Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Toshimaru Nakamura
Tetuzi Akiyama
Taku Sugimoto

The Improvisation Meeting at Bar Aoyama

(Reset, reset002) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Sachiko M, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (4:20)
  2. Kawasaki, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (3:11)
  3. Kahn, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (2:55)
  4. Okura, Meehan, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (6:27)
  5. Kimijima solo (5:33)
  6. Higashi, Okura, Sugimoto, Nakamura (3:33)
  7. Kahn, Sugimoto (7:07)
  8. Otomo, Akiyama, Sugimoto (5:39)
  9. Nakamura solo (4:36)
  10. Akiyama solo (4:45)
  11. Sugimoto solo (6:09)
  12. Wolff, Akiyama (2:50)
  13. Sudoh, Iwasaki, Akiyama (4:16)
  14. Kahn, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (7:03)
  15. Sachiko M, Akiyama, Sugimoto, Nakamura (4:24)

Toshimaru Nakamura: loops/tone from no-input mixing board (1-3, 6,9, 14, 15), processed accoustic guitar (4)
Tetuzi Akiyama: acoustic guitar (2, 4), electric guitar (1, 8, 10 ,12, 13, 15), electronics (3, 14)
Taku Sugimoto: accoustic guitar (4, 6, 8), electric guitar (1-3, 7, 11, 14, 15)

Guests:
Sachiko M (1, 15): sampler with sine wave
Utah Kawasaki (2): synthesizer
Jason Kahn (3, 7, 14): drums, sampler
Masahiko Okura (4, 6): alto sax
Sean G. Meehan (4): drums
Yui Kimijima (5): hand piano, one-reel tape machine
Tetsuya Higashi (6): trombone
Otomo Yoshihide (8): electric guitar
Kai Wolff (12): electric guitar
Toshiaki Sudoh (13): drums
Masaki Iwasaki (13): alto sax

Recorded by Tetuzi Akiyama and Taku Sugimoto at Bar Aoyama, Tokyo, October 15, 1998 (3, 7, 14); November 5, 1998 (4); December 4, 1998 (12); January 29, 1999 (11); March 3, 1999 (2); March 18, 1999 (5, 9, 10); April 7, 1999 (6); May 5, 1999 (8); June 2, 1999 (13); and July 7, 1999 (1, 15)
Treatment and mastering by Toshimaru Nakamura at Setreset, Tokyo
Design and photography by Masae Tanabe
Includes liner notes by Toshimaru Nakamura in Japanese and English

Released in October 1999