Masayuki Takayanagi

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 New Direction Unit), which recorded several albums throughout the 1970s. He also recorded several albums with saxophonist Kaoru Abe, including Kaitai Teki Kohkan, Gradually Projection and Mass Projection.

Masayuki Takayanagi
Background information
Also known as"Jojo"
Born(1932-12-22)December 22, 1932
OriginTokyo, Japan
DiedMay 23, 1991(1991-05-23) (aged 58)
GenresJazz
Free improv
Noise
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1951–91
Associated actsKaoru Abe
Otomo Yoshihide
Keiji Haino
Nobuyoshi Ino
Masahiko Togashi

Partial discography
  • Ginparis Session (銀巴里セッション) (TBM, 1972) - recorded 1963
  • Flower Girl (Jinya Disc, 1968)
  • Independence: Tread On Sure Ground (Tiliqua, 1970)
  • Call In Question (PSF, 1994) - recorded 1970
  • Live Independence (PSF, 1970)
  • A Jazzy Profile Of Jojo (1970)
  • Kaitai Teki Kohkan (Sound Creators, 1970) with Kaoru Abe
  • Mass Projection (DIW, 1970) with Kaoru Abe
  • Gradually Projection (DIW, 1970) with Kaoru Abe
  • Complete "La Grima" (1971)
  • Free Form Suite (TBM, 1972)
  • Eclipse (Iskra, 1975)
  • April Is The Cruellest Month (Jinya Disc, 1991) - recorded 1975
  • Axis: Another Revolvable Thing Part 1 (Offbeat, 2006) - recorded 1975
  • Axis: Another Revolvable Thing Part 2 (Offbeat, 2006) - recorded 1975
  • Mass Hysterism: In Another Situation (1983)
  • Dislocation (1983)
  • Action Direct: Live At Zojoji Hall (ALM, 1985)
  • El Pulso (1990)
  • Reason For Being (Jinya Disc, 1990) with Nobuyoshi Ino
  • Inanimate Nature: Action Direct/Live At Jean Jean (1990)
  • Three Improvised Variations On A Theme Of Qadhafi (Jinya Disc, 1990)
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