MASAHIKO TOGASHI & FRIENDS ‎– GOLDEN CIRCLE "6" (TRIAL RECORDS, 1999)

1.1. 2.5 Cycle
1.2. Rumba De Funk
1.3. Nostalgia
1.4. The Air
1.5. Flying Riceman

2.1. Valencia
2.2. Faces
2.3. From Tchaikovsky Sym. #5 2nd Movement
2.4. Action
2.5. Waltz Step


Nobuyoshi Ino, bass
Masahiko Togashi, percussion
Masahiko Sato, piano
Yosuke Yamashita, piano
Kosuke Mine, tenor saxophone
Terumasa Hino, trumpet


Recorded on 11 December 1998 at Hammamatsu Act Hall

Trial Records ‎– ETR-004-5


CD Rip

MASAHIKO TOGASHI ‎– LIVE AT DOLPHY (TRIAL RECORDS, 1998)

1. You're My Everything
2. Unbalanced
3. I Remember Clifford
4. Color Of Wind
5. D • D


Nobuyoshi Ino, bass
Masahiko Togashi, percussion
Kosuke Mine, tenor saxophone


Recorded on 5 April 1998

Trial Records ‎– ETR-002

CD Rip

HELEN MERRILL - AFFINITY (CONTINENTAL RECORDS, 1982)

A1. This Hotel
A2. All Blues/St. Louis Blues
A3. Under Darkest Skies

B1. Sunayama
B2. No More Blues
B3. A Love Like Ours
B4. Bei Mir Bist du Schoen/You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To


Helen Merrill, vocals
Masahiko Sato, piano, electric piano
Hozan Yamamoto, shakuhachi
Noboyushi Ino, bass
Masahiko Togashi, percussion


Recorded at Teichiku Suginami Studio, Tokyo, on 10-11 July, 1982

Continental Records - Teichiku / HL-5017

Vinyl Rip

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & J.J. SPIRITS - PLAYS VOL.2 (VERVE, 1991)

1. Monk's Hat Blues - I'll Remember April
2. It Might As Well Be Spring
3. On A Slow Boat To China
4. If I Should Lose You
5. Everything Happens To Me
6. Joy Spring
7. Bemsha Swing


Masahiko Togashi, percussion
Masahiko Sato, piano
Kosuke Mine, tenor saxophone
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass

Recorded at Sedic Studio, Tokyo, 5-7 June 1991.

Verve - POCJ-1097

Vinyl Rip

KENJI MORI QUARTET ‎– FIREBIRD (THREE BLIND MICE, 1977)

A1. K & J
A2. A Time For Us

B.  Firebird Part I & II


Nobuyoshi Ino, bass
Steve Jackson, drums
Kazumi Watanabe, electric guitar
Kenji Mori, tenor saxophone, tapes, alto flute


Recorded on 6-7 January 1977 at Epicurus Studoio, Tokyo.

Three Blind Mice ‎– TBM-3003

Vinyl Rip

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & J.J. SPIRITS - PLAYS BE BOP VOL. 1 (VERVE, 1991)

1. Confirmation

2. In A Sentimental Mood

3. Oleo

4. Stella By Starlight

5. I Remember Clifford

6. A Night In Tunisia - Monk's Hat Blues

Kosuke Mine, soprano and tenor sax

Masahiko Sato, piano

Nobuyoshi Ino, bass

Masahiko Togashi, drums

Recorded at Sedic Studio, Tokyo, on 5-7 June 1991.

Verve - POCJ-1076

CD Rip

NEW DIRECTION UNIT ‎– LIVE AT MOERS FESTIVAL (THREE BLIND MICE, 1980)

A1. Bohimei
A2. Resistance

B1. Mass Hysterism
B2. Subconscious Lee


Kenji Mori, alto saxophone, alto flute, clarinet & bass clarinet, shinobue
Nobuyoshi Ino, cello
Yasuhiro Yamazaki, drums, percussion
Akira Iijima, electric & acoustic guitar
Masayuki Takayanagi, electric & acoustic guitar

Recorded live at Moers New Jazz Festival, Moers, West Germany, on May 26th, 1980.

Three Blind Mice ‎– TBM (P) 5023

Vinyl Artwork and CD Rip

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & INTER-ACTION – INTER-ACTION: LIVE AT HALL EGG FARM ON DECEMBER 9, 1995 (TAKE ONE RECORDS, 1996)

Masahiko Togashi's first professional performance was in 1955 and his first recording in 1957. Over the next couple of weeks I have a few albums to share from a series of 40th anniversary live concerts recorded in 1995. The first is with his long time collaborators, Masahiko Sato on piano and Nouyoshi Ino, on bass. On saxophone is Junji Hirose, who is probably best known outside Japan for his work with Otomo Yoshihide in Ground-Zero.

Togashi did the cover painting too.

1.  In The Pot
2.  Inter-Action
3.  Little Eyes
4.  Mr. Jorke
5.  Waltz Step
6.  In The Pot (Short Closing Theme)
7.  Quick Motion (Encore)

Nobuyoshi Ino, bass

Masahiko Togashi,  drums, cover picture 

Masahiko Sato, piano

Junji Hirose, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

Masahiko Togashi 40th Anniversary concert.

Recorded at Hall Egg Farm, Saitama, on 9 December 1995.

Take One Records – TKOJ-2, 1996.

CD Rip

TEE & COMPANY "SPANISH FLOWER" (THRRE BLIND MICE, 1977)

This is the third and final Tee & Company - again a contribution by Nick.

Enjoy!





TEE & COMPANY "SPANISH FLOWER"



Kenji Mori, bass clarinet (A), flute & soprano saxophone (B)
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone (A + B), bass clarinet (B)
Masaru Imada, piano
Masayuki Takayanagi, 12 strings guitar (A), guitar (B)
Hideto Kanai, maracas (A), bass (B)
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass (A + B), cello (B)
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Yuji Imamura, tabla (A), percussion (A + B)


A. A Tree Frog (15:04)
B. Spanish Flower (19:10)


Recorded at AOI Studio, Tokyo on 13, 14, 15 November, 1977.


THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5008

(lp rip)

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TEE & COMPANY "SONNET" (THREE BLIND MICE, 1977)

TEE & COMPANY "SONNET"



Kenji Mori, tenor & soprano saxophone
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone
Masayuki Takayanagi, electric guitar
Hideto Kanai, bass, electric bass
Nobuyoshi Ino, bass, electric bass
Masaru Imada, piano, electric piano
Hiroshi Murakami, drums
Yuji Imamura, percussion


A. Sonnet (14:32)
B. Combo '77 (16:37)


Recorded at Epicurus Studio, Tokyo on 13th November, 1977.

THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5004

(Nick's rip + cover)

TEE & COMPANY "DRAGON GARDEN" (THREE BLIND MICE, 1977)

The first in a series of three LPs from Tee & Company - Thanks to Nick!






TEE & COMPANY "DRAGON GARDEN"


Kenji Mori, alto flute (A), flute (B2), bass clarinet (B1 + B3)
Takao Uematsu, tenor saxophone (A)
Masaru Imada, electric piano (A + B2)
Masayuki Takayanagi, electric guitar
Hideto Kanai, bass (A + B1 + B3), electric bass (B2), maracas (A)
Nobuyoshi Ino, cello (A + B1 + B2), electric bass (A), bass (B3)
Hiroshi Murakami, drums (A), snare drum & bass tom-tom (B3)
Yuji Imamura, percussion (A)


A1. Dragon Garden (13:58)
B1. Our Foolish (04:06)
B2. Mort (07:45)
B3. End Of November (05:12)


Recorded at AOI Studio & Epicurus Studio, Tokyo on 13 & 28 November and 1 December, 1977.


THREE BLIND MICE TBM-5006

(lp rip)

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