Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto (October 12, 1926 – February 29, 2000, Tokyo) was a Japanese jazz saxophonist and bandleader. His contributions to the jazz industry of Japan were many and recognized by many awards and honors.
Born in Okayama Prefecture and raised in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Matsumoto played bebop in Japan in the late 1940s with the group CB Nine, then joined The Six Josés and The Big Four, a group which included George Kawaguchi, Hachidai Nakamura, and Mitsuru Ono. His nickname was given by an American soldier when he was playing in a US military camp after the war.
In 1959 he became a member of Hideo Shiraki's small ensemble, and played with Gerald Wilson at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival and Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1964. Starting in 1964 he led his own ensembles, which have included as sidemen Takeshi Inomata, Akira Miyazawa, George Otsuka, and Isao Suzuki. On July 22 and 24, 1966, he played with the John Coltrane quintet in Tokyo while the group was touring Japan.
He died in Tokyo on 29th February 2000
(Not much information on the web about “Sleepy.” All I could find was this very small Wikipedia entry)
For “Hidehiko Matsumoto - Sleepy At The Video (1959)” go here:
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1. Harlem Nocturne
2. Eternally
3. I Got Rhythm
4. Tenderly
5. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
6. Body And Soul
7. Flamingo
8. Walking
9. Jungle Drums
10. Cherokee
11. The Way You Look Tonight
12. I'll Remember April
13. Sweet Georgia Brown
For “Hidehiko Matsumoto And His Quintet – Modern Jazz (1960 / 2006)” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/kHpju
1. Marina 4:27
2. The Five Pennies 4:00
3. I'll Remember April 4:41
4. Bali-Hi 3:46
5. Temptation 4:48
6. Moonlight Serenade 4:14
7. Volare 5:26
8. I'll Remember You 3:41
For “Hidehiko Matsumoto & His Quintet - This Is Blues (2009)” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/dyxEP
01. St. Louis Blues [2:58]
02. Farewell blues [2:20]
03. Red and blue blues [2:05]
04. White night fog blues [2:45]
05. Champs Elysees Blues [2:34]
06. White Nagisa's Blues [2:29]
07. Brown blues [2:10]
08. Black wounded blues [3:08]
09. Starry sky blues [3:02]
10. Virgin Street Blues [3:16]
11. Blue lantern blues [2:31]
12. Grisby's Blues [2:32]
13. Midnight Blues [2:15]
14. Rain Blues [2:27]
15. GI Blues [2:19]
Tenor Sax – Hidehiko Matsumoto
Trumpet – Akio Mitsui
Guitar – Ikuo Shiosaki
Organ – Ushio Sakai
Bass – Kimio Koizumi
Drums – Shoji Nagashiba
For”Hidehiko Matsumoto - The Session: Sleepy Meets the Great Jazz Trio (1980)” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/aanJH
1. Brother Jones (Matsumoto) - 5:01
2. So "K" (Matsumoto) - 5:59
3. Manhattan Afterdark (Matsumoto) - 7:09
4. Great Encounter (Matsumoto) - 6:53
5. The City in the Morning (Matsumoto) - 6:22
6. Sleepy's Theme (Matsumoto) - 5:44
7. Tender Moment (Matsumoto) - 4:16
Hidehiko Matsumoto - tenor saxophone
Hank Jones - piano
Eddie Gomez - bass
Al Foster - drums
Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, New York on June 30 - July 1, 1980.
For “ Hidehiko Matsumoto - With Strings (1986)” go here:
https://www.imagenetz.de/haMZ5
01. Stardust
02. My Blue Heaven
03. My Way
04. Harlem Nocturne
05. Summertime
06. Sentimental Jorney
07. Begin The Beguine
08. Love Me Tender
09. Misty
10. Besame Mucho
11. Waltz Medley
12. It's Only A Paper Moon
13. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
Hidehiko Matsumoto (ts)
Keisuke Egusa (p)
Tsuneo Shibata (b)
Takeyo Igarashi (ds)
Sadanori Nakamure (g)
Takashi Ohi (vib)
Minoru Ishiyama (perc)
Yoshihisa Tamano Group
Hi Bob You can get a bit more info when you put this through Google Translate
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Or just go to the english wiki, check other languages, and select the most japanese looking, and throw it through translate.
Thanks for the tip Richard. I can re-edit this post now when I have some spare time.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for 2 of the albums
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-Hidehiko Matsumoto, Tatsuya Takahashi – tenor saxophone / nostalgic hit melody ( 松本英彦*, 高橋達也* – テナー・サックス / 懐かしのヒット・メロディー) ( Toshiba Recording Orchestra , Tokyo Union Orchestra,arranger Michiyasu Tadano )?