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| birth_place = [[Yokohama]], Japan |
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'''Hiroshi Suzuki''' |
{{Nihongo|'''Hiroshi Suzuki'''|鈴木 弘|Suzuki Hiroshi|November 12, 1933 – January 16, 2020}} was a [[Japanese Americans|Japanese American]] [[jazz]] [[trombone|trombonist]].<ref name=HHV>{{cite news |last1=Bischoff |first1=Björn |title=Hiroshi Suzuki: The unknown with the trombone |url=https://www.hhv-mag.com/en/feature/11691/hiroshi-suzuki-the-unknown-with-the-trombone |access-date=17 November 2021 |work=HHV Mag |date=27 June 2021}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
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Suzuki moved to the United States at 38 to play with bandleader and drummer [[Buddy Rich]]. Suzuki lived in [[Las Vegas]]. In 1975, he returned to Japan and recorded the five tracks on his album ''Cat'' |
Suzuki moved to the United States at 38 to play with bandleader and drummer [[Buddy Rich]]. Suzuki lived in [[Las Vegas]]. In 1975, he returned to Japan and recorded the five tracks on his album ''Cat'', released on February 26, 1976. After release the album didn't receive any notable acclaim. However, 39 years later in 2015, [[Columbia Records]] re-released the album in Japan to bring it to a wider audience.<ref name="HHV" /> In the 21st century, the album has received some critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Brandon |title=Hiroshi Suzuki's "Romance" is in Love with Modern Music |url=https://medium.com/the-gleaming-sword/hiroshi-suzukis-romance-is-in-love-with-modern-music-e17310a3628 |access-date=17 November 2021 |work=Medium |date=1 August 2020}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Suzuki died on January 16, 2020, in Las Vegas at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hiroshi Suzuki Obituary |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/hiroshi-suzuki-9003260 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
===Studio albums=== |
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*''Variation'' (1969) {{small|(Hiroshi Suzuki & [[Masahiko Togashi]] Quintet)}} |
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*''Up Up and Away'' (1969) {{small|(Hiroshi Suzuki & His Happy Cats)}} |
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*''Trombone Standard Deluxe'' (1969) |
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*''Trombone Deluxe'' (1970) |
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*''Cat'' (1976) |
*''Cat'' (1976) |
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[[Category:American jazz trombonists]] |
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[[Category:American multi-instrumentalists of Japanese descent]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:49, 5 August 2024
Hiroshi Suzuki 鈴木 弘 | |
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Background information | |
Born | Yokohama, Japan | November 12, 1933
Died | January 16, 2020 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 86)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Trombone |
Labels | Columbia |
Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木 弘, Suzuki Hiroshi, November 12, 1933 – January 16, 2020) was a Japanese American jazz trombonist.[1]
Career
[edit]Suzuki moved to the United States at 38 to play with bandleader and drummer Buddy Rich. Suzuki lived in Las Vegas. In 1975, he returned to Japan and recorded the five tracks on his album Cat, released on February 26, 1976. After release the album didn't receive any notable acclaim. However, 39 years later in 2015, Columbia Records re-released the album in Japan to bring it to a wider audience.[1] In the 21st century, the album has received some critical acclaim.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Suzuki died on January 16, 2020, in Las Vegas at the age of 86.[3]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Variation (1969) (Hiroshi Suzuki & Masahiko Togashi Quintet)
- Up Up and Away (1969) (Hiroshi Suzuki & His Happy Cats)
- Trombone Standard Deluxe (1969)
- Trombone Deluxe (1970)
- Cat (1976)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bischoff, Björn (27 June 2021). "Hiroshi Suzuki: The unknown with the trombone". HHV Mag. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Brandon (1 August 2020). "Hiroshi Suzuki's "Romance" is in Love with Modern Music". Medium. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Hiroshi Suzuki Obituary". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 7 March 2022.