Japanese jazz pianist and composer (born 1932)
Masaru Imada |
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| Birth name | Masaru Imada (今田勝, Imada Masaru) |
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| Born | (1932-03-21) 21 March 1932 (age 92)
Tokyo, Japan |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
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| Instrument | Piano |
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| Website | imadamasaru.com |
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Musical artist
Masaru Imada (今田勝, Imada Masaru, born 21 March 1932) is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Imada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932.[1] He had classical piano lessons.[1] He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University, after which he worked in business for a year.[1] He then decided to pursue music professionally.[1] From 1953 he was part of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura's band.[1]
Imada had his own trio from 1964.[1] He formed Now'in, a fusion band, in 1984.[1] He played internationally at jazz festivals from the 1970s.[1]
Discography
An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded
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Title
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Label
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Notes
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| 1970*
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Maki
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Quartet, with tenor sax, bass, drums
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| 1970*
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Now!
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Three Blind Mice
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Quartet, with tenor sax, bass, drums
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| 1973
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Poppy
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Three Blind Mice
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Some tracks solo piano; some tracks trio, with Isao Fukui (bass), Masahiko Ozu (drums)
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| 1975
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Green Caterpillar
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Three Blind Mice
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Quintet, with Kazumi Watanabe (guitar), Isao Fukui (bass), Tetsujiro Obara (drums), Yuji Imamura (percussion)
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| 1976
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Masaru Imada Piano
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Three Blind Mice
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Solo piano
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| 1977
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Alone Together
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Three Blind Mice
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Duo, with George Mraz (bass)
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| 1980
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Andalusian Breeze
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Trio
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With Kazumi Watanabe (guitar), Mitsuaki Furuno (bass), Shinji Mori (drums), Yuji Imamura (percussion)
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| 1981
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Carnival
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Trio
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With Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Randy Brecker (flugelhorn), Kiyoshi Sugimoto (guitar), Akira Okazawa (bass), Yuichi Tokashiki (drums), Yuji Imamura (percussion)
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| 1982*
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Seaside
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With Grover Washington, Jr. (tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, flute), Tom Brown (trumpet), Steve Kahn (guitar), Anthony Jackson (bass), Steve Jordan (drums), Manolo Badrena (percussion)
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| 1986*
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Strange Conversation
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Polydor
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Quartet, with keyboard, bass, drums
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| 1988*
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Azure
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Sextet
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| 2002*
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Standards
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Three Blind Mice
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sugiyama, Kazunori, Imada, Masaru, Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, retrieved 1 February 2015
