ISAO SUZUKI

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Isao Suzuki is the grand master of jazz in Japan. He is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer and bandleader. Isao Suzuki was born on 2nd January 1933 in Tokyo. His musical career began in 1956 when he played double bass at a U.S. military base in Tokyo. In 1970 he went to New York at the encouragement of Art Blakey and joined his legendary group JAZZ MESSENGERS. During this time, he worked and recorded with Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons, Jim Hall, Ron Carter and others.

After his return to Japan, Isao has been contributed to the development of many young musicians and enlisting them as members of his band 'OMA SOUND,' which has kept his sound on the cutting edge of progressive jazz. On his solo album "Self-Portrait" (1980), Suzuki played 20 or more instruments, sealing his unique standing in the Japanese jazz
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ISAO SUZUKI Blow Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blow Up
Fusion 1973
ISAO SUZUKI Blue City album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue City
Hard Bop 1974
ISAO SUZUKI All Right! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
All Right!
Hard Bop 1974
ISAO SUZUKI Orang-Utan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Orang-Utan
Fusion 1975
ISAO SUZUKI Ako's Dream album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Ako's Dream
Fusion 1976
ISAO SUZUKI Black Orpheus album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Black Orpheus
Hard Bop 1976
ISAO SUZUKI Hip Dancin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hip Dancin'
Fusion 1976
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki & His Fellows ‎: Touch album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Isao Suzuki & His Fellows ‎: Touch
Fusion 1976
ISAO SUZUKI Cadillac Woman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cadillac Woman
Fusion 1977
ISAO SUZUKI String Band Featuring Isao Suzuki album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
String Band Featuring Isao Suzuki
Post Bop 1978
ISAO SUZUKI My Spare Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Spare Time
Post Bop 1978
ISAO SUZUKI The Thing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Thing
Fusion 1979
ISAO SUZUKI Bamboo Dance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bamboo Dance
Fusion 1980
ISAO SUZUKI Mongolian Chant album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mongolian Chant
Fusion 1980
ISAO SUZUKI Samba Club album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Samba Club
Latin Jazz 1981
ISAO SUZUKI Three Cushion album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Three Cushion
Hard Bop 1981
ISAO SUZUKI Self-Portait album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Self-Portait
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 1981
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki /  Kunihiko Sugano /  Motohiko Hino : Foo Fou Fool album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki / Kunihiko Sugano / Motohiko Hino : Foo Fou Fool
Post Bop 1981
ISAO SUZUKI Scotch Blues / Isao Suzuki Meets Duke Jordan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Scotch Blues / Isao Suzuki Meets Duke Jordan
Hard Bop 1982
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki Quintet Featuring Kosei Uchida : Dark Eyes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki Quintet Featuring Kosei Uchida : Dark Eyes
Hard Bop 1983
ISAO SUZUKI Approach album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Approach
Fusion 1986
ISAO SUZUKI Blow Up 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blow Up 2
Fusion 2004
ISAO SUZUKI Oma Sound album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oma Sound
Fusion 2006
ISAO SUZUKI Solitude album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solitude
Hard Bop 2008
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki, Yoriyuki Harada, Tristan Honsinger : Dokoku album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki, Yoriyuki Harada, Tristan Honsinger : Dokoku
Avant-Garde Jazz 2010
ISAO SUZUKI Zun-Bararin [一刀両断] album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Zun-Bararin [一刀両断]
Third Stream 2010
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki, Isao Nishikawa, Kazuya gacha Uechi ‎: Spiral Talk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki, Isao Nishikawa, Kazuya gacha Uechi ‎: Spiral Talk
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 2011
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki Plays Ave Maria album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki Plays Ave Maria
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2015

ISAO SUZUKI EPs & splits

ISAO SUZUKI Oma Sound Remix album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Oma Sound Remix
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2006

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ISAO SUZUKI Now 's The Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Now 's The Time
Fusion 1974
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki Group ‎: 1998, New album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki Group ‎: 1998, New
Hard Bop 1998
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki x Killer-Bong : Killer-Oma album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki x Killer-Bong : Killer-Oma
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2012
ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki & DJ Kensei : New Alchemy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki & DJ Kensei : New Alchemy
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2014
ISAO SUZUKI Blue Road album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Road
Fusion 2022

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ISAO SUZUKI Isao Suzuki Trio / Quartet / Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio ‎: The Three Blind Mice 45 Box album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Isao Suzuki Trio / Quartet / Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio ‎: The Three Blind Mice 45 Box
Fusion 2008

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