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Japanese jazz bassist, born 24 April 1931, Tokyo, Japan; died 8 February 1979.
ALBUMS
Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Takeshi Inomata, Tatsuro Takimoto, Sadanori Nakamure, Hozan Yamamoto
白鳥／琴・名曲の調べ = Koto Plays Classic Favourites
1975, 2xLP, Album, Gat, RCA, 
,
, Classical/Folk
Tadao Sawai & Kazue Sawai & Hozan Yamamoto & Sadanori Nakamure & Tatsuro Takimoto & Takeshi Inomata
J. S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto
1971, 
Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Takeshi Inomata, Tatsuro Takimoto, Sadanori Nakamure, Hozan Yamamoto
琴・クラシック名曲集 = Koto Plays Classic Favorites
1970, LP, Album, RCA, ,
, Classical/Folk
Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto, Takeshi Inomata, Tatsuro Takimoto, Sadanori Nakamure
Koto Plays Classic Favorites
2xLP, Album, RCA
Takeshi Inomata & His West Liners
My Way
1971,
Norio Maeda Trio
Alpha Ray
1969, ,
, Post Bop
Takeshi Inomata & His West Liners
Liner Note
1967, ,
, Bossa Nova/Soul-Jazz/Modal
Takeshi Inomata & His West Liners
Ballata della Tromba/Champs-Elysées
1962, 7", King Records
The Modern Jazz All Stars
Modern Jazz
1958, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz/Bop
APPEARANCES +
Norio Maeda Trio / Terumasa Hino Quintet
Alpha Ray / Hakuchu No Shugeki - Theme
2024, 7", Jazz Room Records
Sleep Walker
Shibuya Jazz Classics - Sleep Walker Collection - Columbia Issue
2003, CD, Comp, Solid Records (6)
守安祥太郎* / 秋吉敏子*
幻のモカンボ・セッション'54 完全版 = The Complete Historic Mocambo Session'54
1998, 3xCD, Album, Mono, Polydor, Rockwell
猪俣猛とウエスト・ライナーズ*
Liner Note
1997, CD, Album, RE, RM, Columbia, ,
, Modal/Soul-Jazz
守安祥太郎*
幻のモカンボ・セッション'54 = The Historic Mocambo Session'54
1990, 2x CD, ,
, Bop
沢井忠夫*
琴 クラシック名曲集
1986, CD, Album, RCA,
Helen Merrill
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
1982
Various
Modern Punch For You
1978, ,
, Hard Bop
West Liners* With Terry Mizushima*
West Liners With Terry Mizushima
1977, LP, Album, Promo, Victor,
Shotaro Moriyasu, Sadao Watanabe
幻のモカンボ・セッション'54 Vol.2 = The Historic Mocambo Session'54 Vol.2
1975, LP, Album, Mono, Rockwell
Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Takeshi Inomata, Norio Maeda, Hozan Yamamoto
Jazz Rock 琴 / 日本の民謡
1973, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Min'yō
Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Norio Maeda, Hozan Yamamoto
Air On The G-String Sebastian Bach Played By The Koto
1972
Leontyne Price, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Leopold Stokowski
Jesus Loves You
1971, LP, Album, Dyn, RCA Red Seal, RCA
Tadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto
Koto Amadeus Mozart
1969, LP, Album, Gat, RCA, ,
, Classical/Contemporary Jazz
オリジナル・チンドン・ポップス・バンド = The Original ChinDon Pops Band* & 徳川一郎 = Ichiro Tokugawa*
Original ChinDon Pops
1969
The Westliners*
Come Together!
1969
Tadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto
Vivaldi / Four Seasons
1969, ,
, Classical/Contemporary Jazz
山本邦山*
Shakuhachi: Easy-Listening = 尺八：イージー・リスニング
1968, LP, Album, Union Records (3), ,
, Easy Listening
5 Saxophones
5 Saxophones
1968,
Various
Latin Barock Collection
1968, ,
, Easy Listening
Tadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto
Koto Sebastian Bach = 琴 セバスチャン・バッハ
1968, ,
, Classical/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Youngmen Essential 12
1967, 4xFlexi, 7", Kodama Press,
Takeshi Inomata, Norio Maeda
Drum Shot = ドラム・ショット
1967,
West Liner's* = ウェスト・ライナーズ*
Modern Jazz Screen Mood = モダン・ジャズ・スクリーン・ムード
1964, 7", EP, Columbia,
West Liner's*
Modern Jazz Screen Mood
1964, Vinyl, ,
, Cool Jazz/Modal
Modern Jazz All Stars*
Modern Jazz In Tokyo
1964, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Hard Bop
Various
ステレオ・モダンムード
1963, 3xFlexi, 7", Kodama Press,
Various
Jazz Festival At Karuizawa Newtown - 1
1963, LP, Album, Victor
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill In Tokyo = ヘレン・メリル・イン・トウキョウ
1963
Dark Ducks, Takeshi Inomata & His "West Liners"*
Dancing In The Dark = ダンシング・イン・ザ・ダーク
1962, 10", King Records
Various
Modern Jazz 1
1961, 4xFlexi, 7", S/Sided, Boo, Chikuma Shobo, ,
, Hard Bop/Post Bop
Modern Jazz All Stars*
TV & Screen Hits
1961, 10", Red, Toshiba Records
Modern Jazz All Stars of Japan*
Battle Of Funky
1961
Seiji Hiraoka
Seiji Hiraoka Plays MJQ Favorites
1961
Various
Karuizawa Music Inn Vol.1
1961
Various
Modern Jazz Composer's Corner
1960, ,
, Bop/Big Band/Modal
Various
"King Jazz Series" – Highlights
1958, LP, Comp, Mono, King Records
Various
Modern Jazz Concert At Video Hall, Tokyo – Leading 4 Combos In Japan
1958, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal
Various
Jazz Message From Tokyo
1957
Various
Midnight In Tokyo Volume Three
1957
Various
The Swing Journal All Star Bands – Part 1
1956, 7", EP, King Records,
Various
The Swing Journal All Star Bands
1956
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Tokyo 1963
2008, CD, Unofficial, RLR Records
Sonny Rollins
Live At Marunouchi Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, September 19, 1963
2008, CDr, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, OlkMen Records, 
