Naoya Matsuoka

Naoya Matsuoka ( Japanese 松岡直也 , Matsuoka Naoya ; born May 9, 1937 in Honmoku, Yokohama ; † April 29, 2014 ) was a Japanese jazz and fusion musician ( piano , keyboard , arrangement ).

Naoya Matsuoka led a trio from 1954, u. a. with Masahiko Togashi , as well as other formations. He presented his debut album Fiesta Fiesta in 1979 ; In the 1980s, a number of Latin jazz , funk and fusion-influenced productions followed for Warner Brothers such as Live at Montreux Festival (1980), Kaleidoscope (1980), Natsu no Tabi ( 夏の旅 , "Sommerreise") , Danzon (1981), Fall on the Avenue (1982) or Majestic (1988). During this time he also worked with Shigeharu Mukai , Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and Hidefumi Toki . He has also composed music for anime films and TV series such as Heart Cocktail (1986).

Discographic notes

Pacific Jam (1980), with Hidefumi Toki , Leon Ndugu Chancler , Byron Miller , Roland Bautista , Paulinho Da Costa , Buddy Collette , William Henderson
Toots Thielemans & Naoya Matsuoka: Kaleidoscope (Warner Bros, 1980), u. a. with Getao Takahashi , Michio Nagaoka , Shuichi Murakami , Kiyoshi Shugimoto , Tsunehide Matsuki , Hiroshi Yasukawa , Hidefumi Toki , Hiroshi Sukegawa , Yasuaki Shimizu , Shigeharu Mukai
Watermelon Dandies (Warner Bros., 1986), with Getao Takahashi , Shingo Kanno , Noriyuki Hirose , Akira Wada , Hiromichi Tsugaki , Willie Nagasaki

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ 松岡直也 . In: Tower Records Online. June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Japanese).
^ Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X , p. 647.
↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 1, 2017)
↑ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation . Muramasa, 2015

personal data
SURNAME	Matsuoka, Naoya
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	松岡直也 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese jazz and fusion musician
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Honmoku, Yokohama
DATE OF DEATH	April 29, 2014

[1] 松岡直也 . In: Tower Records Online. June 27, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017 (Japanese).

[2] Leonard Feather , Ira Gitler : The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, New York 1999, ISBN 0-19-532000-X , p. 647.

[lord-3] Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 1, 2017)

[4] Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation . Muramasa, 2015