Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Now's the Time Workshop

(Fun House, FHCF-1084) (CD)

  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)

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

Recorded and mixed at Hitokuchizaka Studios in Tokyo by Ryoji Hachiya on August 19-23, 1990
Mastered at Studio Tokyu Fun in Tokyo by Reiko Miyoshi on September 4, 1990
Produced by Takao Ogawa, Yoshihiro Kumagai, and Motoaki Uehara

Released 1990
Re-released 1996 (Fun House, FHCF-2328)