Motoharu Yoshizawa

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Motoharu Yoshizawa ( Japanese 吉 沢 元 治 , Yoshizawa Motoharu ; * 1931 ; † September 12, 1998 ) was a Japanese jazz bassist.

Live and act

Yoshiziwa was active as a jazz bassist since the 1960s. He worked with the Jun Yoshiya Group and the Eiji Kitamura Quintet and performed with Elvin Jones in Tokyo in 1966 . In the 1970s he began a career as a solo bassist and recorded three solo albums. He has also performed with musicians such as Derek Bailey , Steve Lacy , Keiji Haino , Barre Phillips , Keith Tippett and Fred Frith . In the 1990s he played on a five-string bass of his own construction.

Discography

  • Cracked Mirrors , 1973
  • Dreams (LP), 1974, with Dave Burrell
  • Inland Fish , 1974
  • Outfit: Bass Solo 2½ (LP), 1975
  • Wareta Kagami Mata Wa Kaseki No Tori , 1975
  • Kita [North] , 1981
  • Kozan (LP), 1986
  • Gobbledygook , 1990 with Butch Morris , Elliott Sharp , Ikue Mori
  • Live In The First Year Of The Heisei , Vol. 2, 1990
  • Angels Have Passed ., 1992
  • From The Faraway Nearby , 1992
  • Duo 1969-10-9 , 1994
  • Empty Hats , 1994
  • Uzu , 1996, with Barre Phillips
  • Play Unlimited , 1997
  • Live "Okidoki" , 1998
  • Aida's Call , 1999, with Kaoru Abe, Toshinori Kondō , Derek Bailey
  • It's a Day - Last Bass Solo Live , 1999
  • Barre Phillips / Motoharu Yoshizawa: Oh My, Those Boys! ( NoBusiness Records , 2018)

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personal data
SURNAME Yoshizawa, Motoharu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 吉 沢 元 治 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1998