Masahiko Okura

[FlyingWindows]

Hello all,

I just recently discovered this saxophonist/bass clarinetist/tubes manipulator.

As a saxophonist, I especially appreciate what he is doing.

I acquired Time Service yesterday. What other albums should I check out by him?

[jon abbey]

he doesn't have a very big discography, you can't go too wrong with any of the ones listed here under 'solo' or 'co-leader':

http://www.japanimprov.com/mokura/disco.html

he's also on a good chunk of the Chamber Music Concerts, Volume 1 box, also recommended:

http://www.japanimprov.com/indies/hibar ... erts1.html

and just as a fyi, I stock quite a few of those titles here:

http://www.erstwhilerecords.com/distro.html

[FlyingWindows]

Thanks Jon!

I might have to order from you soon.

[leroysghost]

Atami is my favorite: http://www.japanimprov.com/indies/hibari/atami.html

i also like the Manfred Werder composition 2006(1): http://www.japanimprov.com/indies/skiti/2006.html

not sure if either of them are very good showcases for Okura playing per se, just good albums in general.

[FlyingWindows]

Atami looks good.

Is there anywhere to acquire his CD-R Solo recording?

[faster]

He plays in Otomo's New Jazz Orchestra, too (at least sometimes? Not sure). Good guy, good player.

[FlyingWindows]

He plays in Otomo's New Jazz Orchestra, too (at least sometimes? Not sure). Good guy, good player.

True. He is on all of the ONJO recordings.

[jon abbey]

Atami looks good.

Is there anywhere to acquire his CD-R Solo recording?

Unami (who runs Hibari) stopped selling these (and all the other CD-Rs he released) a few years ago, but ask me about it if you order from me, maybe I can sell you my copy if I can find it.

[p_ano]

I just recently discovered this saxophonist/bass clarinetist/tubes manipulator.

i saw this and immediately thought vacuum tubes, but i googled and saw him credited as playing 'bass tubes' ... so, what's a bass tube?

[FlyingWindows]

I just recently discovered this saxophonist/bass clarinetist/tubes manipulator.

i saw this and immediately thought vacuum tubes, but i googled and saw him credited as playing 'bass tubes' ... so, what's a bass tube?

I don't know if this helps but:

but ask me about it if you order from me, maybe I can sell you my copy if I can find it.

Thanks Jon.

[faster]

I just recently discovered this saxophonist/bass clarinetist/tubes manipulator.

i saw this and immediately thought vacuum tubes, but i googled and saw him credited as playing 'bass tubes' ... so, what's a bass tube?

He puts a sax mouthpiece on a plastic tube.

[FlyingWindows]

I just recently discovered this saxophonist/bass clarinetist/tubes manipulator.

i saw this and immediately thought vacuum tubes, but i googled and saw him credited as playing 'bass tubes' ... so, what's a bass tube?

He puts a sax mouthpiece on a plastic tube.

Or as the above photographs depict, a bass clarinet neck and mouthpiece attached to a plastic tube.

[faster]

Ah, right, that's it. It sounds pretty cool. Sometimes he spins the end of the tube around.

[Daniel Jones]

Good call on this guy - I was wondering if there had been a thread on here for him but haven't had the chance to stop by for too long lately. I recently got Time Service and his solo Hibari CD-r (can't remember where from but I'm sure glad I did!) and have been rediscovering him on a lot of CD's I own already.

I'm going to suggest this disc:

bject - Object 4 (locust 56)

as I think it's a really interesting listen, and fun! The Hibari bject disc is also very good but this one sits better with me I think.

[patois]

My first and only exposure was here:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/archive ... okura.html

and failing that, here:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/archive ... c/p11.html


Must say, i was absolutely baffled by the silences at the time (2004) but it made a huge impression.

[Yii]

check out his weird rock-a-billy band GNU!

http://www.myspace.com/gnujapan

[will]

I liked Tanker, his record with Gunter Muller and Ami Yoshida.

[yonhosago]

Seconding Atami & object 4, excellent music in both.

Also the bject too.

[FlyingWindows]

Just listened to Rebuses.

I didn't find it all that interesting.

I think a Hautzinger/Okura duo would have been more successful.

Tanker will be my next listen.

(Jon, if you're reading, are you sharing Solo on Soulseek?)

[jon abbey]

(Jon, if you're reading, are you sharing Solo on Soulseek?)

nope.