clifford_thornton Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Sad news -- the fabulous Japanese trumpeter and improviser Itaru Oki has passed at 78, according to reports from family. Really love his work in the 70s with his own groups and with Noah Howard, Alan Silva, François Tusques, and others in Paris. Improvising Beings also documented his late career on CD in recent years. He will be missed! Shirasagi, Genso Note, and Homicide Classroom are among the wonderful LPs he recorded in Japan, well worth seeking out also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Just read this too. Sad. I'd add his appearances with Pilz on M.P. and FMP That band was great. Also his leader FMP too. I have Genso Note but no other Japanese releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 Always rated this one too. Great line-up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted August 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 hours ago, mjazzg said: I'd add his appearances with Pilz on M.P. and FMP That band was great. Also his leader FMP too. Right, the FMP was Oki, Pilz, and Ralf Hübner -- cooperative unit I guess. Jamabiko is a cool record too, agreed. There's a couple of Pilz-Oki group CDs as well that I've never heard (or seen in person). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Sad. Saw him at a festival about two years ago with Tusques, Juanpera and Parle (As on Le chant du jujub). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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