Name of Japanese Artist

AllanFunt

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Jul 29, 2001, 8:20:07 PM7/29/01

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there are no japanese jazz artists. there are only japanese immitators. the
japanese are not a culture that is creative in an original way. they are very
good at creating cheap knockoffs.

Skip Elliott Bowman

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Jul 29, 2001, 9:15:06 PM7/29/01

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"AllanFunt" <alla...@aol.com> wrote in message
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That would explain Kei Akagi (Miles Davis), Ryo Kawasaki (Sonny Rollins),
and Akira Tana (anybody lucky enough to hire him including Manhattan
Transfer and Kenny Barron).

So much for your expertise on other cultures. Shoot, you're not even very
good at your own.

Jan Szurmant

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Jul 30, 2001, 4:46:45 AM7/30/01

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Of course you can say the same about white american jazz musicians and all
european ones. *irony* And if you deny them having any culture, maybe you
should just read the liner notes of Kind of Blue. By the way, if there are
any immitators like trumpet player Toshinori Kondo (immitating Miles), they
are better than the american immitators such as Wynton Marsalis (trying to
immitate Miles).
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tim gueguen

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Jul 30, 2001, 11:29:27 AM7/30/01

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>
> "AllanFunt" <alla...@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20010729202007...@ng-fd1.aol.com...
> > there are no japanese jazz artists. there are only japanese immitators.
> the
> > japanese are not a culture that is creative in an original way. they are
> very
> > good at creating cheap knockoffs.
>
> That would explain Kei Akagi (Miles Davis), Ryo Kawasaki (Sonny Rollins),
> and Akira Tana (anybody lucky enough to hire him including Manhattan
> Transfer and Kenny Barron).
>

And Junko Onishi, and Kazumi Watanabe, and Kaoru Abe, and Yosuke Yamashita,
and.....

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Nou Dadoun

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Jul 30, 2001, 12:52:43 PM7/30/01

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In article <slrn9m8ce...@unixen.org>,
John Bacalle <jo...@unixen.org> wrote:
>I am trying to find the name of a particular Japanese Jazz artist, I'd
>like to get a hold of his record.
>
>I was record shopping about 1998, when my eye was drawn to the white
>cover of one Jazz album, with a 20's something Japanese male on the
>cover, wearing a hipster cap, the way some Jazz musicians wear them.
>
>As a fan of Sadao Watanabe I am periodically drawn to find this record
>and check it out. Does anyone have a clue what artist, CD I am referring
>to? Much obliged for any help.
>
> John
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Quite apart from prejudging someone's ability to play based on their
ethnic origin, I'm not sure that shopping for music based on wardrobe
similarities is such a good idea either.

That said, you may be thinking of guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, a sharp
dresser and a hell of a guitar player albeit in the fusion realm.
Check out Mobo 1 & 2 (on a single cd), with a killer version of
Jimmy Smith's Walk Don't Run. Also features Sly and Robbie.

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Jul 31, 2001, 1:31:59 AM7/31/01

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I think the album you're looking for is by Gota, who has several out. Check
cdnow.com and see if he's the one.