Tokyo Union

Tatsuya Takahashi and The Tokyo Union (also credited as Tokyo Union Big Band and Tokyo Union Orchestra)

Created in 1964, Tokyo Union represents one of Japan's oldest performing jazz ensembles. Under the leadership of tenor saxman Tatsuya Takahashi since 1966, Tokyo Union has toured internationally including several appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Their awards include "Jazz Record of the Year" in 1978 and "Best Big Band" for the last nine years running in Japan's influential "Swing Journal" [ProJazz records, CD insert, 1986.]

Most of their recorded works were never available in the United States.

Discography

Discography: [http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/bigband/favorite/union.htm]

*Got the Spirit
*Maiden Voyage (1976)
*Scandinavian Suite
*Montreaux The Best '78 (1978) - featuring Mari Nakamoto
*Soul Porter
*Funpico
*大都会 PART III
*The City (1979)
*Black Pearl (1980) - with Herbie Hancock
*Up In the Blues
*Swing on Swing
*Stardust
*西部警察 PART III
*Chasin' The Duke
*Keeping Count (1986) (available on CD from ProJazz. Arranged by David Matthews (keyboardist))
*Plays Miles & Gil (1988) (available on CD from King Record Co/Bellaphon Records. Arranged and conducted by David Matthews)

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