Teruo Gotō

Teruo Gotō
後藤輝夫
Born (1953-02-19) February 19, 1953 (age 71)
Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Instruments
Years active1979–present
Websitegoto-teruo.com

Teruo Gotō (後藤輝夫, Gotō Teruo; born February 19, 1953, in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan)[1] is a Japanese saxophonist and percussionist.

Biography

After he graduated from Sakata Chuo High School, he attended an art university to study photography, but spent more time playing saxophone in a jazz group. In 1979, he joined Junko Ohashi and Minoya Central Station releasing the album Full House that same year and Hot Life a year later.[2][3] During the production of Full House, Gotō met drummer Marty Bracey as they were both participants of the backing band.[4]

In 1987, he joined the band 1986 Omega Tribe as a backing member along with Bracey, keyboardist Tetsuya Osaka and bassist Shigeru Watanabe. The members also participated in the band's tours, with Watanabe being replaced the same year by Wornell Jones.[5] Gotō and the others stayed as members until the band's disbandment in 1991.[6] That same year, he participated in the production of The Moritaka as a performer.[7]

In 2004, he participated in S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe's 2004 reunion concert First Finale 2. Since then, he was performed with the band's singer Kiyotaka Sugiyama multiple times as well as Hirokuni Korekata of Korenos.[8][9][10] In 2007, he released the album '"Beat From The Earth with Yūji Imamura.[11]

In 2014, Gotō released the album But Beautiful with guitarist Jun Satsuma.[12] Songs from the album were used in the movie Yukiguni.[13][14] In 2015, he formed the band B-EDGE alongside Bracey, Jones, Tomoharu Hani and Nishiyama "Hank" Fumio.[15] In 2019, he formed a jazz unit called Fool's Paradise.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Beat From The Earth
(with Yuji Imamura)
  • Released: April 25, 2007
  • Label: What's New Records
But Beautiful
(with Jun Satsuma)
  • Released: July 23, 2014
  • Label: Kameyoshi Records

References

  1. ^ "Teruo Goto". VGMdb.
  2. ^ "大橋 純子&美乃家セントラル・ステイション_FULL HOUSE". Music Avenue (in Japanese). Excite. August 7, 2006.
  3. ^ "ホット･ライフ／大橋純子＆美乃家セントラル･ステイション". The Listener of Music Media (in Japanese). Shinobi.jp. May 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Ohashi, Junko. "Album Review Japan Phonogram Edition" (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "カルロス・トシキ". Mega Brasil. Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  6. ^ "私が好きなライブアルバム". Ameblo (in Japanese). March 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "ザ・森高/森高千里". Shima Fukurō no Ongaku Yawa (in Japanese).
  8. ^ "杉山清貴ライブMC 「High&High2015」in日比谷野外音楽堂 2015年8月8日 Vol.04（最終回）". Island Afternoon Answer (in Japanese). August 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "是方・杉山・後藤 TRIO(三島)". Island Afternoon (in Japanese). July 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "5/28(火)は、是方博邦・杉山清貴・後藤輝夫・春のTOURです！". Iwaki QUEEN (in Japanese). Excite.
  11. ^ "ビート・フロム・ジ・アース". Billboard Japan.
  12. ^ Suzuki, Rin (January 16, 2013). "BUT BEAUTIFUL/後藤輝夫＆佐津間純のご紹介。". Rin Suzuki Official Web site (in Japanese).
  13. ^ "カクテルの名作「雪国」の誕生秘話を描くドキュメンタリー映画「YUKIGUNI」を制作！". MotionGallery (in Japanese).
  14. ^ "映画とジャズとカクテルと". Maruya Gardens (in Japanese).
  15. ^ "カルロス・トシキ B-EDGE: ウォーネル・ジョーンズ (B)、後藤輝夫 (Sax)、マーティー・ブレイシー (Ds)、 羽仁知治 (P,Key)、西山"HANK"史翁 (G) Support Member: 和田春彦(Key)、 和 悠美(Cho)". Club Quattro.
  16. ^ Bar ChiC (November 20, 2019). "酒田出身のテナーサックスプレイヤー後藤輝夫さんのユニットジャズ！Fool's Paradise".