Kaoru Abe
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Kaoru Abe | |
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Native name | 阿部 薫 |
Born | May 5, 1949 |
Origin | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
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Genres | Avant-garde, free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Saxophone |
Labels | DIW |
Associated acts | New Directions |
Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫 Abe Kaoru?) was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the greatest abrasive saxophone sound.[1] Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves,[2] although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was depicted in the film Endless Waltz by Kōji Wakamatsu. He is not to be confused with the Japanese actor Kaoru Abe.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p384468
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- Yuko Morita (ed.). Abe Kaoru march 1980. Tokyo: Bunyusha, 1994 (Japanese)
- Soejima Teruto. Nihon furii jazu shi (日本フリージャズ史, The History of Japanese Free Jazz). Tokyo: Seidosha, 2002 (Japanese)