Nobumasa Takai

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Japanese jazz critic and editor. Born in 1957.

APPEARANCES +

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Simone Kopmajer

Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

A Caddy For Daddy

The Amazing Bud Powell, Volume 1

Bobby Hutcherson

Thelonious Monk

Genius Of Modern Music Volume One

The Horace Silver Quintet & Trio*

Blowin' The Blues Away

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers*

The Witch Doctor

The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1

Jimmy Smith With Stanley Turrentine

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys No. 2

Carmen McRae With Mat Matthews Quintet

By Special Request

In The Wee Small Hours

Eddie Higgins Trio*

You Are Too Beautiful

Trio Pim Jacobs*

Come Fly With Me

Toshiko Akiyoshi

The Many Sides Of

The Thrill Is Gone

A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

The Song Of Singing

Julie London With The Bud Shank Quintet

All Through The Night

Diana Krall Featuring The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra*

Christmas Songs

Sophisticated Lady

Jazz - King Collection

2019, 5xCD, Comp, RE, King Records,

Big Band/Bossa Nova/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening/Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio

Sarah Vaughan At Mister Kelly's

Stanley Turrentine

2017, CD SHM-CD,

Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones*

The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones

Kenny Drew Trio* With Paul Chambers (3), Philly Joe Jones*

Kenny Drew Trio

The Teddy Wilson Trio* & Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans

"Live" At The Village Vanguard

The John Coltrane Quartet

Bar Blue Note - Whisky & Jazz

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note

2014, CD, Comp, Blue Note,

Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

2014, CD SHM-CD,

The Movie Album

Alligator Bogaloo

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads

A Night At The "Village Vanguard"

Manhattan Fever

Louis Armstrong

I Love Blue Note (The Best Of Blue Note)

Eternal Nat King Cole (Fly Me To The Moon)

2013, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, SHM, Universal Music,

2013, 2xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Bop/Bossa Nova/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Smooth Jazz/Vocal

From The Depths Of My Soul

Beauty And The Blues

Friends And Strangers

Miss Vikki Carr*

Anna Maria Alberghetti

Love Makes The World Go Round

Nicolas Montier And Saxomania

Bobby Hutcherson

The View From The Inside

Alphonze Mouzon*

The Essence Of Mystery

Kenny Drew Trio*

Pepe Rivero Trio

I Thought About You (A Tribute To Chet Baker)

Blacks And Blues

Just Meg And Me

It Could Only Happen With You

Bossanova/Latin Jazz

Bobby Hutcherson

Live At Montreux

Sophisticated Lou

The Incredible Jimmy Smith* Featuring Kenny Burrell And Grady Tate

Organ Grinder Swing

In Pursuit Of The 27th Man

Milton Nascimento

Can't Hide Love

Living Inside Your Love

Les McCann Ltd.

Johnny Hodges / Earl "Fatha" Hines*

Seldon Powell = セルダン・パウエル*

Seldon Powell = セルダン・パウエル・プレイズ

The Dorothy Donegan Trio*

Book Of Ballads

Fred Hersch Trio*

Everybody's Song But My Own

Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio

Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio

Lorraine Geller

The Nearness Of You

At The Village Gate

Chambers' Music: A Jazz Delegation From The East

Byrd's Eye View

Someday My Prince Will Come

The Talented Touch

Contemporary Jazz

The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me

John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio*

Stanley Turrentine With The Three Sounds

Laura Ann & Quatro Na Bossa

2008, CD, Album, Venus Records (5)

Bossa Nova Stories

Anita Sings The Most

The Very Best Of Diana Krall (Deluxe Edition)

A Swingin' Christmas

Pick Yourself Up With Anita O'Day

We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song

Jennifer York, The York Quartet

2006, CD, Album, RE, Seven Seas

History Of Jazz (50's-90's Vocal Edition & Instrumental Edition) = ヒストリー・オブ・ジャズ

2006, 10xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Ltd, Universal Music

Lady Kim (3) = レディ・キム*

Autumn Leaves = 枯葉

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey

Walter Wanderley

Jazz And The City

2005, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel,

Contemporary Jazz

Joe Zawinul And Weather Update

Joe Zawinul And Weather Update

The World Of Nat King Cole

Ella Fitzgerald, Frank DeVol And His Orchestra*

Like Someone In Love

Patterns In Jazz

Angel = エンジェル (Jazz Ladies)

2004, CD, Comp, Copy Prot., Blue Note, Somethin' Else, EMI, Virgin, Manhattan Records, Narada Jazz, Suite¡ Supuesto!, Videoarts Music, Planet Joy Records,

I Put A Spell On You

The Girl In The Other Room

Christmas Time Is Here

Paul Chambers Quartet

Hank Mobley Sextet

Hank Mobley Sextet

Love Jazz Valentine

2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Pacific Jazz, Blue Note, Roulette, Somethin' Else,

All Of Me - Live in Tokyo

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Philly Sound ~ Much Respect

2002, CD, Album, M & I

Definitive Modern Jazz Collection (モダンジャズ名曲名演大全集)

2002, 4xCD, Comp, Mono, Club + Box, Blue Note, Bethlehem Records, Pacific Jazz, Liberty, Somethin' Else, Capitol Records, Roulette, Roost,

Bop/Bossa Nova/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening/Hard Bop/Modal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz/Vocal

Chet For Lovers

2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Verve Records

The Three Sounds

Love Jazz Screen

To The Ivy League From Nat

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Robbie Williams

Swing When You're Winning

Christian McBride Band

As Long As You're Living Yours: The Music Of Keith Jarrett

John Pizzarelli

Kisses In The Rain

Jimmy Smith At The Organ Volume 1

Thank You, Joe! Arkadia Jazz Presents: Our Tribute To Joe Henderson

At The Point V.Two

Jazz Is Busting Out All Over

2000, CD Paper Sleeve,

1999, 10", Comp, Candlelite Records

Manhattan Jazz Orchestra

Eddie Higgins Trio*

Speaking Of Love - Music Of Jobim

70s Jazz Pioneers - Live at The Town Hall NYC

The Horace Silver Quintet

Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai)

The Jazz Messengers*

At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 2

Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto

Sessions On Verve

1998, CD, Comp, Mono, Verve Records

Duke Jordan Plays Standards & More

1998, CD, Comp, Paddle Wheel,

Manhattan Strut

1997, CD, Album, Paddle Wheel,

Jazz-Funk/Fusion

Ode To 52nd Street

The Horace Silver Quintet

The Cape Verdean Blues

Masters Of Jazz The History Series Special Sampler

1996, CD, Comp, Mono, Smplr, Pablo Records, Contemporary Records, Prestige, Riverside Records,

Clifford Brown All Stars

Clifford Brown All Stars

Bill Evans & Jim Hall

Gerry Mulligan Quartet

The Jackie McLean Quintet*

The Jackie McLean Quintet

Funky! Blue Note Super Hits

1994, CD, Comp, Blue Note

Ballads For Lovers

1994, CD, Comp, Mono, Blue Note,

Hard Bop/Modal/Ballad

Michael Formanek

Conception Vessel

Missing You Jazz

1993, CD, Comp, Toshiba EMI

Missing You Jazz

1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Toshiba EMI

California Cool

The Jazz Messengers*

The Jazz Messengers

Freddie Redd Quintet

Bobby Watson & Horizon Featuring Victor Lewis

Post-Motown Bop

The Great Jazz Trio

At The Village Vanguard Vol.2

Reinhold Svensson

Reinhold Svensson Plays Standards

10", Premium (11), Woopie Music