Nine titles from Terumasa Hino's 'TAKT period', including the monumental 'Hi-Nology' in Japanese jazz history, will be digitally distributed for the first time starting May 15!

Nine historically significant masterpieces by the world-renowned Japanese jazz trumpeter Terumasa Hino, recorded on Japan's first jazz-specialty label, TAKT, from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, will be digitally distributed all at once for the first time on May 15. In the late 1960s, when the post-war Japanese jazz scene was beginning to stir, at its center was Terumasa Hino, who burst onto the scene in his twenties. With his overwhelming playing style, handsome looks, and fashion sense that was ahead of its time, he boasted charismatic popularity and sparked an unprecedented 'Hinoteru boom' among the youth of the time. A total of nine albums and singles from the TAKT label period, which can be said to be a record of that frenzy, will finally be available for streaming and download.

The most anticipated work is the unprecedented blockbuster 'Hi-Nology'

The most anticipated work among this release is 'Hi-Nology,' which was recorded live at Ginza Yamaha Hall in July 1969. While strongly influenced by the electric sound of Miles Davis at the time, it is an ambitious masterpiece filled with Hino's own desire to construct his own jazz (= Hinology). This work, which boldly incorporated electric instruments such as the electric piano and electric bass, as well as rock rhythms, perfectly synchronized with the mood of the youth of the time who longed for freedom, and it became an exceptional blockbuster for a jazz album. It can be said to be an epoch-making monumental work in both Terumasa Hino's brilliant career and the history of Japanese jazz. Other must-listen works include his memorable first leader album 'Alone, Alone And Alone,' the masterpiece 'Hino-Kikuchi Quintet' by the legendary two-headed combo with genius pianist Masabumi Kikuchi, and his first overseas recording 'Alone Together,' co-starring with cutting-edge New York musicians such as a young Steve Grossman. Furthermore, it also includes the collaboration single 'Crash/Dhoop' with Flower Travellin' Band, which vividly conveys the spirit of the time.

[List of 9 titles for distribution] Distribution start date: May 15 (on each music distribution service) 'Alone, Alone And Alone' (1967) Terumasa Hino 'Feelin' Good' (1968) Terumasa Hino 'Hino-Kikuchi Quintet' (1969) Terumasa Hino, Masabumi Kikuchi 'Swing Journal Jazz Workshop Terumasa Hino Concert' (1969) Terumasa Hino 'Hi-Nology' (1969) Terumasa Hino 'Into The Heaven' (1970) Terumasa Hino 'Alone Together' (1970) Terumasa Hino (Single) 'Snake Hip / Theme from Hakuchu no Shugeki' (1969) Terumasa Hino (Single) 'Crash/Dhoop' (1970) Terumasa Hino, Flower Travellin' Band Work URL: https://columbia.jp/artist-info/hinoterumasa/discography/

Publisher: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Profile

Terumasa Hino, jazz trumpeter Born in Tokyo on October 25, 1942. He started playing the trumpet at the age of 9 and began performing in dance bands at US military camps around the age of 13. Since the release of his first leader album in 1967, he has garnered so much attention that the media dubbed it a 'Hinoteru boom,' and he has been active in many fields, including domestic and international tours and festival appearances, as well as gracing the covers of magazines as a fashionable musician. In 1975, he moved to NY and has worked with many musicians. After that, he released a series of hit albums and appeared in many commercials. In 1989, he became the first Japanese artist to sign with the prestigious jazz label 'Blue Note.' Since the 90s, under his dream of 'uniting Asia,' he has increased his activities in various Asian countries. In 2001, he received the 'Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award' at the Art Encouragement Prize. In 2004, he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the 'Excellence Award in the Record Category' at the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival, and the 'Music Award' at the Mainichi Film Contest. In recent years, he has also devoted his passion to charity activities and mentoring younger musicians, and he has also been remarkably active in the field of painting, holding solo exhibitions and publishing art books. He is a representative international artist of Japan who boasts unique originality and high artistic quality.

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