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No Business Records Chap Chap Series

 

The Conscience

Featuring: Paul Rutherford | Sabu Toyozumi

Musicians on the recording

Paul Rutherford - trombone
Sabu Toyozumi - drums 

Recording track list

1. The Conscience 23:56
2. Beer, Beer and Beer 8:37
3. Dear Ho Chi Mihn 10:03
4. I Miss My Pet Rakkyo 9:42
5. Song for Sadamu Hisada 17:52
NoBusiness Records NBCD 99
Release year - 2017

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 11th October 1999 at Café Jumbo in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan by Ryuji Enokida / Concert produced by Sadamu Hisada
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Sadamu Hisada
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Kami Fusen

Featuring: Itaru Oki | Choi Sun Bae | Nobuyoshi Ino

Musicians on the recording

Itaru Oki – trumpet, bamboo flute
Nobuyoshi Ino - bass
Choi Sun Bae - trumpet

Recording track list

1. Pon Pon Tea 12:16
2. Yawning Baku 14:47
3. Ikiru 10:38
4. Kami-Fusen 9:02
5. I Remember Clifford 6:40
6. Old Folks / Tea For Two 11:31
NoBusiness Records NBCD 100
Release year - 2017

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 2nd January 1996 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi / Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photo of Choi Sun Bae by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Liner notes by Takeo Suetomi and Yoshiaki Kinno
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Ton-Klami - Prophecy of Nue

Featuring: Kang Tae Hwan | Midori Takada

Musicians on the recording

Midori Takada - marimba, percussion
Kang Tae Hwan - alto saxophone
Masahiko Satoh - piano

Recording track list

1. Prophecy of Nue 21:51
2. Manifestation 16:50
3. Incantation 16:23
NoBusiness Records NBCD 102
Release year - 2017

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 27th May, 1995 at Design Plaza Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi / Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Akihiro Matsumoto, Takeo Suetomi and Yuko Tanaka
  • Liner notes by Takeo Suetomi and Koji Kawai
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Oh My, Those Boys!

Featuring: Motoharu Yoshizawa | Barre Phillips

Musicians on the recording

Barre Phillips - bass
Motoharu Yoshizawa - homemade electric vertical five-strings bass

Recording track list

1. Oh My! 54:59
2. Those Boys! 20:19
NoBusiness Records NBCD 103
Release year - 2018

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 5th April 1994 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi / Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Compositions by Barre Phillips and Motoharu Yoshizawa
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Live at Cafe Amores

Featuring: Kang Tae Hwan

Musicians on the recording

Kang Tae Hwan - alto saxophone

Recording track list

1. Solo 1 15:43
2. Solo 2 17:13
3. Solo 3 18:49
4. Solo 4 10:13
5. Solo 5 6:30
NoBusiness Records NBCD 104
Release year - 2018

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 8th October 1995 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi / Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Compositions by Kang Tae Hwan
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Live at Cafe Amores

Featuring: Alexander von Schlippenbach | Aki Takase

Musicians on the recording

Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano
Aki Takase - piano

Recording track list

1. Jackhammer 13:01
2. Na na na ist das der Weg 11:35
3. You are what you is 3:23
4. Mingus-mix: Dukes Choice - Boogie Stop Shuffle 14:26
5. Misterioso - Evidence 12:33
6. Skippy 5:55
7. Lulu’s Back to Town 3:06
8. The Morlocks 12:50
NoBusiness Records NBCD 106
Release year - 2018

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on the 16th August, 1995 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi / Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • All compositions by Alexander von Schlippenbach (GEMA), except otherwise indicated
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Cover photo by Inge Ofenstein
  • Inside photos by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Arirang Fantasy

Featuring: Choi Sun Bae | Motoharu Yoshizawa

Musicians on the recording

Choi Sun Bae - trumpet
Junji Hirose - tenor and soprano saxophones
Motoharu Yoshizawa - electric vertical five-strings bass
Kim Dae Hwan  - percussion

Recording track list

1. Blue Sky 16:53
2. Remember Bird 7:56
3. The Stream of Time 8:13
4. Korea Fantasy 11:14
5. Arirang Fantasy 21:50
NoBusiness Records NBCD 108
Release year - 2018

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live at Romanisches Café, Roppongi, Tokyo, June 12, 1995
  • Recorded by Teruto Soejima
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Black and white photos by Akihiro Matsumoto / Color photos by Takeo Suetomi
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Burning Meditation

Featuring: Wadada Leo Smith | Sabu Toyozumi

Musicians on the recording

Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet, koto, bamboo-flute, voice and percussion
Sabu Toyozumi - drums

Recording track list

1. Creative Music-1- Red Mountain Garden, Wild Irises and Glacier Lines 15:53
2. Burning Meditation – Uprising 14:30
3.Voices - Agano River Flow 10:32
4. Don Cherry, A Silver Flute Song 7:51
5. There are Human Rights Blues 8:27
6. Stars, Lightening Bugs and Chrysanthemum Flowers 5:28
NoBusiness Records NBCD 110
Release year - 2018

Credits and release info

  • All music composed by Wadada Leo Smith and Sabu Toyozumi, except otherwise noted
  • Recorded live on the 22nd March 1994 at C.S Akarenga in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Front cover photo by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Photos inside the booklet by Takeo Suetomi
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)

 

 

An Eternal Moment

Featuring: Kang Tae Hwan | Midori Takada

Musicians on the recording

Midori Takada - percussion
Kang Tae Hwan - alto saxophone

Recording track list

1. Syun-Soku 41:52
2. Solo (Kang Tae Hwan) 15:09
3. Dan-Shi 19:25
NoBusiness Records NBCD 115
Release year - 2019

Credits and release info

  • All music composed by Midori Takada and Kang Tae Hwan, except otherwise noted
  • Recorded live on the 14nd March 1995 at Café Amores, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas

 

 

The Aiki

Featuring: Sabu Toyozumi

Musicians on the recording

Masahiko Satoh - piano
Sabu Toyozumi - drums

Recording track list

1. The Move for the Quiet 37:21
2. The Quiet for the Move 19:50
NoBusiness Records NBCD 120
Release year - 2019

Credits and release info

  • All music composed by Masahiko Satoh and Sabu Toyozumi
  • Recorded live on the 26 th March 1997 at C・S・Aka-Renga, Yamaguchi City, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Front cover photos by Akihiro Matsumoto
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas

 

 

Live at FarOut, Atsugi 1987

Featuring: Mototeru Takagi

Musicians on the recording

Derek Bailey - guitar
Mototeru Takagi 高木元輝 - soprano sax

Recording track list

 

1. Duo I 28:11
2. Duo II 17:38
3. Duo III 8:09
4. Duo IV 16:38

 

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 132
Release year - 2020

Credits and release info

  • All music improvised and composed by Derek Bailey and Mototeru Takagi
  • Recorded live in 1987 at FarOut, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan by Minoru Fukuda/福田稔
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Front cover photos by Asami Mitzhito (Derek Bailey) and Akira Saito 齊藤聡 (Mototeru Takagi)
  • Booklet photos by Asami Mitzhito (Derek Bailey) and Akihiro Matsumoto  松本晃弘(Mototeru Takagi)
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Takeo Suetomi 末冨健夫, Kojiro Tanaka 田中康次郎 and Danas Mikailionis
  • Co-produced by Valerij Anosov
  • Release coordinator: Kenny Inaoka from Jazz Tokyo

 

 

Hokusai

Featuring: Mats Gustafsson

Musicians on the recording

Sabu Toyozumi  豊住芳三郎  - drums
Mats Gustafsson - baritone saxophone,  fluteophone, flute

Recording track list

1. Sunflower  10:45
2. Woman with a Cat
10:02
3. Manga by Hokusai (Gustafsson solo)   8:11
4. Red View of Mount Fuji (Toyozumi solo) 
15:28
5. For Ever-Advancing Artistry
20:48

 

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 134
Release year - 2020

Credits and release info

  • All music improvised and composed by Sabu Toyozumi and Mats Gustafsson
  • Recorded live on 11th and 12th June, 2018 at Jazz Spot Candy, Chiba, Japan by Kunimitsu Tsuburai / 粒来国充
  • Concert produced by Miyoko Hayashi / 林美葉子 Jazz Spot Candy
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Miyoko Hayashi and Kunimitsu Tsuburai
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Produced by Takeo Suetomi 末冨健夫 and Danas Mikailionis
  • Co-produced by Valerij Anosov
  • Release coordinator: Kenny Inaoka from Jazz Tokyo

 

 

Live at Jazz inn Lovely 1990

Featuring:

Musicians on the recording

Masayuki JoJo Takayanagi - guitar
Nobuyoshi Ino - bass
Masabumi PUU Kikuchi - piano

Recording track list

1. Trio III  18:04
2. Duo I (Takayanagi - Ino)
15:21
3. Duo II (Takayanagi - Ino)   11:53
4. Trio I
20:57
5. Trio II 11:10

 

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 135
Release year - 2020

Credits and release info

  • Track 1,4 & 5 improvised and composed by M.Takayanagi, N.Ino and M.Kikuchi / Track 2 & 3 improvised and composed by M.Takayanagi and N.Ino.
  • Recorded live by SONY TC-DM at jazz inn Lovely, Nagoya, Japan, October 9th, 1990
  • Gigs produced by Katsuhiko Kawai 河合勝彦
  • Tapes provided by Koujiro Tanaka 田中康次郎
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover photo ©1980 Tatsuo Minami (Masayuki Takayanagi & Nobuyoshi Ino@Moers, West Germany, 5.26, 1980)
  • Booklet photos from private collections except Masabumi Kikuchi by Kenny Inaoka
  • Produced by Takeo Suetomi 末冨健夫Kojirou Tanaka and Danas Mikailionis
  • Co-produced by Valerij Anosov
  • Release coordinator - Kenny Inaoka from Jazz Tokyo

 

 

Live at Jazz Spot Combo 1975

Featuring: Itaru Oki

Musicians on the recording

Itaru Oki - trumpet, flute
Yoshiaki Fujikawa - alto saxophone, flute
Keiki Midorikawa - bass
Hozumi Tanaka - drums

Recording track list

1. Combo Session 1   
14:00
2. Combo Session 2  
17:05
3. Combo Session 3
5:49
4. Combo Session 4
17:10
5. Combo Session 5    
15:15

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 143
Release year - 2021

Credits and release info

  • Improvised and composed by Itaru Oki, Yoshiaki Fujikawa, Keiki Midorikawa and Hozumi Tanaka
  • Recorded live on the 7th December, 1975 at JAZZ SPOT COMBO, Fukuoka City, Japan by Heihachiro Arita  有田平八郎 (cassette tape)
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover photo by Tatsuo Minami
  • Booklet photos by Tatsuo Minami and Heihachiro Arita
  • Liner noto by Akira Saito
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release cordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

Live At Little John, Yokohama 1999

Featuring: Mototeru Takagi

Musicians on the recording

Mototeru Takagi - tenor saxophone
Susumu Kongo - alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Nao Takeuchi - tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
Shota Koyama - drums

Recording track list

1. Yokohama Iseazaki Town   
40:37
2. Yokohama Yamashita Town  
12:06
3. Yokohama Yamate Town
20:34

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 144
Release year - 2021

Credits and release info

  • Improvised & composed by Mototeru Takagi, Susumu Kongo, Nao Takeuchi and Shota Koyama
  • Recorded live on the 25th September, 1999 at LITTLE JOHN, Yokohama, Japan by Susumu Kongo and Nao Takeuchi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover photo by Mitsuo Jofu
  • Booklet photos - Shota Koyama by Yutaka Narasaki / Nao Takeuchi courtesy of Papillon / Mototeru Takagi by Mitsuo Jofu 上不三雄
  • Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi (Chap Chap Records)
  • Release cordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)
  • Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

 

 

The Quietly Clouds And A Wild Crane

Featuring: Sabu Toyozumi

Musicians on the recording

Yuji Takahashi - piano, percussion
Sabu Toyozumi - drums, percussion

Recording track list

 

1. Lovely Silver 6.000 km     33:39
2. Shoulder Blade and Hip Joint     29:14

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 156
Release year - 2022

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on 16 March 1998 at C・S・Aka Renga, Yamaguchi City, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • All improvised and composed by Y.Takahashi and S.Toyozumi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Piano tuner Hiroichi Sumikawa
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover painting by Sabu Toyozumi

 

 

Seishin - Seido

Featuring: Mototeru Takagi

Musicians on the recording

Mototeru Takagi - tenor saxophone
Kim Dae Hwan - percussion
Choi Sun Bae - trumpet

Recording track list

 

1. Seishin - Seido           14:44
2. Natural Sound    13:46
3. Remember    8:45
4. Ethyopia    10:51
5. Step by Step    7:55

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 157
Release year - 2022

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on 10th August 1995 at Café Amores, Hofu City, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover photos by by Akihiro Matsumoto

 

 

TRIANGLE, Live at OHM, 1987

Featuring: Sabu Toyozumi

Musicians on the recording

Peter Brötzmann - tenor saxophone, tarogato
Sabu Toyozumi - drums

Recording track list

 

1. Spinal Column             7:21
2. Toh-ro    8:00
3. Yuh-ru Yuru   5:52
4. Membrane System
 2:31
5. Triangle        3:24
6. Valentine Chocolate 4:29
7. Depth of Focus 14:19 
8. Peter & Sabu’s Points    6:55

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 160
Release year - 2023

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on December 4th, 1987 at OHM, Koiwa, Tokyo, Japan by OHM Hiroshi
  • All music by Peter Brötzmann and Sabu Toyozumi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Photos by Tatsuo Minami (of Sabu Toyozumi) & Kazue Yokoi (of Peter Brötzmann). Photo of Sabu Toyozumi and Peter Brötzmann by Aya Ogawa
  • Cover art by Sabu Toyozumi

 

 

Korean Fantasy

Featuring: Choi Sun Bae

Musicians on the recording

Kim Dae Hwan - drums
Choi Sun Bae - trumpet, harmonica

Recording track list

 

1. FM-1             33:28
2. FM-2   12:49 
3. FM-3   7:44

 

NoBusiness Records NBCD 161
Release year - 2023

Credits and release info

  • Recorded live on 26th November, 1999 at Aspirante, Hofu City, Yamaguchi, Japan by Takeo Suetomi
  • Concert produced by Takeo Suetomi
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios
  • Photos by Takeo Suetomi
  • Design by Oskaras Anosovas
  • Cover art – calligraphy by Kim Dae Hwan