Now's the Time Workshop, Vol. 2

(Fun House, 1991)

1- Movin' In (Masahiko Osaka) (4:19)
2- Mil Dew (Johnny Griffin) (3:07)
3- Firework (Tomonao Hara) (6:31)
4- Trail of Troy (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (4:28)
5- Triton (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (4:07)
6- Melancholic Grace (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (6:08)
7- I Think So (Yoichi Murata) (4:11)
8- Vain Mind (Yoichi Murata) (4:43)
9- Oh! Edo (Yoichi Murata) (3:42)
10- Beyond Zion (Yoshihiko Katori) (3:57)
11- Le Voyant (Yoshihiko Katori) (9:32)
12- Last Words (Yoshihide Otomo) (3:50)
13- Terminal-Zero 1 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (0:47)
14- Terminal-Zero 2 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (1:10)
15- Terminal-Zero 3 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (1:06)
16- Autumn Story (3:42)
17- Lam Cheng-Ying (3:53)

musicians :

Yutaka Shiina Quintet (1-3) :

Yutaka Shiina: piano
Joh Yamada: alto sax
Tomonao Hara: trumpet
Tomoyuki Shima: bass
Masahiko Osaka: drums
Toshihiro Akamatsu "A-Project" and Duet with Kazuhiko Michishita (4-6):
Toshihiro Akamatsu: vibraphone, keyboards
Yoshihiro Arita: banjo
Masaaki Imaizumi: piano
Yasushi Sugiyama: keyboards
Vagaboneds Suzuki: bass
Takemi Uemori: drums
Kazuhiko Michishita: guitar

Yoichi Murata Trad (7-9) :

Yoichi Murata: trombone
Eric Miyashiro: trumpet
Masakuni Takeno: tenor sax, soprano sax
Yoko Kanno: keyboards
Vagaboneds Suzuki: bass
Yasuo Sano: drums

Yoshihiko Katori Orchestra (10, 11) :

Yoshihiko Katori: vibraphone, piano
Akihiko Toyama: 1st trumpet
Yuji Osada: 2nd trumpet
Mike Price: 3rd trumpet
Tomonao Hara: 4th trumpet
Yoichi Murata: 1st trombone
Haruki Sato: 2nd trombone
Masahiko Kitahara: 3rd trombone
Kan Nishida: 4th trombone
Osamu Yoshida: 1st alto sax, flute, soprano sax
Tatsuya Sato: 2nd tenor sax, soprano sax
Seiji Tada: 3rd alto sax, flute
Eiji Otogawa: 4th tenor sax, flute
Atsushi Tsuzurano: 5th baritone sax
Toshiki Nunokawa: guitar
Koichi Osamu: bass
Masahiko Osaka: drums

Yoshihide Otomo Ground-O (12-17) :

Yoshihide Otomo: guitar, turntables
Hideki Kato: bass
Masahiro Uemura: drums
Syuichi Chino: keyboards
Junji Hirose: sax
Michiaki Tanaka: percussion
Eye Yamatsuka: vocal
Syu-Kei: narration

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NB : THANX A LOT TO ROTKAPPCHEN FOR SHARING THIS VOLUME TWO (and sorry for the delay...)

Now's The Time Workshop

(Fun House, 1990)

1- Richman's Song (Tomonao Hara) (3:18)
2- Sleepless Night (Makoto Oka) (6:10)
3- Strike Up the Band (George Gershwin) (3:17)
4- First Debut: Tribute to Philip K. Dick (Hiroshi Minami) (5:19)
5- Bird in Berlin (Hiroshi Minami) (5:51)
6- When Will the Blues Leave (Ornette Coleman) (1:31)
7- March for Ort in "C" (Kyoko Kuroda) (1:48)
8- Casa Batlló (Kyoko Kuroda) (5:38)
9- The Destroyed Machine Blues (Kyoko Kuroda) (5:36)
10- T.O.I.T.A.T.A. ((Atsushi Ikeda) (5:38)
11- Beluga (Issei Igarashi) (6:19)
12- The Way to Far Away (Taisei Aoki) (6:44)
13- Does Anyone Have No Chance? (Gaku Takanashi) (5:34)

musicians :

Makoto Oka Quintet (1-3):

Makoto Oka: alto sax, flute
Tomonao Hara: trumpet
Yutaka Shiina: piano
Masayuki Tawarayama: bass
Eiichiro Toyama: drums

Hiroshi Minami Neo Jazz Band (4-6):

Hiroshi Minami: piano
Masakuni Takeno: tenor sax, soprano sax
Hiroaki Mizutani: bass
Daisuke Hara: drums

Kyoko Kuroda Ort (7-9):

Kyoko Kuroda: piano, toys
Yoichi Murata: trombone
Atsushi Ikeda: alto sax, soprano sax
Yasuo Shimada: bass
Kaoru Kida: drums
Yoshihide Otomo: turntable, CD, guitar, toys

Issei Igarashi Twin Horn Band (10, 11):

Issei Igarashi: trumpet
Atsushi Ikeda: alto sax, soprano sax
Masayuki Tawarayama: bass
Masahiko Osaka: drums

Aoo-Nashi (12, 13):

Gaku Takanashi: bass
Taisei Aoki: trombone
Jun Usuba: tenor sax, soprano sax
Yasuaki Maejima: keyboards
Nahame Menesello Casseb: drums, percussion

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NB : SPECIAL THANX TO ROTKAPPCHEN FOR SHARING THIS GREAT RECORD.

O-U

(Pawn House records)

1. Blivits
2. Waltz #4
3. Gymnesia
4. Shuyojo
5. Epistrophy/Variation (Thelonious Monk/Anton Webern)
6. Habanerege
7. Johnson Blues
8. Konzert op. 24 (Anton Webern)
9. Bugmeat
10. Mineral/Tasmania

live recordings : 1-6 : Manda-La 2 (1995) + 10 (1994) ; 7-9 : Inkstick (1988)

musicians :

Kazuto Shimizu : keyboards, clarinet, xylophone
Yuriko Mukoujima : violin, voice
Hitoshi Watanabe : bass
Reichi : drums, voice
Hiroyasu Yaguchi : saxophones (1-6, 10)
Osamu Matsumoto : trombone (1-6, 10)
Tsuneo Imahori : guitar (1-6, 10)
with:
Masami Shinoda : saxophones (7-9)
Tatsuo Kondo : keyboards, harmonica (7-9)

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