AKIRA SAKATA ORCHESTRA "TOKYO, 1982"

 

 

Shigeharu Mukai, trombone
Akira Sakata, alto saxophone
Kazutoki Umezu, alto saxophone
Yoriyuki Harada, bass clarinet
Ichiko Hashimoto, piano
Shuichi Chino, keyboards
Hiroshi Yoshino, double bass
Tamio Kawabata, electric bass
Nobuo Fujii, drums
Tony Koba, drums
Kiyohiko Semba, perussion
Lee Oskar, harmonica (guest)

1. announcement 1:44
2. band introduction 1:34
3. What Time Is It? 19:45
4. announcement 0:25
5. Trapper (incomplete) 22:14
6. announcement 1:32

Recorded at Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan Hall in Tokyo on March 29, 1982.

集団疎開 ‎– その前夜 - LIVE AT 八王子 ALONE (DES CHONBOO RECORDS, 1977)

A.  AGF Is

B1. ルネッサンス
B2. 恐いお話2
B3. 世知のバラード


Junji Mori, alto saxophone
Kazutoki Umezu, alto and baritone saxophone
Takashi Kikuchi, drums, percussion
Yoriyuki Harada, piano, soprano saxophone

Recorded live at "Alone", 八王子 on December 24, 1976

Des Chonboo Records ‎– DCB-01, This CD release on Bridge Records - Bridge - 049

CD Rip

SHOJI AKETAGAWA TRIO + MASUKO NAKAMURA + KAZUTOKI UMEZU - SHUDAN SEIKATSU (AKETA'S DISK, 1977)

A1. Theme For Yoshida
A2. Moriyama Blues

B1. Bachnise Aketa
B2. Tsunohiro Sentimental Take I
B3. Tsunohiro Sentimental Take II


Masuko Nakamura, vocals (A1-2)
Kazutoki Umezu, alto saxophone (B3)
Shoji Aketagawa, piano
Saito Makoto, bass
Miyasaka Takashi, drums


Recorded live in February (A) and September (B) 1977

Aketa's Disk - AD-5

Vinyl Rip

KAZUTOKI UMEZU - DOKU UME BAND PLAYS "DELUXE" AT SAGAE (SHODUKU RECORDS, 1981)

A1. Take No Mura
A2. Bamboo Village
A3. Nurse For Me

B.  Pretty Kranke


Kazutoki Umezu, saxophones
Hiraoki Katayama, saxophones
Takeharu Hayakawa, bass, percussion
Takashi Kikuchi, drums, trombone

Recorded live at Sagae, Yamagata, 1981

Shoduku Records - FRS-246

Vinyl Rip

KATSUO KUNINAKA - DANCING ISLANDS (NEXT WAVE, 1981)

A1. Nietzschestrasse 26
A2. The Legend of a White Serpent

B1. Room No. 602 Dream
B2. Dancing Yosuke

Katsuo Kuninaka, bass
Shigeharu Mukai, trombone
Kazutoki Umezu, reeds
Shota Koyama, drums

Recorded live at on 18 October at the Donaueschinger Musiktage 1980 festival

Next Wave - 25PJ-1008

Vinyl Rip

KAZUTOKI UMEZU - SHIN MYONG (ZEN, 1992)

From the liner notes -

This album features improvisations by Kazutoki Umezu, one of Japan's leading saxophonists, and the three foremost shamans of the Republic of Korea.

In a shamanistic ceremony of the type known in the Korean language as kut, the proceedings are enhanced by the boisterous singing and dancing of the participants.

The range of techniques which a shaman brings to bear on his or her performing art includes the concept of free meter, that is to say the foundation on which the art of free jazz rests.


Kazutoki Umezu, alto sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet
Kim Suk-Chul, hojok (1, 4)
Kim Yong-Taek (1)
Kim Tong-Yol (1)
Kim Jong-Hi, changgo (1)
Kim Jong-Guk (1)
Park Byong-Chon,  vocal and changgo (2)
Lee Tae-Baek (2)
Kim Dae-Re, vocal (3)
Park Byong-Won, changgo (3)
Kim Gi-Bong (3)
Tetsu Saitoh, bass (3)


1. Ton-Dok-Kun (18:10)
2. Son-Nim-Kut (10:46)
3. Che-Sok-Kut (16:57)
4. Pen-No-Re (11:11)


Recorded in Korea: Pusan, on December 5, 1991 (1, 4); Seoul, on May 22, 1992 (2); Chindo, on May 17, 1992 (3).

Released on Zen / JVC - VICG-8027 in 1992.

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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!

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & IMPROVISATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA "AL-ALAPH" (PADDLE WHEEL, 1980)

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & IMPROVISATION JAZZ ORCHESTRA "AL-ALAPH"


Masahiko Sato, piano, electric piano, conductor
Masahiko Togashi, drums, percussion, arrangement
Katsuji Hattori, Kazuo Komiya, Jiro Shoda, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Tadanori Konakawa, Haruki Sato, trombone
Masami Nakagawa, flute, piccolo, soprano & alto saxophone
Shuya Sato, soprano & alto saxophone
Hisahide Kato, soprano & tenor saxophone
Kazutoki Umezu, soprano & alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Shunzo Sunahara, baritone saxophone
Hiroshi Ito, electric violin
Isao Suzuki, Nobuyoshi Ino, bass
Toshiro Miyauchi, Mikiharu Takagi, drums, percussion


LP 1

1. Al-Alaph (opening) 07:50
2. Wind 11:18
3. Street 20:02

LP 2

4. Lonely 20:02
5. Hole 09:23
6. Al-Alaph (closing) 09:46


Recorded on April 30, 1980 , live at Yubin Chokin Kaikan Hall, Tokyo.

PADDLE WHEEL/KING K22P-6021/2

(lp rip)

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KAZUTOKI UMEZU / MAL WALDRON "ANOTHER STEP" (UNION, 1982)

KAZUTOKI UMEZU / MAL WALDRON "ANOTHER STEP"


Kazutoki Umezu, alto saxophone
Mal Waldron, piano
Takeharu Hayakawa, bass
Takashi Kikuchi, drums


1. I Should Care 07:01
2. Lonely Nights 07:49
3. Hole In Stomach Woman 08:20
4. Circular Line 09:40
5. 'Round Midnight 09:12


Recorded at Teichiku Kaikan Studio on April 21 - 22, 1982.

UNION Jazz ULP-5004


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KAZUTOKI UMEZU "BAMBOO VILLAGE" (WHAT NEXT , 1980)

Another Trio from Japan. Quite different in its attitude.
I was a bit surprised to hear David Friesen in such a musical enviroment.
More probably than not I'm only biased.



KAZUTOKI "KAPPO" UMEZU "BAMBOO VILLAGE"

Kazutoki Umezu,as,ss,bcl
Masahiko Togashi,perc
David Friesen,b

1. Bamboo Village 10:11
2. Jumpin' Sambo 09:32
3. How Are You 14:33
4. Blue Tree 06:53


Recorded March 21, 22, 1980 at Onkio Haus (sic!), Tokyo


NEXT WAVE 25PJ-1003

KAZUTOKI UMEZU "SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI" (SKI, 1975)

It's Sunday - so I'll make an extra effort.

Kazutoki "Kappo" Umezu, alto saxophone
Yoriyuki Harada, piano, bass clarinet
Ahmed Abdullah, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Rashied Sinan, drums

1. Stravizauls (Harada)    21:29
2. Kim  (Umezu)            22:50
3. Not So Long Don (Umezu) 02:02

Recorded by Ali Abuwi at Studio WE, NYC, 11th August, 1975.

SKI No.1  (vinyl rip)