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AAS

Song 4 Beasts

SW-506
 
AAS:
Tachibana Hideki: alto saxophone
Yamaguchi Koichi: piano
Kaido Yutaka: bass
Isobe Jun: drums

 
Recorded September 24, 2013 at Buddy, Tokyo
 
1. AAS fünfzehn 5:23
2. The Egg of Elephant 7:22
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3. Something Insufficient 6:58
4. Hunting in the City 7:21
5. Atomic FireBall 5:49
6. E.D. (Song for Eric Dolphy) 5:06
7. Earth Light 7:13
8. Interceptor 6:36
9. Romance of Nostalgia 8:47
Released May 2014



GATOS Meeting
SW-505
 
GATOS Meeting:
Hayashi Eiichi: alto saxophone
Nepal: trumpet
Goto Atsushi: trombone
Yoshida Ryuichi: baritone saxophone
Saito "Shacho" Ryoichi: guitar
Iwami Keigo: acoustic bass
Ono Aki: electric bass
Isobe Jun: drums (left)
Ikezawa Ryusaku: drums (right)

 
Recorded live May 21, 2012 at Aketa no Mise, Tokyo
 
1. Mori no Hito 12:22
2. Smoky God II 6:36
3. Naadam 14:42
4. GATOS Meeting 7:41
5. In a Drowse / Yellow Jack 6:01
6. Kaiso 6:31

7. Inside of the Earth 1:46
8. Yoru to Tomodachi 9:20
9. OM 4:25
Released November 2012




HAYAKAWA

Mujigen (Non-dimension)
SW-504
 
Hayakawa Takeharu: bass
Hashimoto Jun: guitar(right)
Akazawa Yoji: guitar(left)
Kitazawa “KI-YAN” Atsushi: drums (left)
Isobe Jun: drums(right)

 
Recorded October 18 and November 26, 2011 at Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
 
1. Jikkyakumoku (Decapoda) 6:48
2. Eleki Dragon 7:44
3. Taju-renketsu-kukan 8:17
4. Chidogi 6:20
5. Takeuma-nori 9:01
6. QBO 5:57
7. Eudoxos 5:46
8. Bram's Cyclope 6:25
9. Drums' Entropy 3:56

Released June 2012 



Tachibana Hideki Quartet

Unlimited Standard
SWN-503
Tachibana Hideki: alto saxophone
Itabashi Fumio: piano
Ikeda Yoshio: bass
Koyama Shota: drums

1. All of Me  11:02
2. Someday My Prince Will Come  9:24
3. Nigeria  6:27
4. Lush Life  11:31
5. All the Things You Are  14:20
6. To the EDGE and BACK  10:45
7. Speak Low  4:00

Released April 2012



Yamaguchi Koichi Trio


Circuit
SWN-502
 
Yamaguchi Koichi: piano
Fuwa Daisuke: bass
Tsunoda Ken: drums
Kato Takayuki: guitar on 6,7,8
 
Recorded April 2009 and February 2010 at at Fujino Geijutsu no Ie, Kanagawa
 
1. Circuit #1 6:00
2. Solo Circuit 5:05
3. Circuit #2 6:16
4. Circuit #3 3:10
5. Lost Of The Divination Of Sutra 5:13
6. Temokusa 8:19
7. Extended Circuit 7:07
8. Perpetual Motion 6:31
9. Cante Jondo 8:03
10. Disconnect 4:47
11. Circuit #4 4:17

Released October 2011



Yamaguchi Koichi Trio


Love Of Life
SWN-501
 
Yamaguchi Koichi: piano
Fuwa Daisuke: bass
Tsunoda Ken: drums

 
Recorded April 2009 and February 2010 at at Fujino Geijutsu no Ie, Kanagawa
 
1. Oka No Ue De 7:26
2. Trio Music 6:03
3. Nemutai Otoko 5:25
4. I Don't Need Anything 7:13
5. Vocalise 9:56
6. Love Of Life 7:20
7. F
or One 7:05
8. Cycling Holiday 5:04

Released October 2010



Ryokuka-Keikaku


Bisque
SW-410
 
Ryokuka-Keikaku is;
Midorikawa Keiki: cello
Kita Naoki: violin
Hayakawa Takeharu: electric bass (#1, 2, 6), bass
Ishizuka Toshiaki: drums

 
Recorded August 31 and September 28, 2010 at Aketa no Mise, Tokyo
 
1. Contra-Rondo 7:39
2. Anohi 14:43
3. Seul-B 15:19
4. Mother-Bol 16:19
5. Bisque 13:42
6. Fair-Game 2:49

Released May 2010



Matsukaze Koichi's Zekatsuma Akustik Trio


Lindenbaum Session
SW-409
 
Martsukaze Koichi: alto sax, tenor sax, flute
Minami Hiroshi: piano
Yoshino Hiroshi: bass

 
Recorded October 4, 2008 at Lindenbaum, Narashino
 
1. Trash for Lucky 7th 5:54
2. Touring 6:15
3. Asian Walk 7:56
4. Outside 9:20
5. The 3rd Grounder 9:42
6. K2 6:36
7. Yellow Sands 7:36
8. Song for Dried Young SardinesBanko 8:38

Released September 2009



HAYAKAWA


Neji
SW-408
 
Hayakawa Takeharu: bass
Hashimoto Jun: guitar(left 4, 6, 9/right 1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
Akazawa Yoji: guitar(left 1, 2, 3, 5, 8/right 4, 6, 9)
KI-YAN: drums(left)
Isobe Jun: drums(right except 7)

 
Recorded February 24 and 25, 2008 at Fujino Geijutsu no Ie, Kanagawa
 
1. Banko 6:51
2. Kasanoiba 5:31
3. Yamawaro 7:46
4. Diatryma 6:05
5. Makgeolli 10:04
6. Deep Red Chili 9:13
7. Monochrome Woods 3:15
8. Afirah Majimn 10:12
9. Uma-no-ashi 7:33

Released July 2008



AAS

Lebenslauf
SWN-407
 
Tachibana Hideki(alto sax)
Yamaguchi Koichi(piano)
Kaido Yutaka(bass)
Isobe Jun(drums)

 
Recorded November 9 and 10, 2007 at Fujino Geijutsu no Ie, Kanagawa
 
1. Mimizu Blues 7:20
2. Sputnik 7:39
3. The Waltz for Extermination 5:39
4. BEAD 6:00
5. No.3 1:40
6. metabolic syndrome 5:12
7. Kiminokoe Bokunouta 8:43
8. T/A 10:07
9. Pure 5:48
Released April 2008



Miy
a

Miya's Book; Music For Seven Days
SW-406
 
Miya(flute, alto flute)
Yamashita Yosuke(piano on #3, 4, 6, 7)
Imahori Tsuneo(guitar on #1, 5, 7)
Mizutani Hiroaki(bass)
Sotoyama Akira(drums)

 
Recorded August 13 and 14, 2007 at GOK Sound Studio, Tokyo
 
1. What I Heard In The Water 6:18
2. Night 6:32
3. Dialogue 5:54
4. Memories 7:36
5. Dosan 7:02
6. Matsuri 7:36
7. Children's Chant 6:02

Released November 2007

Hayashi Eiichi

Birds And Bee

SW-405

Hayashi Eiichi:
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone

Sotoyama Akira (on #2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13):
drums and other instrumentshonolite
Recorded January to May 2007 at Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
released July. 2007

Phonolite Trio and Ensemble

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

SW-404


Phonolite Trio[#2,4,6,8];
Mizutani Hiroaki: bass
Nakamure Sadanori: guitar
Sotoyama Akira: drums
Phonolite Ensemble[#1,3,5,7];
Mizutani Hiroaki: bass
Matsumoto Osamu: trombone
Miya: flute
Ota Akemi: flute, alto flute
Matsukaze koichi: alto saxophone, clarinet
Takeno masakuni: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Hashimoto Ayumi: cello
Hirayama Orie: cello
Nakamure sadanori: guitar
Sotoyama Akira: drums
Ogimi Gen: percussion
Nii Fumio: sound

#1, 3, 5, 7 recorded june 27, 2006 at pit-inn shinjuku, tokyo
#2, 4, 6, 8 recorded july 25, 2006 at ton meister, tokyo
released Nov. 2006


Matsukaze Koichi Quartet

Guesthouse De Hirune

SW-403
Matsukaze Koichi: tenor sax, alto sax, bamboo sax, bass clarinet, flute
Kato Takayuki: guitar
Mizutani Hiroaki: bass
Sotoyama Akira: drums
 
recorded recorded March, 2005 to February 24, 2006 at No Trunks, Tokyo

1. Life Time Blues 5:28
2. Aya 6:33
3. Old Tenmacho Street 9:14
4. Into The River 4:58
5. Black Tree In Shochu Island 6:39
6. Guesthouse De Hirune 8:33
7. Song For Dried Young Sardines 8:40
8. Tears And Laughter 9:16
9. Bamboo Jam 6:43
10. Together Forever 5:10
released Aug. 2006

Fedayien

Live 1991

SW-402

Kawashita Naohiro: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, violin, whistle
Fuwa Daisuke: bass, electric bass
Onuma Shiro: drums
 
recorded November 9, 1991 at Tokyo New Jazz Festival, Baus Theater, Tokyo

1. umi 19:15
2. da va da va da ba 18:13
3. rolling down 5:18
4. fuwarumba 6:47
released Jun. 2006

Katayama Hiroaki with Shibusashirazu

SW-401

Katayama Hiroaki(tenor sax)

Hayakawa Takeharu(bass)
Izumi Kunihiro(alto sax, voice)

Shibusashirazu;
Fuwa Daisuke(conduct)
Kita Yoichiro(trumpet)
Tatsumi Mitsuhide(trumpet, flugelhorn)
Takaoka Daisuke(tuba)
Murodate Aya (flute, vocal)
Kawaguchi Yoshiyuki (soprano sax, sopranino sax)
Tachibana Hideki(alto sax)
Komori Keiko(alto sax, soprano sax)
Sato Han(tenor sax)
Kitou Akira(baritone sax)
Otsuka Hiroyuki(guitar)
Saito 'Shacho' Ryoichi(guitar)
Suga Dairo(piano)
Nakajima Sachiko(keyboard)
Kuramochi Hitoshi(drums)
Isobe Jun(drums)
Sekine Mari(percussion)
Watabe Shinichi(mc)
Chie(butou)
Sayaka(dance)
Pero(dance, also appears on cover)
Tanaka atsushi(engineer)
 
recorded live October 19 and 20, 2005 at Buddy, Tokyo

released Jan. 2006

SALT

86, 90, 91

SW-310/311

Hayakawa Takeharu: bass, cello(on disk 1 #3), electric percussion(on disk 1 #6)
Ishiwatari Akihiro : guitar, acoustic guitar(on disk 1 #1)
Fujii Nobuo: drums

disk 1: SALT
1. Kamineko 6:47
2. Don't Speak Japanese 7:08
3. Sharma Tahra No Masakari 8:22
4. Aedegemn 4:56
5. Umihebi No Furai 2:31
6. Jimbakabura 5:38
7. Triple Spirals 4:55

disk 2: Live 90, 91
1. 844 8:07
2. Kai-toh-sei/aedegemn 10:00
3. Salami 8:00
4. Tochi 12:01
5. Kappa 9:23
disk 1:
originally issued as no trunks NT2501 "SALT", May 1986
recorded February 9 and 11, 1986 at Sound 3 Studio, Tokyo

disk 2:
#1, 2, 3, 5 recorded June 9, 1990 at Tokyo New Jazz Festival, Baus Theater, Tokyo
#4 recorded November 9, 1991 At Tokyo New Jazz Festival, Baus Theater
released September, 2005

Matsukaze Koichi Quartet

Private Notes

SW-309

Matsukaze Koichi: tenor sax, alto sax, flute
Kato Takayuki: guitar
Mizutani Hiroaki: bass
Sotoyama Akira: drums
 
recorded March 26, 2005 at No Trunks, Tokyo

1. k2
7:15
2. j. c. nagase 11:13
3. blue-black stairs 7:05
4. marionette 5:51
5. No. 513 10:00
6. zigzag count 11:30
7. sunday afternoon 4:26
8. w.w.w. 8:34
released Jun. 2005

Missing Link

The Spell Was Cast

SW-308

Watanabe Takao: trumpet, pandeiro, african drum, caxixi
Nakane Nobuhiro: trombone
Yoshida Ryuichi: baritone sax
Nakayama Tsutomu: keyboards, guitar
Hayakawa Takeharu: bass
Kitazawa Atsushi: drums
Sekine Mari: percussiona
 
recorded June 9 and 10, 2004 at Fujino Geijutsu No Ie, Kanagawa

1. Virtual Beauty
6:10
2. K's Walk 7:57
3. Dance 8:28
4. For Cuba 4:56
5. Marguerite 5:23
6. Carnival Baby 9:05
7. Riot 3:11
8. The Spell Was Cast 6:24
9. El Derecho de Vivir en Paz 3:47


released Jan. 2005

Miya
Globe In Motion

SW-307

 Miya: flute, alto flute
Sakamoto Tsuyoshi: piano
Saito Sohei: bass

Matsumoto Osamu: trombone
Bob Zung: alto sax
Imahori Tsuneo: guitar
Shika Udai: cello
Mizutani Hiroaki: bass
Sotoyama Akira: drums

Oki Shoko: violin
Tajima Akiko: violin
Watanabe Kazuo: viola
 
recorded February 21, 23 and 26, 2004 at GOK Sound Studio, Tokyo

1. Tri 5:36
2. Globe 11:25
3. Mirage 8:44
4. No Mistake 8:15
5. Iron Acton 5:46
6. Miyashin 6:45
7. Mind Read 2:28
8. Sen-ya Ichi-ya 7:25
9. Higa Kurete Sayonara 10:27

released May 2004

HAYAKAWA

Hone


SW-306

 Hayakawa Takeharu: bass
Hashimoto Jun: guitar, acoustic guitar
Masuda Ryuichi: guitar
Kitazawa Atsushi: drums
Uemura Masahiro: drums
 
recorded November 24 and 25, 2003 at On Air Okubo Studio, Tokyo
  
1. Pedal Tones 7:15
2. 900 Ton 7:22
3. Tochi 11:24
4. Pordoi 6:13
5. Synapse 2:53
6. Syllogisme Colonial 7:47
7. Balitaco 6:58
8. Umisasori (Eurypterus) 6:18
9. Moonstone 10:58

released March 2004


Emergency!
Loveman Prays for Psychical Sing

SW-305

 yoshigaki yasuhiro: drums, percussion, trumpet, vocal
otomo yoshihide: guitar, vocal
saito "shacho" ryoichi: guitar, vocal
mizutani hiroaki: bass, vocal
 
recorded september 27, 2003 at gok sound studio, tokyo

1. Sing Sing Sing 13:16
2. Better Git Hit In Your Soul 8:36
3. I Say A Little Prayer 10:10
4. The Fireworks In Toshimaen 6:50
5. Run And Run 7:31
6. Fables Of Faubus 13:19
7. Good Night 5:20

released November 2003



Phonolite
While I'm Sleeping

SW-304

 Mizutani Hiroaki: contrabass, electric bass, guitar
Matsumoto Osamu: trombone, flugelhorn, guitar
Morita Miyako: flute, piccolo
Takeno Masakuni: soprano sax, tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet
Nakamure Sadanori: guitar
Shika Udai: cello
Sotoyama Akira: drums, balafon
Ogimi Gen: percussion
 
recorded on march 4, 24, 25 at gok sound studio, tokyo

1. Call From Valley Water 6:49
2. Paper Robot 7:18
3. No! Miss K 4:30
4. Something Sweet, Something Tender 10:20
5. Lazy Fighter 7:18
6. Song 315 6:06
7. I Want You 9:57
released June 2003



Hayashi + Otomo + Toyozumi

The Crushed Pellet

 
SW-302/303
 
Hayashi Eiichi: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Otomo Yoshihide: guitar, turntables, water-phone and small objects
Toyozumi "Sabu" Yoshisaburo: drums, percussion, erhu
 
recorded January 15 and 16, 2003 atat Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
 
disk 1-neve
1. Lunar Eclipse 9:06
2. Raw Weather 1:23
3. Cohimbre en Trinidad de Cuba 9:55
4. Museo Napoleonico 2:52
5. Corrupted Thing 1:38
6. Scorched Steel 6:44
7. Malachite 4:25
8. Fat Hanyu 1:48
9. Bitter Soup 5:37
10. Complexion 1:13
11. The Plank 7:05
12. Tumba de Che Guevara en Santa Clara 7:59
13. Monk Ren-in 5:39
14. Half Parallelogram 1:15
15. Twilight Garden 7:04
 
disk 2-pro and contra
1. Cloud And Wire 3:19
2. Pipe Up 8:11
3. Walk In The Rain Forest 4:07
4. From Beyond 5:14
5. Lazy Gizmo 3:34
6. The Fog 6:26
7. Smoke And Head 1:15
8. The Moss 5:21
9. En Memoria de Takagi Mototeru 6:21
10. Cold Yawn 6:08
11. Dried Ligament 10:16
12. Under The Strife Tree 11:52
13. Rin Tai Hou 1:19
released April 2003

Ryokuka-Keikaku
Arbor Day

SW-301

 Midorikawa Keiki: cello
Katayama Hiroaki: tenor sax 
Hayakawa Takeharu: bass
Ishizuka Toshiaki: drums
 
recorded September 9, 2002 at Otoya-Kintoki, Tokyo

1. Izmir 11:08
2. West Gate 10:51
3. Tres 9:01
4. Seul-B 12:38
5. Maltinete 1:56
6. Full-Full 7:32
released february 2003

Hayakawa Takeharu
Kowloon

SW-210

 Hayakawa Takeharu: bass, saz, kalimba, darbuka,
bells, rhythm programming
 
Watanabe Takao: trumpet
Hayashi Eiichi: alto sax
Midorikawa Keiki: cello
Fujii Nobuo: drums
Sekine Mari: drums
Yoshida Tatsuya: drums
 
recorded May 2001 to July 2002 at Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
  
1. Down, Down 5:31
2. Amatsukitsune 5:13
3. Kinabalu 7:16
4. Tango 14:11
5. Kaitousei 4:28
6. Sambal chili 6:18
7. Off the door 4:45
8. Ethology 7:47
released October 2002

Furuhashi Tsuyoshi
Furuhashi

SW-209

 Furuhashi Tsuyoshi (tenor sax, flute, bass flute)
Togashi Hal-oh (piano, keyboard)
Tsunoda Tsuguto (turntables, sampler, effects)
Kaido Yutaka (bass)
Nishiyama Katsuyuki (stick)
Koyama Shota (drums)
 
recorded January 2001 to January 2002, Tokyo

1.A Ghost of Roseraie de l'hay 3:24
2.Gravity 14:24
3.Sea-type A 7:54
4.Swallow Slap 4:02
5.July 2:57
6.11th Wave 4:10
7.On Call from The Other 3:42
8.Sea-type B 7:58
released September 2002

Emergency!
Loveman Plays Psychedelic Swing

SW-208

Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums, percussion)
Otomo Yoshihide (guitar)

Saito "Shacho" Ryoichi (guitar)

Mizutani Hiroaki (bass)

 recorded March 20, 2002 at Buddy, Tokyo

1.Re-boptism 8:14
2.Creole Love Cal 13:21
3.Canon 7:03
4.Emergency! Walkin' 10:55
5. a)Don't Say It 3:43
b)The Inflated Tear 11:25
6.Jelly Roll 3:59
7.The Look of Love 9:26

released July 2002



Katayama Hiroaki Quartet
Catre


SW-207


Katayama Hiroaki(tenor sax)

Itabashi Fumio(piano)

Ino Nobuyoshi(bass)

Yoshigaki Yasuhiro(drums)

 recorded February 26 and 27, 2002 at Ongakunomori Hall, Kobuchisawa

1.For You 9:48
2.Sous le Ciel de Paris 7:22
3.March 9:02
4.Quatre 5:30
5.Hallelujah 9:55
6.Por Una Cabeza 5:45
7.Improvisation 3:17
8.Nairobi Star(dedicated to Ishikawa Akira) 7:33

released April 2002


Hayashi Eiichi Unit

Mori No Hito


SW-206
 
Hayashi Eiichi(alto, soprano, baritone sax)
Saito 'Shacho' Ryoichi(guitar)
Mizutani Hiroaki(bass)
Yoshida Tatsuya(drums)
 
recorded April and May 2001 at Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
 
1.In A Drowse 5:00
2.Ghost Dance 4:35
3.Mori No Hito(Man Of The Forest) 6:59
4.OM 5:46
5.Night Shade 6:22
6.Double Lotus 7:27
7.Yellow Jack 4:57
8.Hopper's Duck 8:28

released August 2001


Hayashi Eiichi
Mazuru's Dream

SW-205

 Hayashi Eiichi(alto, soprano, baritone sax)
Ishiwatari Akihiro(guitar on 3-7)
Miyoshi Isao(guitar on 3-7)
Kawabata Tamio(bass on 3-7)
Koreyasu Norikatsu(bass on 3-7)
Fujii Nobuo(drums on 3-7)
Kusumoto Takuji(drums on 3-7)
 
1-2, 8-10 recorded Oct. 2000 at Gumbo Studio, Yokohama
3-7 recorded Nov. 1991 at GOK Studio, Tokyo
 
1.North East 3:51
2.Sky Mirror 4:11
3.Circle 7:55
4.Naadam 12:57
5.Smokey God 7:23
6.Pentagon 9:56
7.Ondo 8:09
8.Charivari 2:30
9.September 3:31
10.North East(reprise) 3:25

released December 2000

HAYAKAWA
Gwoh-In

SW-204

 Hayakawa Takeharu(bass)
Ishii Yoji(guitar)
Hashimoto Jun(guitar)
Uemura Masahiro(drums)
Kitazawa Atsushi(drums)
Okabe Yoichi(percussion on 1,3,4)
 
recorded March 2000 at GOK Studio, Tokyo
 
1.No Shoes 8:22
2.Dromaeos 7:54
3.A Notion Of Ammonite 8:55
4.Pug Bug 7:02
5.294 5:38
6.San Noh 7:14
7.Boninite 7:04
8.Alu Gara 6:53

released September 2000


CO2
tokai

SW-203

 Hayashi Eiichi(alto sax)
Katayama Hiroaki(tenor sax)
Kato Takayuki(guitar, percussion)
Hayakawa Takeharu(bass)
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro(drums, percussion, trumpet)
 
recorded live Oct. 1999 to Feb. 2000at Buddy, Tokyo
 
1.Monday Night 11:08
2.Unite 5:59
3.Blade Runner 13:25
4.Tattata 7:59
5.Tejinashi No Rumba 12:15
6.Hallelujah 6:35

released April 2000


Katayama Hiroaki
99

SW-202

 Katayama Hiroaki(tenor sax)
Hayakawa Takeharu(bass)
Tsunoken(drums)
 
recorded Aug. 5,6, 1987 at Yamaha Meguro Studio, Tokyo
  
1.My One And Only Love 6:49
2.Time Manager 6:00
3.504 3:47
4.99 5:40
5.An Emotion 3:47
6.Dry? Drei! 4:01
7.Good Bye Pork Pie Hat 4:52
8.Bye Bye 3:54
released November 1999


Katayama + Ishiwatari+ Fuwa + Toyozumi

fiktion


SW-201

 Katayama Hiroaki(tenor sax)
Ishiwatari Akihiro(guitar)
Fuwa Daisuke(bass)
Toyozumi Yoshisaburo(drums)
 
recorded live Aug. 28, 1998 at Buddy, Tokyo
 

1.Improvised Air; 
a)Night

b)F No Fue

c)Tattatta 34:48
2.Onuma Blues 8:46

3.Raga Of Black Keys 7:47
released June 1999

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