Masayuki Takayanagi (1932), a veteran of Japanese jazz bands since the late 1950s, was one of the earliest noise guitar improvisers, and the first (with Keith Rowe) to use the table-top guitar. Flower Girl (1966) and The Smile I Love (Jinya, 1966) were recorded in 1966 by a quintet led by the guitarist. We Now Create (1969) was recorded by a quartet of guitar, percussion, trumpet and cello/bass.
In 1969 Takayanagi formed his New Directions trio (initially Motoharu Yoshizawa on bass and cello Read more on Last.fm
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