Kōji Fujika
Kōji Fujika ( Japanese 藤 家 虹 二 , actually: 藤 家 光 嗣 , both Fujika Kōji ; * September 2, 1933 ; † October 24, 2011 ) was a Japanese jazz musician ( clarinet ), known as "Mr Clarinet" in the field of swing and Mainstream jazz was active.
Kohji Fujika worked in the Japanese jazz scene from the 1950s; The first recordings were made in 1959. In 1976 he accompanied the singer Toshio Oida ( It Was a Very Good Year ); in the same year he performed with Jimmy Takeuchi's band at the Birdland jazz club in Tokyo. The live recordings Happy Session ( ハ ッ ピ ー ・ セ ッ シ ョ ン , Vols. 1 & 2 ) were made under his own name in 1978/79 , in which musicians such as Akio Mitsui , Satoru Oda , Nobuhiko Arichika , Yoshitaka Akimitsu , Ikuo Shiozaki , Tsuneo Shibata and Jimmy Takeuchi participated. In the 1980s he played with Nobuo Hara ; In 1987 he recorded a tribute album to Benny Goodman ( Tribute to "King of Swing" Benny Goodman , with Shin Kazuhara , Satoru Oda, Naoki Nishi , Ikuo Shiozaki, Susumu Takahashi , Harada, Mari Nakamoto , Sakae Mori and the Tokyo Union Orchestra under the direction of) by Tatsuya Takahashi ). In the field of jazz, Tom Lord lists him in seven recording sessions between 1976 and 1987. He performed until the mid-2000s.
Web links
- Memory page (Japanese)
- Kōji Fujika at Discogs (English)
- Portrait (japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 6, 2017)
- ^ The Clarinet, Volume 33, Department of Music, Idaho State University, 2005
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| SURNAME | Fujika, Kōji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 藤 家 虹 二 (Japanese, stage name); 藤 家 光 嗣 (Japanese, real name); Fujika, Kohji |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1933 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 2011 |