Masayuki Takayanagi

Masayuki Takayanagi
Also known as	"Jojo"
Born	December 22, 1932
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Died	May 23, 1991 (aged 58)
Genres	Jazz Free improv Noise
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1951–91
Associated acts	Kaoru Abe Otomo Yoshihide Keiji Haino Nobuyoshi Ino Masahiko Togashi

Masayuki 'Jojo' Takayanagi (高柳昌行) (December 22, 1932 – June 23, 1991) was a Japanese jazz / free improvisation / noise musician. He was active in the Japanese jazz scene from the late 1950s. In the 1960s he formed New Directions (later New Direction Unit), which recorded several albums throughout the 1970s. He also recorded several albums with saxophonist Kaoru Abe, including Kaitai Teki Kohkan, Gradually Projection and Mass Projection.

Partial discography

• Independence: Tread On Sure Ground (Tiliqua, 1970)
• Call In Question (PSF, 1970, released 1994)
• Live Independence (1970)
• A Jazzy Profile Of Jojo (1970)
• Kaitai Teki Kohkan (with Kaoru Abe 1970)
• Mass Projection (with Kaoru Abe 1970)
• Gradually Projection (with Kaoru Abe 1970)
• Complete "La Grima" (1971)
• Free Form Suite (1972)
• Eclipse (1975)
• April Is The Cruellest Month (1975)
• Axis: Another Revolable Thing, Vol. 1 (1975, released 2006)
• Axis: Another Revolable Thing, Vol. 2 (1975, released 2006)
• Mass Hysterism: In Another Situation (1983)
• Dislocation (1983)
• Action Direct: Live At Zojoji Hall (1985)
• El Pulso (1990)
• Reason For Being (with Nobuyoshi Ino 1990)
• Inanimate Nature: Action Direct/Live At Jean Jean (1990)
• Three Improvised Variations On A Theme Of Qadhafi (1990)

External links

• Complete discography