Takayanagi Masayuki in solo, Lonely Woman e altre storie su #neuguitars #blog #TakayanagiMasayuki “Some say his greatest work was 1970’s MASS PROJECTION, others cite 1972’s FREE FORM SUITE, or even 1982’s LONELY WOMAN, while my […]

Takayanagi Masayuki in solo, Lonely Woman e altre storie su #neuguitars #blog #TakayanagiMasayuki “Some say his greatest work was 1970’s MASS PROJECTION, others cite 1972’s FREE FORM SUITE, or even 1982’s LONELY WOMAN, while my […]
Masayuki ‘Jojo’ Takayanagi (高柳 昌行, Takayanagi Masayuki, December 22, 1932 – June 23, 1991) was a Japanese jazz / free improvisation / noise musician. He was active in the Japanese jazz scene from the late 1950s. In the 1960s he formed New Directions (later […]
Masayuki ‘Jojo’ Takayanagi (高柳 昌行, Takayanagi Masayuki, December 22, 1932 – June 23, 1991) was a Japanese jazz / free improvisation / noise musician. He was active in the Japanese jazz scene from the late 1950s. In the 1960s he formed New Directions (later […]
Takayanagi Masayuki in solo, Lonely Woman and other stories on #neuguitars #blog #TakayanagiMasayuki “Some say his greatest work was 1970’s MASS PROJECTION, others cite 1972’s FREE FORM SUITE, or even 1982’s LONELY WOMAN, while my […]
“Inanimate Nature” e “Action Direct”, noise e table guitars da Takayanagi Masayuki su #neuguitars #blog Quando si parla di chitarristi free jazz, vengono inevitabilmente in mente musicisti come Sonny Sharrock e James Blood Ulmer. Tuttavia, […]
“Inanimate Nature” and “Action Direct”, noise and table guitars by Takayanagi Masayuki on #neuguitars #blog When we talk about free jazz guitarists, musicians like Sonny Sharrock and James Blood Ulmer inevitably come to mind. However, […]
What is free? Masayuky Takayanagi: Shit, man, what a question! East or West, out of all the concepts you could put a name to, “free”, is the most utterly dangerous.” Blank Forms 05: Aspirations of […]
What does “free” mean? Freedom in the New Direction Unit on #neuguitars #blog What is free? Masayuky Takayanagi: Shit, man, what a question! East or West, out of all the concepts you could put a […]
Free Form Suite, gli orizzonti si allargano per il free jazz giapponese su #neuguitars #blog La discografia di Takayanagi è un corpus ermeticus in cui è difficile addentrarsi. La non conoscenza della lingua giapponese non […]
Free Form Suite, horizons widen on #neuguitars #blog Takayanagi’s discography is a corpus ermeticus in which it’s difficult to enter. My lack of knowledge of the Japanese language certainly does not help and the reissues […]
“Independence: Tread On Sure Ground“ venne registrato dalla prima formazione dei New Directions (Takayanagi avrebbe riutilizzato questo nome, in diverse varianti, per diversi gruppi nel corso della sua carriera), al Teichiku Kaikan Studio il 18 […]
“Independence: Tread On Sure Ground” was recorded by the first line-up of New Directions (Takayanagi would have reused this name, in different variations, for different bands throughout his career), at Teichiku Kaikan Studio on September […]
Track 01- Action Direct 1 Track 02- Action Direct 2 Track 03- Action Direct 3. Avant-death Japanoise from the LP Three Improvised Variations on a Theme of Qadhafi.
“We now create” e “Indipendence tread on sure ground” due capisaldi del free jazz giapponese su #neuguitars #blog Il 1969 è un anno caldo per il Giappone. Il paese, come un po’ tutto il resto […]
Dear friends Covid-19 is dangerously impacting the social-economic category of musicians. No concerts, poor political and social consideration, uncertain earnings. As a consequence, an ever-growing number of musicians, especially those from the experimental area, are […]
Dear friends Covid-19 is dangerously impacting the social-economic category of musicians. No concerts, poor political and social consideration, uncertain earnings. As a consequence, an ever-growing number of musicians, especially those from the experimental area, are […]
1969 was a hot year for Japan. The country, like the rest of the world. seethed with unsatisfied energies, violent conflicts, cultural, social and political frictions. The world of Jazz was no exception and these […]
“Ginparis Session June 26, 1963”, la base di partenza del free jazz giapponese su #neuguitars #blog Il 14 febbraio 2021, il critico italiano Enrico Bettinello scriveva così in un suo post su facebook intitolato “DISCHI […]
On February 14, 2021, the Italian critic Enrico Bettinello wrote in his facebook post entitled “DISCHI JAZZ BRUTTI (an attempt at a mini-investigation and a reflection that requires your help)”: “Those who listen to jazz […]
Scambio Decostruito o Empatia Decostruttiva…Free Jazz senza compromessi col duo Masayuki Takayanagi e Kaoru Abe su #neuguitars #blog https://craftmanrecords.com/ Il termine “cult” è una scorciatoia ontologica che indica uno status eccezionale e al di fuori […]