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Tatsuya Takahashi and The Tokyo Union (also credited as Tokyo Union Big Band and Tokyo Union Orchestra)

Created in 1964, Tokyo Union represents one of Japan's oldest performing jazz ensembles. Under the leadership of tenor saxman Tatsuya Takahashi since 1966, Tokyo Union has toured internationally including several appearances at the Montreax Festival. Their awards include "Jazz Record of the Year" in 1978 and "Best Big Band" for the last nine years running in Japan's influential Swing Journal

Most of their recorded works were never available in the United States.

Discography:

Got the Spirit

Maiden Voyage (1976)

Scandinavian Suite

Montreaux The Best '78 (1978) - featuring Mari Nakamoto

Soul Porter

Funpico

大都会 PART III

The City (1979)

Black Pearl (1980) - with Herbie Hancock

Up In the Blues

Swing on Swing

Stardust

西部警察 PART III

Chasin' The Duke

Keeping Count (1986) (available on CD from ProJazz. Arranged by David Matthews)

Plays Miles & Gil (1988) (available on CD from King Record Co/Bellaphon Records. Arranged and conducted by David Matthews)

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