Aki Takase
Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
1978 Aki King Trio , with Nobuyoshi Ino ( electric bass , cello ) , Takuji Kusumoto ( drums , percussion )
1981* Minerva 's Owl Quartet , with Dave Liebman ( tenor sax , soprano sax ) , Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass ) , Motohiko Hino ( drums )
1981 Esprit One track solo piano ; most tracks duo , with Yoshio Ikeda ( bass )
1981 Song for Hope Enja Trio , with Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass ) , Takeo Moriyama ( drums ) ; in concert
1982 ABC East Wind With Cecil McBee ( bass ) , Bob Moses ( drums ) , Sheila Jordan ( vocals )
1982 Perdido Enja Solo piano and koto ; in concert
1985 Teni Muho Duo , with Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass , percussion )
1987 Looking for Love Enja Duo , with Maria João ( vocals ) ; in concert
1990 Shima Shoka Enja Solo piano
1990 Gunther Klatt & Aki Takase Play Ballads of Duke Ellington Tutu Duo , with Gunther Klatt ( tenor sax )
1991 Blue Monk Enja Duo , with David Murray ( tenor saxophone , bass clarinet )
1992 Close Up of Japan Enja With Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass ) , Toki String Quartet
1993 Clapping Music Enja Trio , with Reggie Workman ( bass ) , Sunny Murray ( drums )
1993-94 Piano Duets : Live in Berlin 93/94 FMP Duo , with Alexander von Schlippenbach ( piano ) ; in concert
1994 Oriental Express Enja Septet , with Hiroaki Katayama ( baritone sax , tenor sax ) , Eiithi Hayashi ( alto sax , soprano sax ) , Issei Igarashi ( trumpet ) , Hiroshi Itaya ( trombone ) , Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass ) , Shota Koyama ( drums )
1997 Duet for Eric Dolphy Enja Duo , with Rudi Mahall ( bass clarinet , contrabass clarinet )
1997 Tarantella Psi Quintet , with Aleks Kolkowski ( violin ) , Maurice Horsthuis ( viola ) , Tristan Honsinger ( cello ) , Nobuyoshi Ino ( bass ) ; released 2006
1997 Valencia Duo , with David Murray ( tenor saxophone , bass clarinet ) ; in concert
2001 Le Cahier du Bal Leo Solo piano
2001 St Louis Blues Enja With Nils Wogram ( trombone ) , Fred Frith ( guitar ) , Rudi Mahall ( bass clarinet ) , Paul Lovens ( percussion )
Discography -- As leader/co-leader