Enigma (Tak Matsumoto album)


enigma is the eleventh solo studio album by Japanese guitarist Tak Matsumoto, of B'z fame. It is mostly an instrumental album and it was released by Being Inc. on April 27, 2016 in Japan. The album debuted at #4 on the Oricon weekly album chart and at #18 on the Billboard Japan album chart.
Matsumoto first mentioned an upcoming solo effort during Wowow's live coverage of the 2016 Grammy Awards, in which he was a guest. "Vermillion Palace" and "Mystic Journey" are the opening and ending themes of TBS Television's show The WORLD Heritage, respectively. "Ups and Downs" is the theme to an Ukiyo-e exhibition in the Bunkamura Museum in Tokyo.

Track listing

Limited edition bonus CD & DVD/CD & blu-ray

All tracks taken from Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2014 -New Horizon-.
  1. "Take 5"
  2. "BLUE"
  3. "Hana"
  4. "Tokyo Night"
  5. "Shattered Glass"
  6. "Gakuseigai no Kissaten"
  7. "Island of peace"
  8. "That's Cool"
  9. "Tsuki no Akari"
  10. "Reason to be..."
  11. "GO FURTHER"
  12. "#1090"
  13. "The Moment"
  14. "Rodeo Blues"

    Personnel