Product Description
Limited Edition of 600, 4 CD box set with 32 page booklet. World Standard (Soichiro Suzuki) 'Discover America Series' released between 1997-2002. Features Haruomo Hosono as producer, musician and spiritual guide. Country Gazette has an ambient feel, a collage of sounds, produced by Hosono, who also plays guitar. Mountain Ballad features the sounds of the Southern states of America, including Hawaii, with guitar, piano, accordion, harmonica, with influences from Hosono, Van Dyke Parks and David Byrne. Jump for Joy is based on old time American music, with electronica, jazz, ambient and a cover of YMO's Lotus Love. The fourth CD is previously unreleased recordings recorded between 1996 and 2001.
CD1
Discover America Series Vol.1 Country Gazette originally released August 1997
1. INTRODUCTION 2. GOOD RED ROAD 3. THE LONELY DRIVER 1952 4. COUNTRY SAD BALLAD MAN 5. LOSER'S LOUNGE 6. OLD MAN BLUES 7. LOVING SPOONFUL 8. BILLY STRANGE COUNTRY 9. MY LOW - CHUNED BANJO 10. 900 MILES FROM HOME 11. SILENT HOMECOMING 12. HOLLYVILLE TRAIN 13. MONTAGE:LONESOME HOBO-LAND 14. COWBOYS DON'T CRY(HANK WILLIAMS LOST LYRICS)
CD2
Discover America Series Vol.2 Mountain Ballad originally released December 1999
1. PROLOGUE:LONE PILGRIM 2. HAWAIIAN GOLD 3. ALOHA OE BLUES 4. THE DRUG CITY 5. FOREVER GREEN 6. YELLOW MAN 7. ROXY ON THE BAY 8. FOUR STRONG WINDS 9. LAMENT 10. JOHN STEINBECK'S TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY 11. TRANSPACIFIC HOUR 12. CAROLINE 13. OLD FAMILY TUNE 14. MOUNTAIN BALLAD 15. DUST BOWL BALLADS 16. THE GRAPES OF WRATH 17. COWBOY 18. EPILOGUE:SUN FUN
CD3
Discover America Series Vol.3 Jump for Joy originally released April 2002
1. ALLEGRIA BORICUA SYMPHONY 2. CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY 3. THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE 4. BORSALINO BLUES 5. HOLY MODAL GUITARS 6. FIRE AND RAIN 7. COOMYAH 8. SOUTH AMERICAN FOLK SONG 9. GHOSTS 10. ALLEGRIA BORICUA REPRISE 11. SAND SEA SKY 12. COLUMBIA 13. GLOW WORMS 14. TO A WILD ROSE 15. LOTUS LOVE
CD4
Discover America Series Vol.0 Outtakes - All Tracks Previously Unreleased
1. CHORAL MUSIC "SONG OF JOY" 2. A TRIBUTE TO J.G.V. 3. TO DANCE WITH A WHITE DOG 4. I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY 5. HOLLYVILLE SUITE NO.1: MOUNTAIN 6. HOLLYVILLE SUITE NO.2: MUSIC BOX 7. BIRD ON A BRANCH 8. ONE HOME RUN 9. JOURNAL STANDARD (2018 REMIX)
