ITARU OKI / KAZUKO SHIRAISHI / KEIKI MIDORIKAWA ‎– ヒト科の熊 = A BEAR OF THE HUMAN FAMILY (OHRAI RECORDS, 2003)

 

1.  カボーゾ・ワルツ = Capoozo Waltz
2.  ロバの貴重な涙より = From The Precious Tears Of The Donkey
3.  今晩は荒模様 = Tonight Is Nasty
4.  鯨たちに捧げる = Dedicated To The Whales
5.  わたしとわたし = I And I
6.  モナリザ = Monalisa
7.  卵のふる街 = Falling Egg City
8.  サックスに入って出てこないアル = AL In The Saxophone
9.  月のセンチメンタル・ジャーニー = October Sentimental Journey
10. 鳥 = Bird
11. ハドソン川のそば = Hudson River Side
12. ヒト科の熊 = A Bear Of The Human Family
13. スミコのサマータイム = Sumiko's Summer Time
14. 今日のユリシーズ = Today's Ulysses
15. ノンストップ = Non Stop
16. ヒップが飛ぶ = Hips Fly To The Moon
17. テネシー・ワルツ = Tennessee Waltz

Keiki Midorikawa, cello
Hiroshi Funato, double bass
Kazuko Shiraishi, poetry reading
Hutch Hamamoto, trumpet
Itaru Oki, trumpet

Recorded between May 2002 and February 2003

Ohrai Records ‎– JMCK1015

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ITARU OKI / KEISUKE OHTA / JEAN-FRANÇOIS PAUVROS / YASUHIKO TACHIBANA / MAKOTO SATO ‎– JAN-KEN-PON (OHRAI RECORDS, 2003)

 

1. Marée D'Équinoxe
2. Sisyphe
3. Au Long Du Canal
4. Le Désert Est Au Fond Du Verre

Yasuhiko Tachibana, bass
Makoto Sato, drums
Jean-François Pauvros, guitar
Itaru Oki, trumpet
Keisuke Ohta, violin, voice

Recorded at L'Espace Japon, Paris, 10-11 February 2001.

Ohrai Records ‎– JMCK-8001

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ITARU OKI & RAYMOND BONI ‎– 天海 - TEN-KAI (OHRAI RECORDS, 2007)

 

1. 天海 (Ten-Kai)
2. ストップ・シューティング・・・・・シェア (Yehudi Menuhin Was Right: Stop Shooting.....Share)
3. 織姫 (Orihime)
4. 燃島 (Moejima)
5. ブラザー・ビッグ・ジョー・ウィリアムス (Brother Big Joe Williams)

Raymond Boni, guitar
Itaru Oki, trumpet

Recorded at Gallix Recording Studio, 10 July 2006

Ohrai Records ‎– JMCK-1031

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TCHANGODEI ‎– CONSÉQUENCE VITALE (VOLCANIC RECORDS, 2000)

 

1. Conséquence Vitale 1
2. Conséquence Vitale 2
3. Conséquence Vitale 3
4. Bolichali
5. I Still Die A Little
6. Swing En Naissance
7. Regard

Tchangodei, piano (1-7)

Jean-Luc Cappozzo, bugle, trumpet (1-6)
Itaru Oki, bugle, flute, trumpet (1-6)
Jean Bolcato, double bass (1-6)
Miguel Costillas, saxophone (1-6)

Archie Shepp, saxophone (7)

Wilbur Little, bass (7)

Clifford Jarvis, drums (7)

Volcanic Records ‎– N°240419

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ITARU OKI UNIT - LIVE (PJL, 2004)

 

1. Bye Bye Blackbird
2. オンタケサン
3. ハイク
4. L For B
5. Like Someone In Love

Hiroshi Funato, bass
Jin Mitsuda, drums
Satoko Fujii, piano
Keizo Nobori, tenor saxophone
Natsuki Tamura, trumpet

Kazuko Shiraishi, poetry reading
Itaru Oki, trumpet, flugelhorn, bamboo flute

Recorded at Pit inn Shinjyuku Tokyo 24 May 2002, 10 October 2003

PJL ‎– MTCJ-3015

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Tchangodei, Itaru Oki, Kent Carter - Jeux D'Ombres

 Volcanic Records - 30030
CD, 1991

1 - Rencontres     12:58
2 - L'Explosion     17:26
3 - Le Passage     7:49
4 - Gombo     14:30
5 - D'Instant     15:10

Kent Carter - Double Bass
Tchangodei - Piano
Itaru Oki - Trumpet

ITARU OKI QUARTET - DIALOG (ART/COM, 2005)

 

1. Duo Duo
2. The Story Of A Small Bird - Bye Bye Black Bird
3. Follow Me
4. Return To Mother Earth
5. Papilio II

Hiroyuki Eizuka, double bass
Mikiharu Takagi, drums
Takayuki Kato, guitar
Itaru Oki, trumpet

Recorded live at the "House of Crazy" on 20 September 2003

Art/Com ‎– ACRC-007

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ITARU OKI - ANTHOLOGIE PARIS-LYON (OHRAI RECORDS, 2002)

 

1.  Le Matin
2.  La Monologue De Sartre
3.  Passage Roche
4.  Ben-Ten
5.  Hot Milk
6   Esprit D'Ail
7.  La Ligne D'Alphonse
8.  Bordeaux '95
9.  Chez Créole
10. La Lune De Croix Rousse

Itaru Oki, trumpet
Claude Bernard, tenor saxophone (1,3)
Isao Yu, piano (4)
Arthur Doyle, tenor saxophone, flute (5)
Olivier "Red" Lanvin, guitar, vocals (6)
Alphonse Roeshealaub, piano (7,9)
Makoto Sato, drums (8)
Tchangodei, piano (10)

Recorded in Paris and Lyon, France, May 15-20, 2001

Ohrai Records ‎– JMCK-1011

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ITARU OKI SPECIAL GROUP - SOUL EYES (FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU, 2007)

 

1. In Out
2. The Line Of The Heart
3. Soul Eyes
4. Live


Yasuhiko Tachibana, bass
Shota Koyama, drums
Itaru Oki, flugelhorn, rubber hose, shakuhachi, trumpet
Satoko Fujii, piano
Keizo Nobori, tenor saxophone
Natsuki Tamura, trumpet
Keisuke Ohta, violin, voice

Recorded live at Shinjuku Pit Inn, 26 November 2005

Fudebushow Kikaku ‎– FBPCD-006

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SHIBUYA - OKI QUINTET - LIVE AT "AKETA" (FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU, 2007)

 

1. The First Wind Blows From Stone Country
2. Ontakesan
3. Poinciana
4. Misterioso
5. To Live

Kamimura Katsumasa, double bass
Akira Sotoyama, drums
Itaru Oki, flugelhorn, trumpet, shakuhachi
Akihiro Ishiwatari, guitar
Takeshi Shibuya, piano
Kazuko Shiraishi, poetry reading

Recorded live at "Aketa no mise", Tokyo, on 8 September 2006

Fudebushow Kikaku ‎– FBPCD-005

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Thanks to Julien Palomo, who sent me this several years ago and did so much to promote Itaru Oki's wonderful music.

ITARU OKI / OTOMO YOSHIHIDE - ENCOUNTER (FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU, 2007)

 

1. Encounter

Itaru Oki, flugelhorn, rubber hose, shakuhachi, trumpet
Otomo Yoshihide, guitar, turntables

Recorded live at Big Apple, 29 November 2005

Fudebushow Kikaku ‎– FBPCD-004

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ITARU OKI QUINTET ‎– COMME À LA RADIO (FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU, 2006)

 

1. Live
2. Well You Needn't
3. Comme À La Radio
4. In Out
5. Soda Funk

Hiroshi Funato, double bass
Masaaki Takano, drums
Itaru Oki, flugelhorn, trumpet
Kaori Osawa, piano
Keizo Nobori, tenor saxophone

Recorded on 17 November 2005 and mixed on 15, 19 January and 19 February 2006 at Big Apple.

Fudebushow Kikaku ‎– FBPCD-003

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ITARU OKI UNIT "IROHA-UTA" (FUDE BUSHOW, 2000)

I missed the news during the summer, but Itaru Oki died in August. One of the leaders of free jazz in Japan and France. Here is Ernst's original post :- 

...let's say - Nick's x-mas present for IS. 

ITARU OKI UNIT "IROHA-UTA" 

Itaru Oki, trumpet, fluegelhorn, bamboo flute

Natsuki Tamura, trumpet, toys 

Keizou Nobori, tenor saxophone 

Satoko Fuji, piano, pianica 

Hiroshi Funato, bass 

Jin Mitsuda, drums 

1. Sandrinella

2. Okesa-Yansado

3. L For B

4. Iroha-Uta

5. An Indian Cocks His Head For Yes

6. West I II

Recorded at Key Note Studio, Kobe, Japan on September 13 & 16, 2000.  

FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU - FBPCD-001

I have added the volume 2 CDr of this recording from the same personnel and recording sessions - both now in one file.

1. 16-9-2000

2. Toward 'To West'

3. Iroha-Uta Take 2

FUDEBUSHOW KIKAKU - FBPCD-002R

YOSUKE YAMASHITA TRIO, ITARU OKI TRIO, YUJI ONO TRIO, KIMIKO KASAI - TRIO BY TRIO + 1 (VICTOR WORLD GROUP, 1970)

Yosuke Yamashita Trio

1A1. Dore
1A2. Mokurin-Gugan

Yosuke Yamashita, piano
Takeo Moriyama, drums
Seichi Nakamura, soprano and tenor saxophone


Itaru Oki Trio

1B1. Flying Into The Space
1B2. Conversation With Water

Itaru Oki, trumpet
Keiki Midorikawa, bass
Hozumi Tanaka, drums


Yuji Ono Trio

2A1. Autumn Leaves
2A2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
2A3. Get Out Of Town
2A4. Kenny's Moods


Yuji Ono, piano
Takashi Mizuhashi, bass
Kazuyoshi Okayama, drums
Kasai Kimiko, vocals (2A2-3)


Yuji Ono Trio, Itaru Oki Trio, Kimiko Kasai

2B1. Black Shadow Woman
2B2. Theme Of The Unknown People


Victor World Group - SMJX-10101~2

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ABDELHAÏ BENNANI QUARTET "DOUBLE DOUBLE" (JaZt TAPES, 1999)

Abdelhaï Bennani, tenor saxophone
Itaru Oki, trumpets, bugle, flutes
Alan Silva, double bass
Makoto Sato, drums

1. In Fanz                                19:38
2. The Spell                              11:52
3. Once Upon a Time (Please, Baby, Don't Cry)  08:18 
4. Hear my Trane Comin'        13:02
5. Trance                                  07:12
     
 
Recorded live on November 24, 1999, at "Les Instants  Chavirés", Montreuil, France.
Recorded by Bahaï. Mastered by Benjamin Duboc.
All Music by Abdelhaï Bennani (SACEM).
Cover Photo, “Mirrored Lady”, by Jan Ström.
Artist´s promotion demo 2015.

JaZt TAPES CD-054

TRANSAT "RUE DES ORCHIDÉES" (ZOO RECORDS, 1989)

Found this CD rip today on one of my hd's.
It is a contribution from Nick before he came on board - I've forgot to post it back then....


Marcel Azzola, accordion
Itaru Oki, trumpet, bugle
Frédéric Loth, saxophones, clarinet
Rémi Desbeauvais, clarinet
Frank Gourgon, piano
Kent Carter, bass
Donald Féquière, drums, percussion
Didier Greiner, clarinet (on Suite Pour Le Monde)
Marc Steckar, tuba (on Joyaux Des Rues and Esposition De Tableaux)


1.  B. A. Basse
2.  Le Livre De Samuel
3.  Granny Salomka
4.  Suite Pour "Le Monde" (À Hubert Beuve Méry)
    - Intro Tutti
    - Marche Triste
    - La Cité Qui Rêve
    - Duo
    - Le Temps
    - Final Tutti
5.  Transit
6.  Spqr.
7.  Petit Déjeuner Avec Béa
8.  Inconséquence
9.  Rue Des Orchidées
10. Joyaux Des Rues
11. Esposition De Tableaux

Cover Painting by Olivier Melano

Recorded at Studio Ark, 1989.

Zoo Records J 9001.

ITARU OKI – OPERA NIGHT / ITARU OKI FROM PARIS (PADDLE WHEEL, 1986)

A1. I Remember Clifford
A2. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
A3. Sombre Dimanche
A4. In A Sentimental Mood

B1. Opera Night
B2. Days Of Wine And Roses
B3. Like Someone In Love



Itaru Oki, trumpet, flugelhorn
Alain Jean Marie, piano
Jean Jacques Avenel, bass
Oliver Johnson, drums



Recorded at Sysmo Record, Paris, 6 December 1984

Paddle Wheel - K28P 6409

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ITARU OKI TRIO ‎– TRUMPET IN MODERN JAZZ (TOSHIBA RECORDS, 1970)

A1. パラビアソ (Par Avion)
A2. テンダリー (Tenderly)
A3. 永遠の詩 (The Song Remains The Same)

B1. ムード (Mood)
B2. ステップ・ワン (Step One)
B3. Manha De Carnaval


Itaru Oki, trumpet
Keiki Midorikawa, double bass
Hozumi Tanaka, drums
Kosuke Mine, alto saxophone (B2-3)
Takeshi Kamachi, piano (A2, B2-3)

All compositions by Itaru Oki, except A2 (Walter Gross) and B3 (Luiz Bonfá)

This is an all time favourite from Itaru Oki, from the early days of Japanese free jazz. There were a rush of tracks that they released around this time :-

Satsujin Kyoshitsu - LP on the Jazz Creaters label, recorded in Tokyo in February 1970, currently available on CD - Bridge (049) from Japan Improv

Mood, recorded live Shibuya Public Hall, on April 30, 1970 and included on "Sensational Jazz '70", which was recently re-released on CD by Columbia and available at Japan Improv (with other tracks by Mototeru Takagi, Masahiko Sato, Terumasa Hino, New Herd, etc).

Four Tracks on Trio By Trio + 1, recorded  live at Yamaha Hall, Ginza, Tokyo, May 20, 1970, also re-released on CD on Think! Records: 1 side Yosuke Yamashita Trio, 1 side Itaru Oki Trio, 1 side Yuji Ono Trio and 1 side Itaru Oki + Yuji Ono + Kimiko Kasai.

This all preceded a live recording of October Revolution, on Inspiration & Power 14 Free Jazz Festival 1, from 1973.

This LP was in a box set of 10 LPs by Japanese jazz artists. I think it was mainly sold to people buying Toshiba audio equipment.

Great, historic music and 40 years out of print.


Toshiba Records ‎– TW-6045

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ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT" (SUN RECORDS, 1978)

ALAN SILVA CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ORCHESTRA "THE SHOUT"
(Portrait For A Small Woman)

Georges Menousek, alto saxophone
Georges Gaumont, soprano saxophone
Jo Maka, alto & soprano saxophone
Francois Cotinaud, tenor saxophone, oboe
Luc Le Masne, bass saxophone
Jouk Minor, baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
Denis Colin, bass clarinet, octocontra alto-clarinet
Robert Garrison, trumpet
Pierre Sauvageot, trumpet
Bernard Vitet, trumpet
Itaru Oki, trumpet
Adolf Winkler, trombone
Michael Zwerin, trombone
Pierre Faure, flute
Jacques Dolias, violin
Catherine Lienhardt, violin
Bruno Girard, violin
Helene Bass,cello
Pierre Jacquet, bass
Armand Assouline, percussion
Michel Coffi, drums
Muhammad Ali, drums

1. Golden Flower 10:14
2. The Shout 05:51
3. Le Voile Pastel 03:06
4. Ijo 06:33
5. Broadway 09:12
6. Communications 03:15
7. Stepping 02:05

Recorded at Studio Davout, Paris in November, 1978.

SUN RECORDS SEB 003

Soloists on:
Tr.1 Itaru Oki - Jo Maka - Francois Cotinaud - Bernard Vitet
Tr.2 Muhammad Ali
Tr.3 Jo Maka
Tr.4 Denis Colin - Luc Le Masne - Michael Zwerin
Tr.5 Jo Maka - Adolf Winkler
Tr.6 Jouk Minor
Tr.7 Itaru Oki
Note: Luc Le Masne is not listed in the line-up.
He most probably plays some kind of clarinet.

Update (25.08.2013) - Now I know that Le Masne did play bass saxophone and not clarinet.
See his comment below!

IZUMI • TACHIBANA DUO – TO WHOM A MELODY BELONGS? (Q-TRAIN, 2002)

1.  Georgia On My Mind
2.  Memories Of You
3.  Deep River
4.  Ballad For Macka
5.  Charamela
6.  To Whom A Melody Belongs?
7.  Blue Monk
8.  Sound Of The Earth
9.  At Last I'm Free

Kunihiro Izumi, alto and soprano saxophone, fue, voice, percussion
Yasuhiko Tachibana, bass
Mari Sekine, percussion (6, 7)
Itaru Oki, trumpet (6, 7)

Recorded at Zizz Studio on 11 September 2001.

Q-Train – QTRA-0001, 2002.

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