DIW
Total Releases:
418
Key Styles:
Contemporary Jazz,
Free Jazz,
Post Bop,
Free Improvisation,
Hard Bop
Essential DIW Albums
Dance To The Drums Again
Cassandra Wilson
1992
Jazz-Rock
Live At Pit-Inn Tokyo, Japan, 8, 8, 1988
The Sun Ra Arkestra
1988
Free Jazz
Jurassic Classics
James Carter Quartet
1994
Post Bop
Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming Of The Masters Vol.2
The Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Cecil Taylor
1991
Free Jazz
Dream Keeper
Charlie Haden, Liberation Music Orchestra
1990
Big Band
The Last Wave
Arcana
1996
Free Jazz
Ancient To The Future: Dreaming Of The Masters Series Vol.1
The Art Ensemble Of Chicago
1987
Free Jazz
Alef
John Zorn, Masada
1994
Contemporary Jazz
集団投射 = Mass Projection
Masayuki Takayanagi, Abe Kaoru
2001
Noise
Segments
Geri Allen, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
1989
Post Bop
Best DIW Albums by Style
Contemporary Jazz
Blow Up = ブロー・アップ
Isao Suzuki Trio
1973
Free Jazz
Something Different!!!!!!
Albert Ayler
1963
Sonny's Time Now
Sunny Murray
1965
The Flam
Frank Lowe
1976
Untitled
Albert Ayler
1963
Post Bop
Misty
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
1974
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| David Murray | Tenor Saxophone | 33 |
| David Murray | Bass Clarinet | 19 |
| Fred Hopkins | Bass | 16 |
| Abe Kaoru | Alto Saxophone | 16 |
| Lester Bowie | Trumpet | 15 |
| Greg Cohen | Bass | 14 |
| Malachi Favors | Bass | 12 |
| John Hicks | Piano | 12 |
| Joey Baron | Drums | 12 |
| Dave Douglas | Trumpet | 12 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Disk Union | Executive-Producer | 102 |
| Kazunori Sugiyama | Producer | 58 |
| Allan Tucker | Mastered By | 56 |
| DIW Design Room | Design [Cover] | 47 |
| Jim Anderson | Recorded By, Mixed By | 45 |
| DIW Records | Executive-Producer | 36 |
| Yasunori Arai | Design [Cover] | 20 |
| Disk Union | Executive Producer | 17 |
| Jim Anderson | Recorded By | 17 |
| DIW Records | Producer | 17 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 362 | 80.4% |
| Rock | 50 | 11.1% |
| Pop | 24 | 5.3% |
| Electronic | 21 | 4.7% |
| Funk / Soul | 17 | 3.8% |
| Blues | 10 | 2.2% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 6 | 1.3% |
| Stage & Screen | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hip Hop | 3 | 0.7% |
| Classical | 3 | 0.7% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Jazz | 110 | 24.4% |
| Free Jazz | 88 | 19.6% |
| Post Bop | 51 | 11.3% |
| Free Improvisation | 36 | 8% |
| Hard Bop | 31 | 6.9% |
| Bop | 29 | 6.4% |
| Jazz-Funk | 23 | 5.1% |
| Vocal | 20 | 4.4% |
| Noise | 15 | 3.3% |
| Experimental | 15 | 3.3% |
Releases Timeline
DIW Discography
Total: 418 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Kaoru | Last Date 8. 28, 1978 | Free Jazz | 1989 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 1 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 2 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 3 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 4 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 5 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 6 | Free Jazz | 1990 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 7 | Free Jazz | 1991 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 8 | Free Jazz | 1991 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 9 | Free Jazz | 1991 |
| Abe Kaoru | Solo Live At Gaya Vol. 10 | Free Jazz | 1991 |
| Abe Kaoru | The Last Recording | Free Improvisation | 2003 |
| Abe Kaoru, Keizo Inoue, Tatsuya Nakamura | Live At 八王子アローン Sep.3, 1977 | Free Jazz | 2015 |
| Akebonojirushi | Paradise Mambo | New Wave | 1987 |
| Al Haig | Today! | 1964 | |
| Al Haig Trio | Al Haig Trio | Bop | 1954 |
| Albert Ayler | Something Different!!!!!! | Free Jazz | 1963 |
| Albert Ayler | Untitled | Free Jazz | 1963 |
| Albert Ayler | Swing Low Sweet Spiritual | 1971 | |
| Albert Ayler Quartet | The Hilversum Session | Free Jazz | 1980 |