Kenji Mori

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Kenji Mori ( Japanese 森 謙 治 , Mori Kenji ; born March 21, 1942 in Keijō, Protectorate Korea , Empire Japan (today: Seoul , South Korea )) is a Japanese jazz musician ( alto saxophone , bass clarinet , flute ) and music producer .

In the early 1970s, Mori worked with Masayuki Takayanagi (who made the first live recordings in 1971), Sunao Wada , Isao Suzuki , Masaru Imada . In 1974 he recorded the album Solo & Trio under his own name , on which he was accompanied by Hideo Ichikawa (with Tamio Kawabata and Arihide Kurata). The album Plays the Bird (Offbeat), dedicated to the music of Charlie Parker , followed in 1975 , which Mori had recorded in a trio with Nobuyoshi Ino (bass) and Tetsujiro Obara (drums). In the following years he worked with Hideto Kanai & Kings Roar Orchestra, Shuko Mizuno / Toshiyuki Miyama & New Herd, in the formation Tee and Company ( Sonnet , 1977, with Takao Uematsu ), with Bingo Miki & Inner Galaxy Orchestra and with Tatsuya Nakamura . In 1980 he performed with Masayuki Takayanagi at the Moers Festival .

With Kazumi Watanabe , the bassist Nobuyoshi Ino and the drummer Steve Jackson, he recorded the album Firebird ( Three Blind Mice ) in 1977 ; In 1982 the live album Be-bop '82 followed (with Yoshihiko Naya, Toshihisa Morita, Masashi Kato, Shunsuke Andoh), on which he featured bebop classics such as " Donna Lee ", "A-Leu-Cha" and "My Little Suede Shoes" interpreted. In the field of jazz he was involved in 25 recording sessions between 1971 and 1985. He then worked as a music producer.

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  1. ↑ 森 謙 治 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Retrieved July 30, 2017 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 25, 2017)
personal data
SURNAME Mori, Kenji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 森 謙 治 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese jazz musician and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Keijō, Protectorate of Korea , Empire of Japan (today: Seoul , South Korea )