Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Now's the Time Workshop, Vol. 2

(Fun House, FHCF-1162) (CD)

  1. Movin' In (Masahiko Osaka) (4:19)
  2. Mil Dew (Johnny Griffin) (3:07)
  3. Firework (Tomonao Hara) (6:31)
  4. Trail of Troy (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (4:28)
  5. Triton (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (4:07)
  6. Melancholic Grace (Toshihiro Akamatsu) (6:08)
  7. I Think So (Yoichi Murata) (4:11)
  8. Vain Mind (Yoichi Murata) (4:43)
  9. Oh! Edo (Yoichi Murata) (3:42)
  10. Beyond Zion (Yoshihiko Katori) (3:57)
  11. Le Voyant (Yoshihiko Katori) (9:32)
  12. Last Words (Yoshihide Otomo) (3:50)
  13. Terminal-Zero 1 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (0:47)
  14. Terminal-Zero 2 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (1:10)
  15. Terminal-Zero 3 (Yoshihide Otomo/Eye Yamatsuka) (1:06)
  16. Autumn Story (3:42)
  17. Lam Cheng-Ying (3:53)

Yutaka Shiina Quintet (1-3):
Yutaka Shiina: piano
Joh Yamada: alto sax
Tomonao Hara: trumpet
Tomoyuki Shima: bass
Masahiko Osaka: drums

Toshihiro Akamatsu "A-Project" and Duet with Kazuhiko Michishita (4-6):
Toshihiro Akamatsu: vibraphone, keyboards
Yoshihiro Arita: banjo
Masaaki Imaizumi: piano
Yasushi Sugiyama: keyboards
Vagaboneds Suzuki: bass
Takemi Uemori: drums
Kazuhiko Michishita: guitar

Yoichi Murata Trad (7-9):
Yoichi Murata: trombone
Eric Miyashiro: trumpet
Masakuni Takeno: tenor sax, soprano sax
Yoko Kanno: keyboards
Vagaboneds Suzuki: bass
Yasuo Sano: drums

Yoshihiko Katori Orchestra (10, 11):
Yoshihiko Katori: vibraphone, piano
Akihiko Toyama: 1st trumpet
Yuji Osada: 2nd trumpet
Mike Price: 3rd trumpet
Tomonao Hara: 4th trumpet
Yoichi Murata: 1st trombone
Haruki Sato: 2nd trombone
Masahiko Kitahara: 3rd trombone
Kan Nishida: 4th trombone
Osamu Yoshida: 1st alto sax, flute, soprano sax
Tatsuya Sato: 2nd tenor sax, soprano sax
Seiji Tada: 3rd alto sax, flute
Eiji Otogawa: 4th tenor sax, flute
Atsushi Tsuzurano: 5th baritone sax
Toshiki Nunokawa: guitar
Koichi Osamu: bass
Masahiko Osaka: drums

Yoshihide Otomo Ground-O (12-17):
Yoshihide Otomo: guitar, turntables
Hideki Kato: bass
Masahiro Uemura: drums
Syuichi Chino: keyboards
Junji Hirose: sax
Michiaki Tanaka: percussion
Eye Yamatsuka: vocal
Syu-Kei: narration

Recorded and mixed at Hitokuchizaka Studios, Tokyo by Ryoji Hachiya and Syunichi Yokoi in August-September 1991
Mastered at Fun House Mastering Room, Tokyo by Setsu Hisai
Produced by Tetsu Kobayashi

Released November 1991
Re-released September 1996 (Fun House, FHCF-2329)