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Japanese improvising guitarist Kazuhisa Uchihashi (1959), a member since 1988 of
First Edition and since 1990 of Altered States (both formed by drummer Yasuhiro Yoshigaki and the latter documented on several albums since the 1992 self-titled debut),
and of
Ground Zero between 1994 and 1997,
has recorded the albums of solo guitar improvisations
Guitar Solo (february 1994 - Zenbei, 1994),
Phosphorescence (december 1996 - Zenbei, 1997) and Crazy Bubbles (may 1998 - Psycho, 2000).
Phantasmagoria, a six-piece unit with Takeshi Kojima on sampler, Ko Iwata on sax, Masafumi Ezaki on trumpet, has released Phantasmagoria (april 1999 - Innocent, 2000) and Cantata (may 2000 - Psycho, 2000).
Collaborations include
Kichen (EMI, 1997) with Otomo Yoshihide,
King Pawns (october 1997 - Zenbei, 1998) with guitarist Hans Reichel,
Cold Blowaway Sizeup (february 1997 - Psycho, 2000) with drummer Sam Bennett,
Mr Summer Time (december 2000 - Paleblue, 2002) with Yasuhiro Otani,
Duets (november 2000 - Innocent, 2002) with vocalist Shelley Hirsch,
Ruins & Kazuhisa Uchihashi (february 2002 - Sound Factory, 2002),
Are You Be (february 2002 - Animul, 2002) with Ned Rothenberg and Sam Bennett,
etc.
Flect (may 2003) documents a solo live improvisation.
The double-CD Improvisations Vol.1 (september 2004 - Magaibutsu, 2005) and the triple-CD Improvisations Vol.2 (july 2006 - Magaibutsu, 2006) collect jams with Ruins' drummer Tatsuya Yoshida for a grand total of 360 minutes.
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