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Masahiko Togashi

Masahiko Togashi has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 31 episodes and was first played on 4 May 2016.

Masahiko Togashi (富樫雅彦) was born the 22nd of March, 1940. Togashi was acclaimed as a professional jazz drummer from as early as his teens, when he played in Sadao Watanabe's jazz group. He was a pivotal figure alongside Masahiko Sato, Masayuki Takayanagi and Yosuke Yamashita in the development of free jazz in Japan in the late 1960s.

However, in 1969 Togashi lost the use of his legs in an accident. He soon developed a new drumkit (one that wouldn't require the use of his…

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Creatures In The Deep Blue Sea
Masahiko Togashi, Isao Suzuki
Paddle Wheel1979
Creatures In The Deep Blue Sea
Masahiko Togashi, Isao SuzukiPaddle Wheel1979
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風の来る予感 = Premonition Of Wind's Coming
Masahiko Togashi
Columbia1975
風の来る予感 = Premonition Of Wind's Coming
Masahiko TogashiColumbia1975
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スカボロー・フェアー [Scarborough Fair]
宮沢昭, 佐藤允彦, 富樫雅彦, 荒川康男
Union Records1969
スカボロー・フェアー [Scarborough Fair]
宮沢昭, 佐藤允彦, 富樫雅彦, 荒川康男Union Records1969
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A Day Of The Sun
Masahiko Togashi, Isao Suzuki
Paddle Wheel1979
A Day Of The Sun
Masahiko Togashi, Isao SuzukiPaddle Wheel1979
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Rain
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden
Paddle Wheel1979
Rain
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie HadenPaddle Wheel1979
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Words Of Wind - Part 2
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden
Paddle Wheel1979
Words Of Wind - Part 2
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie HadenPaddle Wheel1979
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The Beginning
Masahiko Togashi
East Wind1975
The Beginning
Masahiko TogashiEast Wind1975
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Let's Sing, Let's Dance
Masahiko Togashi
Paddle Wheel1981
Let's Sing, Let's Dance
Masahiko TogashiPaddle Wheel1981
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Apple
Masabumi Kikuchi, Masahiko Togashi, Gary Peacock
Philips1971
Apple
Masabumi Kikuchi, Masahiko Togashi, Gary PeacockPhilips1971
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Oasis
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden
Paddle Wheel1979
Oasis
Masahiko Togashi, Don Cherry, Charlie HadenPaddle Wheel1979
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