Yonin Bayashi

Infobox musical artist
Name = Yonin Bayashi 四人囃子


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Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|Japan Tokyo, Japan
Genre = Psychedelic rock Progressive rock New Wave
Years_active = 1973–1979 1989 2001–present
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URL = [http://www.4nin.com/ Yonin Bayashi Official Homepage] ja icon
Current_members = Katsutoshi Morizono Daiji Okai Masahide Sakuma Hidemi Sakashita
Past_members = Shinichi Nakamura Mitsuru Sato Yutaka Mogi

nihongo|Yonin Bayashi|四人囃子|Four Musicians is a legendary Japanese rock group that was popular in the 1970s.

The group made its debut with the record "Isshoku Sokuhatsu" (一触即発 "Volatile") in 1974, when all of the members were 20. Their virtuoso performance and experiment in studio were exceptional and impressive at the dawn of Japanese rock business.

In the beginning, the band was led by singer-guitarist Katsutoshi Morizono and drummer Daiji Okai. The sound was a mixture of Pink Floyd, Yes, Deep Purple or Frank Zappa with Hendrixed guitar and Procol Harum-like drumming. After the first guitarist and bassist left, the band was fronted by guitarist Mitsuru Sato. The second bassist Masahide Sakuma brought feelings of Talking Heads or King Crimson in the 1980s.

Yonin Bayashi broke up in 1979. Since then, the group has sporadically reformed with its almost original lineup.

In 2003, HMV Records Japan rated Yonin Bayashi #86 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists". [http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/newsDetail.asp?newsnum=308260010 HMV News: Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No. 86] . ja icon HMV Japan, KK. Accessed April 3, 2008.]

Discography

tudio albums

# "Aru Seishun/Nijūsai no Genten" (ある青春/二十歳の原点) (1973)
# "Isshoku Sokuhatsu" (一触即発) (1974)
# "Golden Picnics" (ゴールデン・ピクニックス ) (1976)
# "Printed Jelly" (PRINTED　JELLY) (1977)
# "Bao" (包) (1978)
# "Neo-N" (NEO-N) (1979)
# "Dance" (DANCE) (1989)

Live albums

# "'73 Yonin Bayashi" ('73四人囃子) (1978)
# "Life Full-House Matinee" (LIVE FULL-HOUSE MATINEE) (1989)
# "Yonin Bayashi 2002 Live" (四人囃子 2002 LIVE) (2002)

Other albums

# "Triple Mirror of Yonin Bayashi" (TRIPLE MIRROR OF YONINBAYASHI) (1978)

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