Japanese music producer, manager and author. Born April 12, 1943 in Itami, Hyogo-ken. Has been a major figure in the Japanese jazz scene and has written several books about ECM Records. Currently editor of the online jazz magazine, JazzTokyo.
ALBA
高木元輝* / 吉沢元治*
Duo & Solo (Live At Galerie De Café 伝 Tokyo 1987・1989)
2022, 3xCD, Album, Nadja 21, 
,
, Free Improvisation
高木元輝*
Love Dance (Solo Live At Galerie De Café 伝 Tokyo 1987-1997)
2021, 5xCD, Album, Nadja 21, ,
, Free Improvisation
François Carrier / Masayo Koketsu*, Daisuke Fuwa / Takashi Itani
Japan Suite
2020, CD, Album, NoBusiness Records, 
,
, Free Jazz
Kaoru Abe*
Complete Tohoku Sessions 1971
2020, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, Nadja 21, ,
, Free Improvisation/Free Jazz
Han Bennink & 豊住芳三郎*
Dada 打、打
2015, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Evan Parker & 吉沢元治*
Two Chaps
2015, CD, ,
, Free Improvisation
高木元輝*
不屈の民 = The People United Will Never Be Defeated!: Solo Improvisation
2015, ,
, Free Jazz
Masaru Imada
Tropical Sunset
2014
Andrea Centazzo, Akira Sakata, Kiyoto Fujiwara
Bridges
2012
Masahiko Togashi, Richard Beirach
Tidal Wave
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Pap, PJL
Tatsuya Nakamura Quartet
Song Of Pat
2004, ,
, Free Jazz
Yosuke Yamashita Trio
Live 1973
2003, ,
, Free Jazz
Satoko Fujii Orchestra East* / Satoko Fujii Orchestra West*
Double Take
2000, 2xCD, Album, EWE Records
Masahiko Togashi Trio
Voices
2000
Richie Beirach*
Complete Solo Concert 1981
2000
Masahiko Togashi
Passing In The Silence
2000
Charles Tolliver / Music Inc
Live In Tokyo
2000
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd With Guests*
The New Herd At Monterey = モンタレーのニュー・ハード
1999, 2xCD, Album, Promo, Absord Music Japan
Různí
Inspiration & Power 14 Free Jazz Festival 1
1999, 2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Pap, Absord Music Japan, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Masahiko Togashi + Masahiko Satoh
双晶
1999, ,
, Free Improvisation
Motohiko Hino
Toko Flash
1999, CD Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD,
Richie Beirach + Gregor Huebner Duo
New York Rhapsody
1998, CD, Album, Onoff
阿部薫*
暗い日曜日
1997, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
阿部薫* / 佐藤康和*
アカシアの雨がやむとき
1997, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
阿部薫*
風に吹かれて
1997, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Richie Beirach Trio
Trust
1996, CD, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz
Richie Beirach*
Solo Piano Recital-Live In Japan
1995, CD, Album, 壽限夢
Různí
The Rainbow Colored Lotus - A Big Hand For Hanshin
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Polydor, ,
, Fusion/Afrobeat/Eurobeat/Contemporary Jazz
Richie Beirach Trio
Methuselah
1994
Anita O'Day
I Get A Kick Out Of You
1994, ,
, Swing/Easy Listening/Vocal
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine*
Dear John C. - Live In Japan 1978
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Venus Records (5),
Paul Bley Trio
Zen Palace
1993, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Pee Wee Ellis
Blues Mission
1993,
Paul Bley
Hands On
1993
Jazz Group Arkhangelsk*
Live In Japan
1992, CD, Album, Ninety-One, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Motohiko Hino
Sailing Stone
1992
Kaol Abe*
Studio Session 1976.3.12 (The Documentary Of Solo Improvisation)
1992, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
The J.B. Horns*
Funky Good Time / Live
1992, CD, ,
, Funk
Yoshio Suzuki = 鈴木良雄*
Alone In The Pacific = アローン・イン・ザ・パシフィック
1991, CD, Electric Bird
Masahiko Togashi, Masabumi Kikuchi
Concerto
1991, 2x CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Cindy Blackman Trio*
Autumn Leaves
1989, CD, Album, Ninety-One,
Wallace Roney
What's New
1989
菊地雅章*
Attached
1989
Masabumi Kikuchi
Aurora
1989, ,
, Ambient/Contemporary Jazz
菊地雅章*
地 Earth
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2),
菊地雅章*
水 Water
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2)
菊地雅章*
火 Fire
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2)
菊地雅章*
風 Wind
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2), ,
, Ambient
菊地雅章*
空 Air
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2), ,
, Ambient
菊地雅章*
識 Mind
1988, CD, Album, Geronimo (2), ,
, Ambient
M.E.T.A.
M.E.T.A. Physics = メタフィジックス
1988, CD, Album, PAN Music (2), ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Roland Hanna
Glove
1987, Vinyl, 
,
, Bop/Post Bop
John Scofield
East Meets West
1987
Masahiko Togashi - Takashi Kako
Valencia = ヴァレンシア
1987, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Jon Faddis & Billy Harper
Jon & Billy
1987
Jack DeJohnette Featuring Lester Bowie
Zebra
1986, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Soundtrack
Masahiko Togashi
Bura Bura
1986, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Richie Beirach*, Masahiko Togashi, Terumasa Hino
Ayers Rock
1985,
Masaru Imada
A Day In The Paradise
1983, ,
, Fusion/Latin Jazz
Tibetan Blue Air Liquid Band
空中浮遊
1983, ,
, Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Masaru Imada
Songs On My Mind
1982
Masaru Imada
Blue Marine
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Masaru Imada
Carnival
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion/Latin Jazz
Fumio Karashima
A Child In The Wind
1981, ,
, Post Bop
Masaru Imada
Andalusian Breeze
1980
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine*
Live In Japan Vol. 2
1980, Vinyl,
辛島文雄*
翔 = Sho
1980, ,
, Post Bop
Miroslav Vitous, George Ohtsuka, John Scofield, Kenny Kirkland, Mabumi Yamaguchi
Guardian Angels
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion
Fumio Karashima
Hot Islands
1979, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Anita O'Day With John Poole Trio Featuring Norman Simmons
Live At Mingo's
1979
Yuzuru Sera
Recital "The Days Of Wine And Women"
1978, LP, Album, Trio Records,
William Naboré*
Plays Spanish Piano Music
1978, LP, Album, Trio Records
Takashi Kako, Oliver Johnson, Kent Carter
TOK
1978, LP, Album, Dir, Trio Records,
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine*
Live In Japan 1978
1978, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Richard Beirach Solo & Duet With Masahiko Togashi
Kahuna - Keeper Of Secrets
1978, ,
, Free Jazz
Fumio Karashima Meets Elvin Jones
Moonflower
1978, ,
, Post Bop
Helen Merrill
Love In Song
1977, Vinyl,
Takeshi Shibuya
Cook Note
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Barney Kessel
Live At Sometime
1977, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Instrumental
Yoku Tamura
Ballad For Hamp
1977
Itaru Oki
Mirage
1977
Eiji Kitamura
Hit Kit Party
1977, ,
, Swing
Takashi Kako
Passage
1976
Eddie Gomez
Down Stretch
1976, Vinyl, ,
, Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Yoshizawa Motoharu*
Outfit: Bass Solo 2½
1975, ,
, Free Improvisation
Badal Roy
Ashirbad
1975, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Indian Classical
豊住芳三郎*
藻 = Water Weed
1975
Stanley Cowell - Dave Burrell
Questions / Answers
1974, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Dave Burrell
Only Me - Piano Solo
1974
吉沢元治*
Inland Fish
1974, Vinyl, ,
, Free Improvisation
Dave Burrell - Motoharu Yoshizawa
Dreams
1974, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Cecil Taylor Unit* = セシル・テイラー・ユニット*
Akisakila - Cecil Taylor Unit In Japan = アキサキラ - セシル・テイラー・ユニット・イン・ジャパン
1973, 2x Vinyl Trio Electronics Inc., ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde
Různí
Inspiration & Power 14 Free Jazz Festival 1
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Jack DeJohnette With Special Guest Bassist Dave Holland
Time & Space
1973
Hiroshi Fukumura
Live: First Flight
1973, ,
, Post Bop
Jack DeJohnette, Mitsuaki Furuno, George Ohtsuka
Jackeyboard
1973
Cecil Taylor
Solo
1973, ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde
Anthony Braxton
Town Hall 1972
1972, ,
, Free Jazz
Erica Lindsay
Dreamer
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd With Guests*
The New Herd At Monterey
, Big Band
Paul Bley with Masahiko Togashi
Echo
1999, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Ichiko Hashimoto
Under Water = アンダーウォーター 〜 水の中のボッサ･ノーヴァ
1998, ,
, Bossa Nova
Buck-Tick
Symphonic Buck-Tick In Berlin
1990, CD, Invitation, ,
, Neo-Classical
Anita O'Day
Anita 1975
1975
KOMPILACE +
Motoharu Yoshizawa / Kim Dae Hwan
Way Of The Breeze
2025, ,
, Free Improvisation
Misha Mengelberg / Sabu Toyozumi 豊住芳三郎*
The Analects Of Confucius
2025
Peter Brötzmann / Toshinori Kondo / Sabu Toyozumi
Complete Link
2024, CD, Ltd, NoBusiness Records, ,
, Free Jazz
Derek Bailey / Sabu Toyozumi
Breath Awareness
2024, CD, Ltd, NoBusiness Records, ,
, Free Improvisation
Space Jazz Trio
Meridies
2024,
Kim Dae Hwan 金大煥* / Choi Sun Bae 崔善培*
Korean Fantasy
2023, CD, Album, Ltd, RM, NoBusiness Records, ,
, Free Jazz
Yuji Takahashi / Sabu Toyozumi
The Quietly Clouds And A Wild Crane 閑雲野鶴
2022, ,
, Free Jazz
Thelonious Monk
The Classic Quartet
2022,
Hard Bop
Mototeru Takagi, Kim Dae Hwan, Choi Sun Bae
Seishin-Seido 正心正道
2022
Itaru Oki Quartet
Live At Jazz Spot Combo 1975
2021, CD, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Mototeru Takagi, Susumu Kongo, Nao Takeuchi, Shota Koyama
Live At Little John, Yokohama 1999
2021, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii, Ramon Lopez*
Mantle
2020, CD, Album, Not Two Records, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Sabu Toyozumi, Mats Gustafsson
Hokusai
2020
Hank Jones Trio
Live In Japan
2020, ,
, Bop/Swing
Masayuki Takayanagi / Nobuyoshi Ino / Masabumi Kikuchi
Live At Jazz Inn Lovely 1990
2020
Kang Tae Hwan, Midori Takada
An Eternal Moment
2019
Masabumi Kikuchi
Aurora
2019
Masahiko Satoh = 佐藤允彦*, Sabu Toyozumi = 豊住芳三郎*
The Aiki = 合気
2019, ,
, Free Improvisation
Alexander von Schlippenbach, Aki Takase
Live At Café Amores
2018, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Wadada Leo Smith, Sabu Toyozumi 豊住 芳三郎*
Burning Meditation
2018
Kang Tae Hwan
Live At Café Amores
2018
Barre Phillips, Motoharu Yoshizawa = 吉沢元治*
Oh My, Those Boys!
2018, ,
, Free Improvisation
Choi Sun Bae Quartet
Arirang Fantasy
2018, ,
, Free Improvisation
Ton-Klami*
Prophecy Of Nue
2017, CD, Album, Ltd, NoBusiness Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Itaru Oki, Nobuyoshi Ino, Choi Sun Bae
Kami Fusen
2017, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Paul Rutherford (2), Sabu Toyozumi
The Conscience
2017
SXL
SXL Live In Japan
2016
Kaol Abe*
Studio Session 1976.3.12
2015
Kunihiko Sugano
Date In Daté
2014
Ichiro Masuda
Cole Porter Song Book 恋とは何でしょう
2008, CD, Album, Promo, RE, Art Union, Absord Music Japan,
Ichiro Masuda
Irving Berlin Song Book 頬に頬よせて
2008,
Conosuke Saijo*
Manhattan Showcase
2008, ,
, Post Bop/Cool Jazz
Ivan Paduart Trio
A Night In Tokyo
2006, CD, Album, Pap, PJL, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz/Bop
Naoki Nishi
My Little Suede Shoes
2005
Paul Bley
One Year After
2005
George Robert
First Encounter
2005,
Takashi Kako With Kent Carter & Oliver Johnson
Micro Worlds
2004
Mike Stern
Neesh
2004, ,
, Fusion
Laurent De Wilde
Odd And Blue
2004, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Moncef Genoud
Time In Carouge
2003, CD, Album, PJL,
Mototeru Takagi Trio
Mosura Freight!
2003
阿部薫*
暗い日曜日
2003
Různí
Inspiration & Power 14 Free Jazz Festival 1
2003
沖至*
しらさぎ
2003
Itaru Oki
Mirage
2003
Rita Marcotulli Trio
Oslo Party
2003
Richard Beirach + Frank Tusa
Sunday Song
2001, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Fumio Karashima = 辛島文雄*
Piranha = ピラニア
2001,
Masahiko Togashi / Richard Beirach
Tidal Wave
2001, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Richard Beirach
Zal
1999, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Al Haig
A Portrait Of Bud Powell
1999, ,
, Bop
Masahiko Togashi, Richie Beirach*
Freedom Joy
1998, CD, Album, Trial Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Great 3
テネシー・ワルツ = Tennessee Waltz
1996, CD, Album, Aeolus (4), ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Great 3
Begin The Beguine
1994, CD, Album, Aeolus (4), ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Elvin Jones
Very R.A.R.E.
1994, ,
, Post Bop
George Ohtsuka
Maracaibo Cornpone
1994
Richard Beirach – Terumasa Hino – Masahiko Togashi
Richard Beirach – Terumasa Hino – Masahiko Togashi
1993, CD, Comp, Konnex Records
Různí
Jim Payne's New York Funk Vol.1
1993, CD, ,
, Funk
Masahiko Togashi Trio
Voices
1992, ,
, Free Improvisation
Masabumi Kikuchi
Dreamachine
1992, CD, ,
, Breaks/Electro/Funk/Ambient
Elvin Jones = McCoy Tyner Quintet*
Love & Peace
1990, LP, Album, RE, Dukyun Industries
June Christy
1977
1989, 
,
, Easy Listening
Clint Houston
Watership Down
1988, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Richard Beirach & David Liebman*
Omerta
1988
Sadik Hakim
Lazy Bird
1988, ,
, Bop/Post Bop
Richard Beirach - Jeremy Steig
Leaving
1988, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz
Roland Hanna & George Mraz
Romanesque
1986, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Last Exit
The Noise Of Trouble (Live In Tokyo)
1986
Kazumi Watanabe
Mobo I
1986
Gil Evans
Live At The Public Theater (New York 1980)
1986, 2x CD,
The Stalin
Fish Inn
1986
Kazumi Watanabe
Mobo Splash
1985, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Kunihiko Sugano
The Days Of Wine And Roses
1985, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
GG-CJB
1984, LP, Album, Kenwood,
Kazumi Watanabe
Mobo
1984, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion/Dub
Kazumi Watanabe
Mobo II
1984
Masaru Imada Nowin
Mint Breeze
1984, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Fusion
Kenny Barron Trio
Imo Live
1983, ,
, Post Bop
Isao Sasaki
Muy Bien
1982, 7", Single, Promo, Trio Records, ,
, Free Improvisation
Mackey Feary & Kalapana
Seaside Romance
1982
Keep
Rock'n Rocked Rock
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion
Isao Sasaki
Muy Bien
1982, ,
, Free Improvisation
Elvin Jones = McCoy Tyner Quintet*
Love & Peace
1982
Quest
Quest
1982
後藤芳子*
Because
1981
Tadayuki Naitoh = 内藤忠行*
Masailand = マサイランド
1981
Naoki Nishi Meets Tatsuya Takahashi
Straight No Chaser
1981
Keizo Inoue
In Moers '81
1981, ,
, Free Improvisation
Force
Second Force
1981, Vinyl,
Keep
DG-581
1981, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock
Mabumi Yamaguchi
Mabumi
1981, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Kunihiko Sugano Trio Featuring Jo Jones Jr.
Live Life
1981
Donald Bailey
So In Love
1980, LP, Album, Trio Records,
Helen Merrill
Casa Forte
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Helen Merrill
Chasin' The Bird
1980, ,
, Musical
Gil Evans
Live At The Public Theater (New York 1980)
1980, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band
Naoki Nishi
A Giant From West
1980, ,
, Easy Listening
Masaru Imada
Piko
1980
Gil Evans
Live At The Public Theater (New York 1980) Vol. 2
1980
Masaru Imada
Analogue Steinway X Digital Steinway
1979, LP, Album, Trio Records
Junko* Meets Hank Jones Trio
Once In The Evening
1979
Claude Williamson Trio*
First Trip
1979
Sam Jones
Seascape
1979, ,
, Bop
Tommy Flanagan
Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen
1979,
Junko Mine
Sings Cole Porter "You Are The Top"
1979, ,
, Vocal
Art Pepper
Among Friends
1978, ,
, Cool Jazz
John Lewis (2) With Hank Jones
Live In Tokyo
1978
Ichiro Masuda
My Way
1978
Johnny Hartman
Live At Sometime
1978
Claude Williamson Trio*
New Departure
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Anita O'Day
Skylark – Live At Sometime
1978, ,
, Vocal
Lou Levy
Countdown
1977
Chico Freeman = チコ・フリーマン*
Morning Prayer = モーニング・プレイヤー
1977, ,
, Free Jazz
Takao Uematsu
Straight Ahead
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Keiko Nemoto
The Shadow Of Your Smile
1977,
Teruhiko Kataoka
Love Walking
1977,
Takashi Kako
Paris Days = 巴里の日
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Free Jazz
Andrew Cyrille
Junction
1977
Fumio Karashima Trio
Landscape
1977
Ann Burton
Burton For Certain
1977
Al Haig
Piano Interpretation - Al Haig Solo
1977
Junko* & Barney*
A Tribute To The Great Hollywood Stars
1977, ,
, Vocal
Joe Lee Wilson & The Bond Street + I*
Shout For Trane
1976, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Modal/Post Bop/Soul-Jazz
George Mraz In Duet With Roland Hanna
Porgy & Bess
1976,
Donald Smith Featuring Cecil McBee, Jack DeJohnette
Luv
1976
Hank Jones
Satin Doll (Dedicated To Duke Ellington)
1976
Tatsuya Nakamura Quartet
Song Of Pat
1976, ,
, Free Jazz
Ted Curson
Blue Piccolo
1976,
Air
Air Raid
1976, ,
, Free Jazz
Charles Sullivan
Re-Entry
1976, ,
, Post Bop
Junko Miné* W/ Roland Hanna Trio
Pre Morning
1976, ,
, Vocal
George Cables
Why Not
1975, ,
, Post Bop
Muhal Richard Abrams
Afrisong
1975, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Walt Dickerson
Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things
1975
Joseph Bonner* Featuring Clint Houston & Billy Hart
Triangle
1975, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Air (4) Feat. Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins & Steve McCall
Air Song
1975, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Monty Waters
The Black Cat
1975
Takagi Et Kako Quartet
Jazz A Maison De Japon, Paris
1974
Sabu*
Message To Chicago
1974, ,
, Free Jazz
Kazumi Watanabe
Mobo I&II
CD, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Anita O'Day
Anita 1975
1991, 
,
, Swing/Easy Listening/Vocal
