Akira Fukuhara
Akira Fukuhara ( Japanese 福 原 彰 , Fukuhara Akira ; born October 7, 1929 ) is a Japanese jazz and entertainment musician ( trumpet , trombone , also valve trombone ).
Akira Fukuhara worked in the Japanese jazz scene from the 1950s; initially only active as a trumpeter, in 1956 and again in 1958 he was a member of the all-star band selected by the Swing Journal . Towards the end of the decade he played with Hideo Shiraki and Kōnosuke Saijō , in 1963 with Toshiko Akiyoshi and in 1964 with Charlie Mariano / Hideo Shiraki ( Jazz Interession , 1964, with Masao Yagi , Hidehiko Matsumoto , Masanaga Harada ). In the field of jazz, Tom Lord lists him in 16 recording sessions between 1956 and 1964.
In the following years Fukuhara shifted to light music: As early as 1962, King released his first 8-inch album ( Love Themes ), on which he featured pop standards such as “ Love Me Tender ”, “Love Walked in”, “ Love Is a Many Splendored Thing "and" Secret Love "interpreted. In 1969 he presented a joint easy listening album ( 銀座 の 女 ) with the tenor saxophonist Yasunobu Matsuura with Victor , with arrangements by Shinzo Teraoka and Susumu Kondo . During this time he had a quintet with whom he presented albums such as Minatomachi Blues / Yoru no Trumpet ( 港 町 ブ ル ー ズ / 夜 の ト ラ ン ペ ッ ト ) and Midnight Trumpet (Victor). Fukuhara recorded the LP Latin & Tango with the Polydor Symphonic Tango Orchestra, and the album Blue Trumpet (1979) with Akira Fukuhara & Modern Sounds , a cover of Keiko Fuji's number one hit Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku ( 圭子 の 夢 は夜 ひ ら く ; 1970).
Web links
- Akira Fukuhara at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japanese Jazz Trumpeter List
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 1, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fukuhara, Akira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 福 原 彰 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician (trumpet, trombone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1929 |