SHIBUSASHIRAZU/Shibusashirazu Orchestra

Shibusashirazu Orchestra, which is at the forefront of contemporary jazz,was formed by bassist Daisuke Fuwa in 1989 as a free jazz orchestra.
The orchestra is, so to speak, a multimedia jazz performance group consisting of over twenty musicians, including many well known Japanese performers such as Hiroaki Katayama (ts) and Takeshi Shibuya (p), as well as Butoh dancers,modern dancers, theater actors, and artists.
All of the works played by Shibusashirazu Orchestra are Japanese jazz works composed or arranged by Daisuke Fuwa. The orchestra gives exciting stage performances, with its dynamic sound and lively dancing and acting.
Large moving objects made by stage artists make the audiences even more enthusiastic.
It can be said that Shibusashirazu Orchestra is not only a jazz orchestra but alsoa group that brings together various aspects of contemporary Japanese culture.
Some of its performances show the course of Japanese music from the Middle Ages to the present, as the group includes musicians playing traditional Japanese instruments such as shamisen, shakuhachi, and ryuteki (a bamboo flute).

Released1994　3rd Album
Thethlrd album ofatop Sound of the world wlde underground music scene features five pieces of this gigantic music monster Oops. not Five! Six!

●1994.6.1 ●LIVE ●2800 yen

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Released1993 1st Album
The debut album of Shibusashirazu featurlng"LlttleWlng"and"At Last lam Free".This release version lncludes one bonus track.
Their music still shines on.

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Released1993　2nd Album
The second album of Shlbusashirazu which was originallyreleased wlth thelr debut album, "Shlbusa-Michi".
The album jacket has been newly designed.

●1996 ●LIVE ●2500 yen

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Released1997 5th Album
SAl means festlval.Their music is even more Powerful,festive,and verging on funk.
Dashing through a totally uncharted and unexplored ground.

●1997.06.10 ●LIVE ●2800 yen

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Released1995　4th Album
The flrst Studio recording of the 11 wild & Swinging musicians.
Their band name "Shibusashiraizu" has been translated as "Never Be Cool" or "wlthout Knowledge of Coolness".

●1998.07.25 ●STUDIO ●2800 yen

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Released1999　6th Album
RYU means dragon,Their music represents a ride with dragons high up in the sky.
Recorded in May'98 just before the start of their first European tour.
You feel such terrific power.

●1999 ●LIVE ●2800 yen

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Released　2002　7th Album
Hata means flag,and they do show the flag.
Shibusashirazu sound continues to evolve into a totally new and dynamic sphere.
They Keep Growing.

●2002 ●LIVE ●2800 yen

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Released 2004 8th Album
BOSHI comes from the Japanese word HOSH(star/Planet)used here to signify"space".
The eight Studio-recorded tracks include Sun Ra Arkestra's two most wellknown tunes, along with original Shibusa pieces Performed wlth Marshall Allen and two other members of San Ra.

Daisuke Fuwa／Hiroaki Katayama／Tetsu Hirosawa／Yoichiro Yoshida／Kunihiro Izumi ／Keiko Komori／Hideki Tachibana／Arata Suzuki／Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi／Akira Kito／Yoichiro Kita／Mitsuhide Tatsumi／Daisuke Takaoka／Walti Bucheli／Aya Murodate／Keisuke Ota／Yuji Katsui／Kazuhisa Uchihashi ／Hiroyuki Otsuka／Takayuki Kato／Sachiko Nakajima／Hiroshi Higo／Nobuyoshi Ino／Kumiko Takara／Tsunoken／Yasuhiro Yoshigaki／Mari Sekine／Aki Ono／Ayako Sasaki Guests：Marshall Allen (2, 4, 5, 8): alto sax/Michael Ray (2, 4, 5, 8): trumpet/Elson Nascimento (2, 4, 5, 8): percussion Music by : Sun Ra (1, 6, 7), Eiichi Hayashi (2), Takayuki Kato (3), and Daisuke Fuwa (4, 5, 8)
●2004.1.18 ●LIVE ●2800 yen

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●2004.2 ●STUDIO ●1000 yen

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Shibusashirazu Orchestra will celebrate their 20th anniversary in July 2009.

Shibu Paris Bukyoku, a double album from Chitei Records featuring a live performance from the orchestra’s 2007 European tour (August 17-September 29), is the first in a series of albums to be released to commemorate their 20th anniversary. The 2007 summer tour covered 12 cities in Europe including Russia. These two CDs contain the entire performance of the last day of the tour at Japan Culture Center in Paris.

When the band left Japan on August 17 for their first destination, Germany--where they had been invited to play at Geldern beim Offside Open--they were a relatively small group of musicians, as it happened to be the middle of Obon Festival week, when airfares in Japan are notoriously high. After Geldern they continued on their tour as a constantly changing troupe of 30 to 55 musicians plus staff members, some of them shuttling back and forth between Europe and Japan. They played in their largest formation at the Nantes Jazz Festival in France, held from August 29 to September 2.

Of all the gigs on the tour, one of the most outstanding turned out to be the last one in Paris on September 29, featured in this album.

Shibu Paris Bukyoku is truly special among the many Shibusashirazu live albums released so far in that it is the first to contain an entire performance from beginning to end, allowing us to experience the spirit, energy and musical excellence of Shibusashirazu all in one listen!

daisuke fuwa / shinichi watabe/ aya murodate/ kazuhisa uchihashi/ Fang Taeil / hiroyuki otsuka /chihero suzuki/ aki ono/ jyun isobe/ takayuki matumura/ han satou/ hideki tachibana/ keiko komori/ arata suzuki / tetsu kito/ youichirou kita/ mitsuhide tatsumi/ sayaka / pero / touyou matsubara/ shimo/ chie / Butoh Dancer : hasegawa / MAYUMI / kae / abeta / aoken / beni / atsushi tanaka / une yutaka /
●2008.11.16 ●LIVE ●3200 yen

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