East Wind
Total Releases:
72
Key Styles:
Contemporary Jazz,
Fusion,
Post Bop,
Jazz-Funk,
Hard Bop
Essential East Wind Albums
At The Village Vanguard
The Great Jazz Trio
1978
Bop
The Three
Joe Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
1976
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
LA4
1977
Latin Jazz
I'm Old Fashioned
Sadao Watanabe, The Great Jazz Trio
1976
Post Bop
Mickey's Mouth
Mikio Masuda
1976
Soul-Jazz
Esoteric Funk
Hubert Eaves III
1977
Jazz-Rock
Prism
Ryo Kawasaki
1976
Fusion
Wishes = ウィッシズ
Kochi (4), Kochi
1976
Fusion
Spiritual Nature
Masahiko Togashi
1975
Free Improvisation
Best East Wind Albums by Style
Contemporary Jazz
Salaam Salaam = サラーム・サラーム
Takehiro Honda
1974
Trip To The Orient
Ronnie Mathews
1975
Life
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
1976
Going Home
LA4
1977
Fusion
Mickey's Mouth
Mikio Masuda
1976
Esoteric Funk
Hubert Eaves III
1977
Prism
Ryo Kawasaki
1976
Wishes = ウィッシズ
Kochi
1976
Post Bop
East Wind
Masabumi Kikuchi
1974
Trace
Mikio Masuda
1974
Out Of Chaos
Kohsuke Mine
1974
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Artists
| Musician | Instrument | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Higgins | Drums | 11 |
| Hank Jones | Piano | 10 |
| Sam Jones | Bass | 9 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 9 |
| Anthony Williams | Drums | 8 |
| Tsutomu Okada | Bass | 8 |
| Cedar Walton | Piano | 7 |
| Yukio Morisaki | Promotion [Promotional Director] | 7 |
| Yukio Morisaki | Promotion | 7 |
| Motohiko Hino | Drums | 7 |
Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Toshinari Koinuma | Executive-Producer | 42 |
| Kiyoshi Itoh | Producer | 41 |
| Yasohachi Itoh | Producer | 34 |
| David Baker | Engineer | 15 |
| Tadayuki Naitoh | Photography By | 15 |
| Yoshihiro Suzuki | Engineer | 13 |
| Toshinari Koinuma | Producer | 12 |
| Johsuke Kubo | Art Direction | 11 |
| Heyqlow Kobayashi | Design [Album] | 10 |
| Shoichi Yui | Liner Notes | 10 |
Genres & Styles
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 72 | 86.7% |
| Latin | 3 | 3.6% |
| Funk / Soul | 3 | 3.6% |
| Rock | 1 | 1.2% |
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Jazz | 17 | 20.5% |
| Fusion | 16 | 19.3% |
| Post Bop | 14 | 16.9% |
| Jazz-Funk | 12 | 14.5% |
| Hard Bop | 6 | 7.2% |
| Bop | 6 | 7.2% |
| Modal | 4 | 4.8% |
| Latin Jazz | 3 | 3.6% |
| Free Jazz | 3 | 3.6% |
| Avant-garde Jazz | 3 | 3.6% |
Releases Timeline
East Wind Discography
Total: 72 releases
| Artist | Album | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pocket | Fly On | Jazz-Rock | 1975 |
| Aki Takase | ABC | Free Jazz | 1982 |
| Al Haig | Duke'N'Bird | 1977 | |
| Al Haig Trio | Chelsea Bridge | Post Bop | 1975 |
| Andrew Hill | Hommage | Contemporary Jazz | 1975 |
| Andrew Hill | Nefertiti | Post Bop | 1976 |
| Andrew Hill | Blue Black | Avant-garde Jazz | 1977 |
| Ann Burton | By Myself Alone | Vocal | 1974 |
| Art Farmer | To Duke With Love | Contemporary Jazz | 1975 |
| Art Farmer | Yesterday's Thoughts | Bop | 1976 |
| Art Farmer | The Summer Knows | Post Bop | 1977 |
| Art Farmer Quintet | At Boomers | 1976 | |
| Cedar Walton | Pit Inn | Bop | 1975 |
| David Friedman | Winter Love, April Joy | Smooth Jazz | 1975 |
| Dollar Brand | African Breeze | 1974 | |
| Don Friedman | Hope For Tomorrow | Jazz-Funk | 1975 |
| Hank Jones | Hanky Panky | 1975 | |
| Hubert Eaves III | Esoteric Funk | Jazz-Rock | 1977 |
| Isao Suzuki | Hip Dancin' | Fusion | 1976 |
| Jackie McLean, The Great Jazz Trio | New Wine In Old Bottles | 1978 |