Kazuo Yashiro
Kazuo Yashiro ( Japanese 八 城 一夫 , Yashiro Kazuo ; born February 10, 1930 in Tokyo Prefecture , † July 13, 1991 ) was a Japanese jazz pianist .
Kazuo Yashiro played in the late 1950s in the backing band of the singer Kiyoko Maruyama , with which the first recordings were made ( Tokyo Canaries ) and with Hideo Shiraki . In 1960 he played in the band selected by the Swing Journal readers' jury ( Far East Coast Jazz , with Akira Fukuhara , Akira Miyazawa , Hideto Kanai , Hideo Shiraki), and in the following years with Sadao Watanabe and Toshiyuki Miyama . In 1965 he first recorded several titles (including the Standard Autumn Leaves ) for the King label. In 1967 he was again a member of the Swing Journal All Stars (with Eiji Kitamura, among others ).
In the 1970s he mainly worked with his own trio (with Jimmy Takeuchi and Masanaga Harada ) and recorded a number of albums, such as Love Is Here to Stay (Takt, 1968), Black Nag (1969), Right Oh (Audio Lab , 1974, with Eiji Kitamura ), Side By Side (with Ikuo Shiosaki , Masanaga Harada, Taketoshi Igarashi ), My Ideal (Audio Lab, 1975, with Muneyoshi Nishiyo ) and the duo LP Sweet and Lovely (1977 with bassist Osamu Kawamaki ). He was also involved in recordings by Martha Miyake , Eiji Kitamura, Kōnosuke Saijō and Benny Carter . In 1985 he worked in a trio with bassist Koji Toyama and drummer Hajime Ishimatsu ( Don't Be That Way ). In the field of jazz, he was involved in 51 recording sessions between 1958 and 1985.
Web links
- Kazuo Yashiro at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yashiro, Kazuo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 八 城 一夫 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1991 |