Yoshiaki Fujikawa & EastAsia Orchestra : "Origin"

(Mobys, 1985)

1- Dancer's image (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (10'29'')
2- So blessed (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (7'31'')
3- First dawn (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (24'04'')

musicians :

Yoshiaki Fujikawa : conductor, reeds
Tetsuji Yoshida : trumpet
Ichiyu Komiya : trumpet
Hiroshi Itaya : trombone
Haruki Satoh : trombone
Kazutoki Umezu : reeds
Eiichi Hayashi : reeds
Hiroaki Katayama : reeds
Suetoshi Shimizu : reeds
Masamiki Takano : reeds
Keiki Midorikawa: cello
Yoshio Ikeda : bass
Nobuo Fujii : drums
Tatsuji Yokoyama : percussion

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Yoshiaki Fujikawa & EastAsia Orchestra : "Shoyoh Jurin"

(Mobys, 1984)

1- Bold and Able (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (11:37)
2- Ladiga (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (10:01)
3- Divine Gift (Indonesian folk song) (6:52)
4- Trival Chief--Pate Pote (Keiki Midorikawa) (12:10)
5- Never Say Die (Yoshiaki Fujikawa) (3:38)

musicians :

Yoshiaki Fujikawa: conductor, reeds
Tetsuji Yoshida: trumpet
Ichiyu Komiya: trumpet
Hiroshi Itaya: trombone
Haruki Satoh: trombone
Kazutoki Umezu: reeds
Keizo Inoue: reeds
Hiroaki Katayama: reeds
Junji Hirose: reeds
Keiki Midorikawa: cello
Takeharu Hayakawa: bass
Sabu Toyozumi: drums
Tatsuji Yokoyama: percussion

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Hayashi-Katayama : "Dè-Ga-Show !"

(Omagatoki, 1994)

1- North east
2- Aitai
3- Go-cart twist
4- Asamesimae
5- Yoruno Hatoba
6- Chili
7- Funk
8- Hana

musicians :

Katayama Hiroaki : tenor & baritone sax
Hayashi Eiichi: alto & soprano sax
Satoo Haruki : trombone
Suzuki Masanori : trumpet
Sakai Taizoo : guitar (left channel)
Matukawa Zyunnitirou : guitar (right channel)
Kamimura Katumasa : bass
Furusawa Ryojiro : drums

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Danger : "Danger II"

(Eastworld, 1985)

1 - Hataraku hitobito
2- Anoko to shopping
3- Ore wa yumei
4- Johin na neko mitaina

musicians :

Kiyoshiro Imawano (RC Succession) : vocal, guitar
Umezu Kazutoki : alto & soprano sax, clarinet, flute, synthesizer
Katayama Hiroaki : tenor & bariton sax
Hayakawa Takeharu : bass
Kikuchi Takashi : drums, percussion
Ishiwatari Akihiro : guitar (3)
Miyazaki Masako : neko (4)

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nb : it's an EP (around 20')

Katayama Hiroaki : "So-Kana"

(Omagatoki, 1992)

1- Drunkenstein
2- Nakama Ja Naika
3- Masu
4- Dinah
5- So-Kana
6- Santama sundown
7- Running back
8- Koutei

musicians :

Furusawa Ryojiro : drums, percussion
Mochizuki Hideaki : bass
Katoh Takayuki : guitar
Katayama Hiroaki : tenor sax

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Doctor Umezu Band (DUB) : "D"

(Omagatoki, 1986)

1- Mysterious tea

2- 17th kiss

3- Anatoria

4- We have many possibility

5- Let's drink

6- 1970

7- Surge

8- On a little boat to Aivalik

9- Teacher's runnin'

musicians :

Umezu Kazutoki : alto sax, flute, keyboards, etc.
Katayama Hiroaki : tenor & baritone sax, etc.
Hayakawa Takeharu : bass, cello, turkish saz, kalimba, etc.
Kikuchi Takashi : drums, tabura, percussion, etc.

guests :

Ishiwatari Akihiro : guitar (2,3,5,7,8,9)
Yamamoto Mayu : keyboards (6,7)
Miyazaki Masako : vocal (1)

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Seikatsu Kojo Linkai orchestra : "Dance dance dance"

(Union, 1980)

1. Sail along silv'ry moon
2. Wanaoki
3. A night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie)
4. Take the « A » train (Billy Strayhorn)
5. Shackin' to me
6. St Thomas (Sonny Rollins)
7. Kaika nitai/Hentai nana byoshi/Uwasa no seikoui

musicians :

Kazutoki « Kappo » Umezu (as, cl, b-cl, yokobue, cho, vo, perc)
Hiroaki Katayama (ts, bs, as, cho, vo, perc)
Hiroshi "Manmos" Itaya (tb, vo, cho, perc)
Haruki Satoh (tb, a-hｒ, cho, vo, perc)
Shinji "Moh" Yasuda (tp, cho, vo, perc)
Yoriyuki Harada (pf, el-p, org, syn, ss, cl, vo)
Takeharu "Low-Rider" Hayakawa (el-b, vc, cho, vo)
Kenichi Kameyama (ds, perc, vo)
Takashi Kikuchi (ds, perc, cho, vo)

Genji Sawai : producer

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Seikatsu Kojo Linkai orchestra : "This is music is this !?"

(Union, 1979)

1. Yasudabushi
2. Take The « A » Train
3. Aketaketa march/African elephant
4. Youngmen Insist

Musicians :

Kazutoki « Kappo » Umezu (as, ss, bcl)
Hiroaki Katayama (ts, bs)
Masami Shinoda (as, fl)
Junji Mori (as)
Shinji Yasuda (tp)
Tetsuji Yoshida (tp)
Hiroshi Itaya (tb)
Haruki Sato (tb)
Yoriyuki « Leo » Harada (p, cong)
Tsutomu Numagami (b)
Takeharu Hayakawa (b, cel)
Kenichi Kameyama (ds)
Takashi Kikuchi (ds, per)

Genji Sawai : producer

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Doctor Umezu band : "Do-Guwaw !"

(News records, 1984)

1- Bumpy mountain on the back

2- Munoo

3- Tang tango

4- The cramp

5- Crocodile by starlight

6- 800 ton

musicians :

Kazutoki UMEZU : sax
Hiroaki KATAYAMA : sax

Takeharu HAYAKAWA : bass

Takashi KIKUCHI : drums

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Doctor Umezu band : "Danger"

(London, 1982)

1- Pop Up
2- Melody
3- Nande Nande Nande
4- Red Hippopotamus in the Sunset
5- Thymol
6- Dance Party
7- I'm No Good
8- Ojo-San

musicians :

Kazutoki Umezu : sax, clarinet
Takeharu Hayakawa : bass
Hiroaki Katayama : sax
Takashi Kikuchi : drums
+ Kiyoshiro Imawano (RC Succession) : guitar, Vocal

special guest :

G2 : percussion (4), piano (6, 8)

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Doctor Umezu band : "Dynamite"

(London Records, 1983)

1- Off the Door
2- Down Down !
3- In My Shoes
4- Jayne (Ornette Coleman)
5- Canal
6- Coffee Music
7- Pyrosis
8- Pretty Kranke
9- Dynamite

musicians :

Kazutoki Umezu : sax
Hiroaki Katayama : sax
Takeharu Hayakawa : bass
Takashi Kikuchi : drums

guests :

Fred Frith : guitar/violin
Terry Jenoure : vocal

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Katayama Hiroaki : "Instant groove"

(Natya, 1998)

1- Spirits rejoice

2- N'kakka

3- September

4- Theme of the anglers

5- Untitled

Musicians :

Hayashi Eiichi : sax (1)

Miyano Yuji : sax (1)

Umezu Kazutoki : sax & clarinet (2)

Hayakawa Takeharu : bass (2)

Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums (2)

Kato Takayuki : guitar (3)

Katsui Yuji : violin (4)

Kato Takayuki : guitar (4)

Fuwa Daisuke : bass (4)

Onuma Shiro : drums (4)

Ishiwatari Akihiro ; guitar (5)

Ino Nobuyoshi : bass (5)

Tsunoken : drums (5)

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CO2 : "Zero"

(Natya, 1998)

1- Introduction/Asian blues
2- CO2/98'
3- After you
4- Go ! Go ! Steve !
5- Drophead
6- Traumanequo
7- White noise

CO2 :

Katayama Hiroaki : sax tenor
Hayashi Eiichi : sax alto
Kato Takayuki : guitar
Hayakawa Takeharu : bass
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums

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