Takayanagi Masayuki was a visionary whose guitar became a weapon of exploration, refusing boundaries and reshaping musical language. From jazz prodigy to proto-noise anarchist, he ignited a creative revolution that resonates through Japanese free improvisation and global experimental music forever. A legacy not of refined virtuosity alone—but of unyielding transformation.
Masayuki Takayanagi - Guitar
Takeshi Shibuya - Piano
Masanagi Harada - Bass
Hiroshi Yamazaki - Drums
Tracklist: 1. The Things We Did Last Summer 2. Who Can I Turn To 3. That Old Feeling 4. Prelude in Chords 5. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody 6. There'll Never Be Another You 7. Say it (Over and Over Again) 8. My Foolish Heart 9. Moritat 10. Prelude No.4, Op.16 11. Embraceable You
Recorded March 26 & 29, 1970, at Tokyo Studio Centre.