Composers: John Zorn | Toshinori Kondo
In this edition, you can listen to selected works by Toshinori Kondo.
Toshinori Kondo (1948 – 2020) was a Japanese avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He is known for his fusion of jazz, noise and electronic music, and on his Bandcamp page, he is simply described as an “electric trumpeter.”
Initially more jazz-oriented than noisy, his main influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. In the late 1970’s, he moved to New York, where he became active in the downtown scene and worked with musicians such as John Zorn and Bill Laswell. His first solo album was released in 1979.
Most of the music in this edition was created with his band IMA (International Music Activities), which he founded in Japan in the 1980’s.
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00) Electronic Frequencies tune.
01) Toshinori Kondo x DJ Motive: ZEN no JYU.
Album: Zen / 2022 Mohawks Records.
02) Toshinori Kondo: Over the Horizon.
Album: Berlin Solo Live 1995 At Tacheles / 2018 Toshinori Kondo Recordings – TKC011.
03) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Y•U.
Album: Konton / 1986 Epic – EPC 57075.
04) Toshinori Kondo: Fly & Go.
Album: Aomori / 2020 Toshinori Kondo Recordings – TKC-017.
05) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: H-Woman.
Album: Human Market / 1988 Alfa – ALR-28109.
06) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Tricky Dicky Fa Fa Fa.
Album: Metal Position / 1986 Jaro Medien – JARO 4127.
07) Toshinori Kondo + IMA + IcosTech: Kaza Part 1.
Album: Kaza EP / 2019 Subcontinental Records.
08) Toshinori Kondo: Blow For 3.11.
Album: Blow For 3.11 / 2021 Self released.
09) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Yoyoyo.
Album: Konton / 1986 Epic – EPC 57075.
10) Toshinori Kondo: Ohayo.
Album: Aomori / 2020 Toshinori Kondo Recordings – TKC-017.
11) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Yellow Flag.
Album: Human Market / 1988 Alfa – ALR-28109.
12) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Sundown.
Album: Konton / 1986 Epic – EPC 57075.
13) Toshinori Kondo + IMA: Sandswitch.
Album: Konton / 1986 Epic – EPC 57075.
