Ichirō Masuda
Ichirō Masuda ( Japanese 増 田 一郎 , Masuda Ichirō ; * 1933 ) is a Japanese jazz musician ( vibraphone ).
Ichirō Masuda worked in the Japanese jazz scene from the 1960s a. a. in the formation Swing Session (which included Eiji Kitamura , Kazuo Yashiro , Martha Miyake and Muneyoshi Nishiyo ); In 1965 he presented his debut album Kayō Hit Soft Touch ( 歌 謡 ヒ ッ ト ・ ソ フ ト ・ タ ッ チ ; Nippon Columbia) with a quartet .
In the 1970s he also played with Okihiko Sugano ( Session , Yamaha, 1972), Teddy Wilson , Yuzuru Sera , Satoru Oda , Takeshi Inomata , in the 80s and 90s he continued to play with Eiji Kitamura, as well as with Hidehiko Matsumoto , Raymond Conde , Ray Brown ( Bye bye Blackbird , 1984), Akitoshi Igarashi .
In early 1976 he had a recording session with Hank Jones ( The Song Is Ended (Victor), on the Masanaga Harada and Taketoshi Igarashi ); 1977 followed a studio encounter with Ray Brown ( The Most Special Joint (Victor), with Cedar Walton , Billy Higgins ). From 1978 he published a number of songbook albums with music by Richard Rodgers , Cole Porter and Irving Berlin . According to Tom Lord , he was involved in 42 recording sessions in the field of jazz between 1970 and 1992, most recently with Takeshi Inomata ( Fever ). He also recorded an album with Milt Jackson ( Plays with Ichiro Masuda Quartet ).
Discographic notes
- My Way (Full House, 1977), with Keiko Nemoto , Yoichi Kobayashi , Taketoshi Igarashi
- Bewithed: Richard Rodgers Song Book (Trio Records), with Yoichi Kobayashi , Hiroshi Sunaga , Keiko Nemoto
- Cole Porter Song Book (Trio, 1978), with Keiko Nemoto, Ikuo Shiozaki , Yoichi Kobayashi, Takeshi Inomata
- Cheek to Cheek: Irving Berlin Songbook (King)
- Hello Dolly (Praise, 1981), with Keiko Nemoto, Koji Toyama , Jun Shimizu
- The Swing Session (union Jazz, 1982), with Eiji Kitamura, Akira Miyazawa , Teddy Wilson, Koji Toyama, Isamu Harada
- NHK-FM Live Session '92 (GML, 1992)
- Remembering Bags ( Three Blind Mice , ed. 2001)
Web links
- Ichirō Masuda at Discogs (English)
- Ichiro Masuda at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 1, 2017)
- ↑ With Kotaro Tsukahara (piano), Yoshinori Asami (double bass) Setsuo Sato (drums)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masuda, Ichirō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 増 田一郎 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician (vibraphone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |