BBE Music Re-issues Japanese Jazz Drummer Takeo Moriyama's 1983 VAP Album 'East Plants' (J Jazz Masterclass Series)
East Plants by Moriyama Takeo Moriyama is an acclaimed 73-year-old Jazz drummer, composer, and musician hailing from Katsunuma, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan . Moriyama started working as a Japanese Jazz (commonly known as "J-Jazz" ) drummer during the 1960's, released at least four solo albums between 1981-91, and has appeared within countless albums as part of numerous J-Jazz ensembles and retrospective compilations. Takeo Moriyama has lent his air-tight talents, over the years to groups, such as: Aki Takase Trio , Akira Sakata Trio, Miyazawa Akira Quartet , Brötzmann, Satoh, Moriyama: The Heavyweights, Yosuke Yamashita Trio , and his own Moriyama Takeo Percussion Ensemble & Takeo Moriyama Quartet ; in addition to albums credited to Manfred Schoof, Akira Sakata, Yosuke Yamashita & Takeo Moriyama , Takehiro Honda, Nobuyoshi Ino & Takeo Moriyama, Mal Waldron & Takeo Moriyama, Shibuya Takeshi + Moriyama Takeo , and Takehiro Honda, Nobuyoshi Ino & T...