Kankawa
Official Site : KING OF ORGAN : KANKAWA
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Charismatic Organ player.
He is respected from club-jazz, Japanese pops, and hip-hop musicians.
ORGANIST II "SILENT SOUL" / Kankawa
Kankawa's first ballad colection on straight ahead Organ jazz.
Featuring "What a Wonderful World", "Michelle", "Hotel California", "Amazing Grace", and more.
(2013 release)
SOUL KITCHEN / Kankawa
Straight ahead Organ jazz album of Kankawa.
(2012 release)
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NEVER GIVE UP! / North-Japan Supporting Acoustic Jazz Band
Charity album for 3.11 Japan Eathquake.
Featuring Kankawa, Shinpei
Ruike (Naruyoshi Kikuchi Dub Sextet), Nao Takeuchi, Haruhiko "Haru" Takauchi, Shota Koyama.
(2011 release)
3.11 / North-Japan Supporting Electric Jazz Band
Charity album for 3.11 Japan Eathquake.
Featuring Kankawa, Tony Suggs, Motoharu (Soil & Pimp Sessions), Ken Sakama, Katsuto P Koizumi, Ryo Saito, Akihito.
(2011 release)
ORGANIST / Kankawa
Straight ahead Organ jazz album of Kankawa.
(2010 release)
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for Japan
ORGAN TALKING "EMERGENCY" -Dear Tony- / Kankawa
Rock feeling jazz funk album featuring Joe Lynn Turner (vocal), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Akira Wada (guitar), Lenny White (drums), Anthony Jackson (bass), Tomohiro Yahiro (percussion).
(2009 release)
REMINISCENCE MILES / Kankawa
Kankawa's free jazz sound.
(2007 release)
JAZZ TIME III -SOUL FINGER- / Kankawa
Tributing album for Kankawa's master, Jimmy Smith.
Featuring
Mark Whitfield (guitar), Jun Yamagishi (guitar), Andy Mcload (bass), Greg Bandy (drums), Winard Haeper (drums).
(2006 release)
CYNODONTIA / Nude Jazz
"Nude Jazz" is special collaboration unit of Kankawa and DJ Kensei.
Inprovisation live recorded album.
(2005 release)
JAZZ TIME II -BLUE BOSSA LIVE 1987 / Joe Henderson meets Kankawa
1987 recorded legendary Japanese live.
Featuring Kankawa, Joe Henderson, Keith Kilgo, Kiyoshi Sugimoto.
(2005 release)
JAM JAM / The Heavy Cats (Hiram Bullock & Kankawa)
Live recorded album featuring Kankawa, Hiram Bullock, Kenji Hino, Fuyu.
(2005 release)
JAZZ TIME / Kankawa meets Gary Bartz
Live recorded duo session of Kankawa and Gary Bartz.
(2004 release)
KEY CLICK / Kankawa122 + DJ Logic
Live recorded session of Kankawa and turntablist DJ Logic.
Free improvised abstruct club-jazz.
Featuring
Satoshi Izumi (guitar), Nao Takeuchi (tenor Sax, flute), Dr.Ko (bass), Fuyu (drums).
(2004 release)
NUCLEUS DANCE / Kankawa122
Live recorded album of Kankawa122.
Powerful club-jazz-funk!
Featuring
Satoshi Izumi (guitar), Nao Takeuchi (tenor Sax, flute), Dr.Ko (bass),Yoshihito Eto (drums), DJ Ryohei, DJ Hiyoco.
(2003 release)
GREATFUL REMIXERS / Kankawa122
Remix album of Kankawa122's "Roots Proof".
Remixed by DJ Logic, Bill Laswell,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma & DJ Moshe, DJ Hide, Christian Fennesz, Jah Massa.
(2002 release)
ROOTS PROOF / Kankawa122
Kankawa's club jazz funk.
Featuring Satoshi Izumi, Nao Takeuchi, P.Koizumi, Ryo Saito.
(2002 release)
CONFUSION / Drive Band
Chaotic jazz funk fusion by Japanese menbers' band "Drive Band" ieaturing Kankawa, kazuki "Katuwo" Katsuta, Hirokuni Korekata, Ko Shimizu, Hiroyuki Noritake.
(2002 release)
ORGAN MEETING / Jack Mcduff & Kankawa
Live session recording of Legendary Organ Brother Jack Mcduff and Kankawa.
This is Mcduff's last recording session.
Featuring
Kenichi Nishio, Nao Takeuchi, Greg Bandy, Marvin Horn.
(2001 release)
DRIVE / Kankawa
Kankawa's solo album featuring smooth jazz stars as Omar Hakim (drums), Darryl Jones (bass), Mike Stern (guitar), Hiram Bullock (guitar), Mino Cinelu (percussions), Boney James (sax), and others.
(2000 release)
UGANDA -LIVE IN JAPAN- / Kankawa BIII
Live recording of the suite Kankawa wrote for the tragedy in Ugandan war.
Featuring Dennis Chanbers (drums), Phil Upchurch (guitar), Ko Shimizu (bass), Nao Takeuchi (Baritone Sax, Flute).
(1999 release)
HARLEM SWING / Kankawa
Harlem feeling straight ahead jazz playing by Kankawa trio featuring Jimmy Ponder (guitar), Greg Bandy (drums).
(1998 release)
B-III / Kankawa
Kankawa's hard rock feeling jazz funk.
Featuring
Hiram Bullock, David Sanborn, etc.
(1997 release)
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