Imada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932.[1] He had classical piano lessons.[1] He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University, after which he worked in business for a year.[1] He then decided to pursue music professionally.[1] From 1953 he was part of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura's band.[1]
Imada had his own trio from 1964.[1] He formed Now'in, a fusion band, in 1984.[1] He played internationally at jazz festivals from the 1970s.[1]
Discographyedit
An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.
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January 01, 1970
masaru, imada, 今田勝, imada, masaru, born, march, 1932, japanese, jazz, pianist, composer, birth, name, 今田勝, imada, masaru, born, 1932, march, 1932, tokyo, japangenresjazzoccupation, musician, composerinstrument, pianowebsiteimadamasaru, contents, life, career, . Masaru Imada 今田勝 Imada Masaru born 21 March 1932 is a Japanese jazz pianist and composer Masaru ImadaBirth nameMasaru Imada 今田勝 Imada Masaru Born 1932 03 21 21 March 1932 age 92 Tokyo JapanGenresJazzOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s PianoWebsiteimadamasaru com Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 As leader co leader 3 ReferencesLife and career editImada was born in Tokyo on 21 March 1932 1 He had classical piano lessons 1 He played jazz in student bands while a student at Meiji University after which he worked in business for a year 1 He then decided to pursue music professionally 1 From 1953 he was part of clarinetist Eiji Kitamura s band 1 Imada had his own trio from 1964 1 He formed Now in a fusion band in 1984 1 He played internationally at jazz festivals from the 1970s 1 Discography editAn asterisk after the year indicates that it is the year of release As leader co leader edit Year recorded Title Label Notes 1970 Maki Quartet with tenor sax bass drums 1970 Now Three Blind Mice Quartet with tenor sax bass drums 1973 Poppy Three Blind Mice Some tracks solo piano some tracks trio with Isao Fukui bass Masahiko Ozu drums 1975 Green Caterpillar Three Blind Mice Quintet with Kazumi Watanabe guitar Isao Fukui bass Tetsujiro Obara drums Yuji Imamura percussion 1976 Masaru Imada Piano Three Blind Mice Solo piano 1977 Alone Together Three Blind Mice Duo with George Mraz bass 1980 Andalusian Breeze Trio With Kazumi Watanabe guitar Mitsuaki Furuno bass Shinji Mori drums Yuji Imamura percussion 1981 Carnival Trio With Michael Brecker tenor sax Randy Brecker flugelhorn Kiyoshi Sugimoto guitar Akira Okazawa bass Yuichi Tokashiki drums Yuji Imamura percussion 1982 Seaside With Grover Washington Jr tenor sax alto sax soprano sax flute Tom Brown trumpet Steve Kahn guitar Anthony Jackson bass Steve Jordan drums Manolo Badrena percussion 1986 Strange Conversation Polydor Quartet with keyboard bass drums 1988 Azure Sextet 2002 Standards Three Blind MiceReferences edit a b c d e f g h Sugiyama Kazunori Imada Masaru Grove Music Online Oxford Music Online Oxford University Press retrieved 1 February 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masaru Imada amp oldid 1147454311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
