and pressed on transparent vinyl with heavyweight sleeve and obi. Following Momoko Kikuchi’s *Ocean Side* in WRWTFWW’s City Pop Series, Safari stands as a definitive document of 80s Japanese fusion at its most sunlit and refined— ideal for fans of mellow funk, smooth jazz, and carefree horizons.