Tin Pan Alley

Originally known as Caramel Mama, this Japanese quartet featured Haruomi Hosono (bass), Shigeru Suzuki (guitar), Tatsuo Hayashi (drums), and Masataka Matsutoya (keyboards), and were active from the mid '70s. They released two albums under their own name (Caramel Mama, and Tin Pan Alley 2), along with notable collaborations with Norio Maeda (Soul Samba/Holiday In Brazil), and Ayumi Ishida (Our Connection).