CHRISTMANN - SCHÖNENBERG QUINTET "TOKYO 1979"

 

Günter Christmann, trombone
Yoshiaki Fujikawa, alto saxophone
Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Detlef Schönenberg, drums
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, percussion


1. unknown title  9:14
2. unknown title 16:18
3. unknown title 15:10


Recorded on April 7, 1979 at Jazzclub Taro in Tokyo, Japan.
(audience rec.)

Thanks to jazzrita. 

JOJI YUASA ‎– WORKS OF JOJI YUASA: INTER - POSI - PLAY - TION (EX-HOUSE, 1979)

A. Inter - Posi - Play - Tion

B. Calling Together



Yukimasa Morimoto, conductor


Side A

Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums
Sumire Yoshihara, percussion
Masahiko Sato, piano
Yoshiaki Fujikawa, saxophone


Side B

Akiko Suetsugu, Kou Shinozaki, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Tenjo Sajiki, Youko Ran, Yutaka Nemoto, spoken word



Recorded live on 19-21 December 1971.

EX-House ‎– EX-001

LP Rip

YOSHIAKI FUJIKAWA AND EASTASIA ORCHESTRA - JAZZBÜHNE BERLIN '84 (REPERTOIRE RECORDS, 1991)

1. Bold and Able
2. Lardiga
3. Divine Gift and Yellow God
4. Only for Life
5. Never Say Die
6. Tribal Chief


Yoshiaki Fujikawa, leader, alto sax
Tetsuji Yoshida, trumpet
Ichiyu Komiya, trumpet
Hiroshi Itaya, trombone
Haruki Sato, trombone
Kazutoki Umezu, saxes
Keizo Inoue, saxes
Junji Hirose, saxes
Hiroaki Katayama, saxes
Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Takeharu Hayakawa, bass
Sabu Toyozumi, drums
Tatsuji Yokoyama, percussion

Recorded live at Volksbüne East Berlin on June 17, 1984.

Repertoire Records, REP 4914-WZ; Wave, WWWCJ-1022

CD Rip

F.M.T. (FREE MUSIC TRIO) “TANGO” (ALAGOAS, 1997)

 

F.M.T. (FREE MUSIC TRIO)  “TANGO”

Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Sabu Toyozumi, drums
Yoshiaki Fujikawa, saxophone

1. Gravity Always Wins
2. Tango
3. All Things Flow
4. Nana's Dance
5. Anohi
6. Xanthochroi
7. Unfortunately I Won't Invite You
8. Yin & Yan

Recorded in Tokyo, 17 and 18 December 1997.

ALAGOAS Disk – ALADI 001

...this one is a contribution from Nick...

FMT (FREE MUSIC TRIO) "YOU GOT A FREEDOM" (ALM-URANOIA, 1978)

First I didn't know about this group - then Riccardo made his really exciting blindfold test

Now - thanks to Nick - we are able to hear their first (only?) official release (OOP!) - ENJOY!

... and say thanks to Nick for his generous contributions over the last months - I certainly DO!






FMT (FREE MUSIC TRIO) "YOU GOT A FREEDOM"


Yoshiaki Fujikawa,saxophone, flute, etc.
Keiki Midorikawa, cello, etc.
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums, percussion, etc.



A1. You Got A Freedom 09:11
A2. Summer Day 06:13
A3. Drunken Pipers 05:36
B1. Hattrick 06:48
B2. Lethe 08:02
B3. Minha Marcia E Meu Alexis 04:34
B4. Gamemba 02:13



Recorded on 27 & 28 June 1978 at Tachikawa, Shakai-Kyoiku Kaikan, Japan.
The group's acronym was taken from the first letters of the members'
surnames (Fujikawa, Midorikawa, Toyozumi),
but it also stood for Free Music Trio.

ALM URANOIA UR 1

(lp rip)

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KEIKI MIDORIKAWA "FIVE PIECES OF CAKE" (OFFBEAT, 1975)

One more gem from the rich japanese (Free) Jazz -Scene of the seventies - solo/duo/trio and quartet >


Nick is back with an excellent rip from:



KEIKI MIDORIKAWA "FIVE PIECES OF CAKE"



Keiki Midorikawa, bass(A2, B1, B2), cello(A1, A2, B3)
Yoshiaki Fujikawa, alto saxophone(A2, B1), flute(A2, B3)
Hiroaki Katayama, tenor saxophone(A2)
Tadashi Yoshida, trumpet & marimba(A2)
Shoji Nakayama, drums(B1, B2)


A1. Soi-Di'Sant 11:51
A2. Harmonious-Outcast 10:48
B1. Involved Elevation 07:46
B2. Transit 04:44
B3. Message 08:14

Composed by Keiki Midorikawa.



Recorded: April 19/20, 1975 at the New Meguro Studio, Tokyo, Japan.

OFFBEAT RECORDS ORLP-1002

(lp rip)


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MASAHIKO TOGASHI "VOICE FROM YONDER" (1978) & "STORY OF WIND BEHIND LEFT" (1975)

These two marvelous recordings are coming to you in one post. The reason is more trivial - I do not own this LPs - and it seems to be impossible to find the cover-art or even more than a few photographs from Togashi himself in the net.
(Finally I've found also the second cover - in February 2015)

The music itself is percussion heavy with gorgeous results. Hope it will enchant you as it does to me!



MASAHIKO TOGASHI "STORY OF WIND BEHIND LEFT"


Masahiko Togashi, percussion
Mototeru Takagi, soprano saxophone, percussion
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, percussion
Yoshio Ikeda, bass, percussion
Keiki Midorikawa, bass, cello

1. Premonition Of Wind's Coming 04:21
2. Reunion 12:17
3. And then 02:11
4. Life Story Of Wind 09:27
5. Those Passing Things 07:13
6. Things That Will Come Again 05:04

Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo on September 2-3,5,1975


Columbia YQ-7515-N

Note: Unknown recording staff also play bells on tr.6

(vinyl rip)


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MASAHIKO TOGASHI "VOICE FROM YONDER"


Yoshiaki Fujikawa, reeds, percussion
Takashi Kako, piano, percussion
Keiki Midorikawa, cello, bass, percussion
Masahiko Togashi, drums, percussion


1. Voice From Yonder 13:30
2. Silence 02:07
3. Welcome 03:09
4. Travelers 11:59
5. It's Time 03:38
6. Farewell 02:44


Nippon Columbia 1st Studio, Tokyo on Frebruary 2-3, 1978


Denon/Nippon Columbia YX-7519-ND

(vinyl rip)

A Blindfold Test

The question is : who are the three musicians (alto sax-bass/cello-
drums)?

Probably you don't have many chances of answering the question but,
certainly, will be able to give a more objective judgment about the music.