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. 

SWING JOURNAL JAZZ WORKSHOP: 4 "2 TO 10 / SAXOPHONE ADVENTURE" (PHILIPS, 1970)

If someone would have asked me whether this LP is available at Inconstant Sol I would have answered with a firm "yes".
But I was wrong.  How come I had this 'false memory' I don't know but now I'm almost 100% sure that I got this rip from Nick already five years ago....


Side A - 深海  (25:55)
Mototeru Takagi, bass clarinet and composition
Yoshisaburo (Sabu) Toyozumi, drums

Side B - Plot (プロット)  (19:27)
Masabumi Kikuchi, conductor and composition
Takeru Muraoka, tenor saxophone
Hisahide Kato, soprano saxophone
Mototeru Takagi, bass clarinet
Masahiro Suzuki, electric piano
Masahiko Sato , piano
Kunimitsu Inaba, bass
Yasuo Arakawa, bass
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums
Otsuka George, drums

Recorded live at Yamaha Hall, Tokyo, on 15 April 1970.

PHILIPS FX-8503 (1970)
(vinyl rip)

BAILEY / SABU / BRÖTZMANN "LIVE IN OKAYAMA 1987" (IMPROVISED COMPANY, 1987)

Derek Bailey, guitar
Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, tarogato
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums, percussion

1. PB + YT (21.45)
2. DB (22.25)
3. DB + PB + YT (27.29)

Recorded live in Aix-en-provence, Okayama, Japan, on 16 November 1987.

Improvised Company CD002

MASAHIKO SATOH AND THE SOUNDBREAKERS "AMALGAMATION (KOKOTSU NO SHOWA GENROKU)" (LIBERTY, 1971)

By request....Enjoy!

It is not entirely clear wether the line-up given below is complete - did my best to confirm it. However the music itself might let you forget such minor quibbles.



MASAHIKO SATOH AND THE SOUNDBREAKERS  "AMALGAMATION (KOKOTSU NO SHOWA GENROKU)"

Amalgamation Part 1 (15:50)
Masahiko Satoh, keyboards, organ, percussion
D.D. Dickson, trombone
Jochen Staudt, bass trombone
Jackie Heimann, trumpet
Peter Davis, trumpet
Shungo sawada, acoustic guitar
Kimio Mizutani, electric guitar
Hiro Yanakida, hammond organ
Masaoki Terakawa, electric bass
Louis Haynes, drums
Wehnne Strings Consort
Daniel Lehmann, conductor (strings)

Amalgamation Part 2 (21:18)
Mototeru Takagi, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Masahiko Satoh, hammond organ, percussion
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums, percussion
Hideaki Sakurai, percussion, voice
Kayoko Ishu, voice (scat)



Recorded:
Part 1 recorded August 17, 1971 - 13:00~19:00 at Toshiba Records 1st studio.
Part 2 recorded August 22, 1971 - 13:00~19:00 at Toshiba Records 1st studio.


Liberty/Toshiba LTP9018  (this version from Phoenix Records ASHCD3040)

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NEW JAZZ SYNDICATE "DON'T PLAY THAT SENTIMENTAL BALLAD" (NEW JAZZ, 1977)

....my appreciation goes to Nick for his ongoing contributions.

Jiro Shoda, pocket trumpet & trombone
Kazuo Komiya, trumpet
Kouji Mikuriya, fluegelhorn
Kamata Yuichi, soprano saxophone
Clive Bell, flute
Yasuo Yoda, flute
Kunio Kaneko, flute & alto saxophone
Ryuichi Inaba, clarinet & alto saxophone
Keizo Inoue, oboe & alto saxophone
Yasuo Ueda, bass clarinet & alto saxophone
Hiroshi Shimizu, tenor saxophone
Yasuhiko Morizono, tenor saxophone
Shoji Ukaji, baritone saxophone
Ryo Hara, piano
Hiraku Amemiya, piano & trombone
Shin-Ichiro Iijima, bass
Hiroaki Satoh, bass
Toshiro Miyauchi, drums
Mikiharu Takagi, drums
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums



A1. Winter Ballad                      07:21
A2. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind And Air   15:53

B1. Forest And Moon                    06:31
B2. Long Moment                        08:12
B3. The "L" On IOU's                   10:34


Recorded at Hosei University Student Hall, Tokyo on December 10 and 13, 1977.

Released: 1978 

NEW JAZZ SYNDICATE 2 OT-0057

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YOSHISABURO TOYOZUMI UNIT "THE MASTERPIECE" (ALM-URANOIA, 1979)

YOSHISABURO TOYOZUMI UNIT "THE MASTERPIECE"


Kazutoki Umezu, alto saxophone & bass clarinet
Hiroaki Katayama, tenor & baritone saxophone
Haruki Satoh, trombone
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi, drums & percussion


A1. Pray From K2 Godwin Austin Mt.(Dedicated to the late Kaoru Abe) 05:37
A2. Efu No Fue (Dedicated to the late Eric Dolphy) 10:34
A3. Raga Of Black Key (Dedicated to Ustal Amjad Ali Khan) 06:51
B1. Let's Wash Your Hands (With The Water Of Five Thousand Years Ago) 05:20
B2. From Alexandria Beach (To Lake Phewa Tal) 08:05
B3. Nile River, Indus River & Ganges River 08:38
B4. 1,2,3,4 Sublimation 05:04


Recorded on 17th & 18th April, 1979 at Tochikawa Shakai-Kyoiku Kaikon, Japan.

ALM-URANOIA UR-4

(lp rip)


Vinyl-rip and cover pictures provided by 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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MASAHIKO TOGASHI & NEW HERD ORCHESTRA "CANTO OF ARIES" (COLUMBIA JAPAN, 1971)

More Masahiko Togashi - here with a Big Band plus Masahiko Satoh and Sabu Toyozumi.
No Swing - off course? - instead spacious and sinewy soundscapes...



MASAHIKO TOGASHI & NEW HERD ORCHESTRA "CANTO OF ARIES"

Masahiko Sato,p
Masahiko Togashi,dr,perc

Toshiyuki Miyama,conductor & NEW HERD ORCHESTRA

Koji Hatori, Bunji Murata, Kenichi Sano, Kunio Fujisaki,tp
Teruhiko Kataoka, Masamichi Uetaka, Seiichi Tokura,tb
Takeshi Aoki,btb
Hiroshi Takami, Shinji Nakayama,as,fl
Kosuke Ichihara, Shoji Maeda,ts,fl
Shunzo Sunahara,bs,bcl
Yoshinobu Imashiro,p
Kozaburo Yamaki,g
Goro Yamamoto,b
Yoshisaburo Toyozumi,dr

1. Canto I (TOGASHI) 02:01
2. Canto II (TOGASHI) 04:03
3. Canto III (TOGASHI) 09:08
4. Canto IV (TOGASHI) 03:16
5. Canto V (TOGASHI) 13:40

Recorded on January 22, 27, 1971 in Tokyo

Columbia NCB-7012 (LP first edition)

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.