Records: A Jazzy Profile of Jojo (full album) - Masayuki Takayanagi (1970)

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.