Masahiko Togashi - We Now Create Masahiko Togashi

A rare masterpiece featuring Masahiko Togashi, Masayuki Takayanagi, Mototeru Takagi and Motoharu Yoshizawa, four of the most important and influential figures in the history of Japanese free jazz.

The recording captures a moment of fearless experimentation and radical musical freedom. Takayanagi’s guitar work makes striking use of feedback and abstraction, while Takagi’s dynamic tenor saxophone playing and haunting corn pipe — a vertical flute — add a raw and unpredictable energy throughout. Yoshizawa contributes deeply expressive, completely unrestrained string resonances, while Togashi’s intelligent drumming combines precision and power in equal measure.

Together, the quartet create a work that feels both explosive and visionary — a genuine masterpiece that announced the arrival of a new era in Japanese free jazz.