Motoharu Yoshizawa
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)
Web links
- Motoharu Yoshizawa at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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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 |