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Cowboy Bebop (Album) by The Seatbelts

Artist Biography For The Seatbelts

シートベルツ Seatbelts Is A Japanese Blues/jazz Band Led By Composer And Instrumentalist 菅野よう子 Yoko Kanno . Their Style Is Very Diverse And Ranges From Straightforward Big-Band Jazz To More Refined Rock 'n Roll And Blues Ballads. Since Most Of The Band's Prolific Output Revolves Around Instrumental Work Seatbelts Have No De Facto Lead Singer But Steve Conte From The Contes And Crown Jewels And 山根麻以 Mai Yamane Have Contributed To And Sung For Several Tracks. The Lyrics Of These Songs Are Written Mainly By Tim Jensen And Yoko Kanno. Singers Soichiro Otsuka And Gabriela Robin Also Provide The Backing Vocals On Some Songs. After A Few Years Of Hiatus Seatbelts Regrouped In 2004 To Compose The Soundtrack Of The Cowboy Bebop Game Released In 2006. Many Of The Members Of Seatbelts Have Also Worked With Kanno And With Each Other On Other Projects As Well And Some Have Even Gone On To Compose Their Own Work. For Example Guitarist Tsuneo Imahori Also Played Guitar On The Soundtracks For Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex And Wolf's Rain Both Of Which Were Composed By Kanno As Well As Composing The Soundtracks For Trigun And Gungrave.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop Is The First Album Created For The Anime Series Of The Same Name And The Most Easily Categorized In Terms Of Genre As An Outlet For Many Of The Trademark Bebop Tracks. It Begins With The Show's Theme Song "Tank!" Also Worth Noting Is Bad Dog No Biscuits Which Opens With A Cover Of The Tom Waits Composition Midtown Before Diverting Wildly In Its Interpretation. The Unparalleled Musicianship And Virtuosity May Be Why It Is One Of The Few Soundtracks To A Television Show To Achieve A Perfect Five Star Rating From Allmusic. The TV Series First Aired In Japan In 1998 And Would Eventually Premiere In The United States In 2001 As The First Anime To Be Shown On Adult Swim A Late-Night Block Geared Towards Adults On The Cable Channel Cartoon Network.