Hitoshi Okano
Hitoshi Okano ( Japanese 岡野 等 , Okano Hitoshi ; * around 1950) is a Japanese jazz musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn , also piccolo trumpet ).
Hitoshi Okano played in the Japanese jazz scene from the early 1970s; first recordings were made in 1973 when he was a member of the backing band of singer Kimiki Kasei ( in person ). In the following years he worked with Takeo Uematsu , Nubuo Hara , Yuzuru Sera , Yōsuke Yamashita , Yasuaki Shimizu , Masanori Sasaji and in the orchestras of Bingo Miki and George Kawaguchi . In the 1980s he also took part in recordings by Shigeharu Mukai , Eri Ohno , Fumio Itabashi , in the Jazz Factory formation and in Masahiko Togashi's improvisation jazz orchestra .
In January 1982, Okano recorded his only album under his own name. The musicians on Double Image (Union) were Toshiyuki Daitoku (piano), Tamio Kawabata (bass) and Tony Koba (drums). In the 1990s he still worked with the saxophonist Chika Asamoto and the pianist Shoji Aketakawa ; In 1997 he toured Europe with Shigeharu Mukai's septet. In the field of jazz, Tom Lord lists him in 24 recording sessions between 1973 and 1999. He also worked on the score for the thriller Yajû shisubeshi (1980, directed by Tôru Murakawa ). As a studio musician, he was also involved in recordings for the prog rock band Bi Kyo Ran ( Parallax , 1983).
He is not to be confused with the television producer of the same name (1953–1999).
Web links
- Hitoshi Okano at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Billboard August 16, 1980
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 1, 2017)
- ↑ Hitoshi Okano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Bi Kyo Ran at Discogs (English)
- ↑ Biographical information at Upclosed (Japanese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okano, Hitoshi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岡野 等 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1950 |