Tsutomu Okada
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Japanese jazz bassist. Born on December 23, 1948 in Ehime. Has played with many well-known Japanese jazz musicians including Fumio Itabashi, Terumasa Hino, Sadao Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, etc.

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Various
J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (Volume 3)
2021, 3x Vinyl,
Matsu & His Super Band Featuring Asuka Watanabe
Dreamy
2008, CD, Album, What'sNew Records
Kazuhiko Takeda Trio
I Thought About You
2008, 2xDVDr, DVD-D, DSD, Waon Records
Takehiro Honda
Earthian All Star Ensemble
2007
Nobukazu Takemura
Shibuya Jazz Classics - Nobukazu Takemura Collection - Three Blind Mice Issue
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Solid Records (6)
Various
Quiet Storm - Live At Jazz Inn Lovely
2004, CD, Jazz Inn Lovely
Yamazaki Masayoshi*
明日の風
2000, CD, Single, Polydor, ,
Acoustic
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Dinah
2000, CD, G-H Nine,
Chie Ayado
For All We Know
1998, CD, Album, Dig, EWE Records,
Chie Ayado
Your Songs
1998, CD, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Vocal
Kohsuke Mine Quintet*
Balancez
1997, CD, Album, Media Rings
Lee Konitz And Gary Foster
Body And Soul (Dedicated To The Memory Of Warne Marsh)
1996, CD, Album, Insights
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Live At Body & Soul
1996
Lee Konitz Meets Don Friedman
Lee Konitz Meets Don Friedman
1994, CD, Album, Insights
Takako Ueno, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio + Takao Uematsu
Getting To Know You
1994
Kohsuke Mine Quintet*
Major To Minor
1993
Sion
夜しか泳げない
1990, CD, Album, Baidis
Toshihiko Kankawa*, Nobuo Hara And ♯ &♭*
Mr. Soul Man
1987, LP, Cat Records (19)
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Another Holiday
1985, Vinyl, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk
Various
Bass Cookin'
1985, Vinyl,
Sumiko Yoseyama
Introducing
1983, Vinyl,
Terumasa Hino
Wheel Stone - Live In Nemuro Vol. 2
1981
Various
NHK Transcription Programme (No. 181) - Trend-Setters In Japanese Jazz
1980, 2xLP, NHK, ,
Fusion/Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Terumasa Hino
Horizon
1979, LP, Comp, CBS/Sony
Various
NHK Transcription Programme (No. 174) - Portraits In Jazz
1979, 2xLP, NHK
Big Bird (9) Featuring Toots Thielemans
First Live
1979, Vinyl,
Terumasa Hino
Wheel Stone - Live In Nemuro
1979
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Masaru Imada
Stardust: Standard Jazz Piano
1979, Vinyl,
Burning Men
Burning Super Session
1978
Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx
Dancing Sphinx
1978
Sadao Watanabe
Recital
1977
Various
Jazz Of Japan Live Under The Sky '77
1977
Itabashi Fumio Trio*
Toh
1976
Katsumi Watanabe* = 渡辺香津美*
Monday Blues = マンデイ・ブルース
1976
吉田健志*
暗くなるまで待てない！サウンドトラック
1975, LP, Album, ぴあレコード, ALM Records
Terumasa Hino
Speak To Loneliness
1975, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop/Fusion
Terumasa Hino
Live In Concert
1975, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Hard Bop
Minami* With Yamamoto Tsuyoshi Trio*
Sunny
1975
Various
East Wind Special Digest Album
1974, 2xLP, Comp, Promo, East Wind,
Mikio Masuda
Trace
1974, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop
Terumasa Hino
Into Eternity
1974
Kohsuke Mine
Out Of Chaos
1974, ,
Post Bop
Terumasa Hino
Journey Into My Mind
1974
Fukumura, Hiroshi Quintet*
Fukumura, Hiroshi Quintet
1973, ,
Post Bop
Hiroshi Fukumura
Live: First Flight
1973, Vinyl, ,
Post Bop
Various
GGPG 1 - Alphabet
1984, Cass, Comp, B-Sellers, ,
Synth-pop/Minimal/New Wave