Marking the 40th anniversary since the first World Standard album (produced by Haruomi Hosono), the 15th album. The project of Soichiro Suzuki, this is a delightful album of the gentle sounds, melodies and harmonies that have characterised the music of World Standard throughout the years.
1. Human Circle of Memory 6:08
Featuring Yudai Sasaki – Flute
Inspired by Celine Song
2. Respiro, Life and Fallen Leaves 4:52
Featuring Tetsuya Yamamoto – Piano
Inspired by John Fahey
3. Just Standing There Waiting 5:42
Featuring Chiaki Miura – Cornet
Inspired by Manos Hatzidakis
4. King Lear 2:14
Featuring Tatsuro Yokoyama – Piano
Inspired by Giya Kancheli
5. Alguém Cantando 0:30
Featuring Keiko Yoshida – Voice
Inspired by Caetano Veloso
6. Someone is Singing 4:44
Lyrics – Sohichiro Suzuki
Featuring Yoriko Matsumoto – Voice
Inspired by Michizo Tachihara
7. A Pear-Shaped Melody 5:47
Featuring Manabu Suzuki – Electric Bass
Inspired by Brian Eno
8. Respiro <6>
Featuring Koji Ataka – Steel Guitar
Inspired by Lowell Mason
9. All My Memories are Buried Under Beautiful Snow 5:45
Featuring Mina Sida – Voice
Inspired by Celine Song
10. Chinese Love Poems 6:33
Featuring Yuji Tanaka – Vibraphone
Featuring Takefumi Shirasa- Cello
Inspired by Don Shirley, Georges Delerue
11. A Letter from Sylvain 2:18
Featuring Silvain Vanot – Voice
Inspired by Cluster, Harmonia, La Düsseldorf
All Tracks Composed by Sohichiro Suzuki
Except M4 “King Lear” by Giya Kancheli
M5 “Alguém Cantando” by Caetano Veloso
M8 “Respiro <6>” by Olivia Belli
Produced and Arranged by Sohichiro Suzuki
Recorded at Little Golden Studio and Meguro-Soko (Jan. to Aug. 2025)
Recorded by Tetsuya Yamamoto & Masato Hara
Mixed, Mastered by by Masato Hara
Project Director: Shota Inaba (Inpartmaint Inc.)
Executive Producer: Morio Kuwahara (Inpartmaint Inc.)
Painting by Yosuke Yamaguchi
Artwork by Ryo Sugi (Scenery of Design)
World Standard :
Sohichiro Suzuki – Guitars,Effects
Tetsuya Yamamoto – Synthesizers, Piano
Yoriko Matsumoto – Voices, Accordion
Tatsuro Yokoyama – Piano
Koji Ataka – Steel Guitar ,Guitars
Yudai Sasaki – Flute
Chiaki Miura – Cornet, Flugelhorn
Takefumi Shirasa – Cello
Yuji Tanaka – Vibraphone
Manabu Suzuki – Electric Bass
Mina Shida – Voices
Keiko Yoshida & Silvain Vanot – Voice
