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Tatsuya Takahashi and The Tokyo Union (also credited as Tokyo Union Big Band and Tokyo Union Orchestra)
Created in 1964, Tokyo Union represents one of Japan's oldest performing jazz ensembles. Under the leadership of tenor saxman Tatsuya Takahashi since 1966, Tokyo Union has toured internationally including several appearances at the Montreax Festival. Their awards include "Jazz Record of the Year" in 1978 and "Best Big Band" for the last nine years running in Japan's influential Swing Journal[1]
Most of their recorded works were never available in the United States.
Discography:[2]
Got the Spirit
Maiden Voyage (1976)
Scandinavian Suite
Montreaux The Best '78 (1978) - featuring Mari Nakamoto
Soul Porter
Funpico
大都会 PART III
The City (1979)
Black Pearl (1980) - with Herbie Hancock
Up In the Blues
Swing on Swing
Stardust
西部警察 PART III
Chasin' The Duke
Keeping Count (1986) (available on CD from ProJazz. Arranged by David Matthews)
Plays Miles & Gil (1988) (available on CD from King Record Co/Bellaphon Records. Arranged and conducted by David Matthews)
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/bigband/favorite/union.htm
- ^ ProJazz records, CD insert, 1986.
- ^ http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/bigband/favorite/union.htm