Kaoru Abe
| Kaoru Abe | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 阿部 薫 |
| Born | May 5, 1949 |
| Origin | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Died | September 9, 1978 (aged 29) |
| Genres | Avant-garde, free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | DIW |
| Associated acts | New Directions |
Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫 Abe Kaoru) was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the greatest abrasive saxophone sound.[1] Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves,[2] although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He was depicted in the film Endless Waltz by Kōji Wakamatsu. He is not to be confused with the Japanese actor Kaoru Abe.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p384468
- ↑ Sugiyama, Kazunori (2002). "Abe, Kaoru". In Barry Kernfeld. The new Grove dictionary of jazz (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 3. ISBN 1561592846.
- Yuko Morita (ed.). Abe Kaoru march 1980. Tokyo: Bunyusha, 1994 (Japanese)
- Soejima Teruto. Nihon furii jazu shi (日本フリージャズ史, The History of Japanese Free Jazz). Tokyo: Seidosha, 2002 (Japanese)
External links
- Kaoru Abe website, including an English discography
- Abe profile on allmusic.com
- Kaoru Abe reviews from Opprobrium magazine
- Izumi entry in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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