is a Japanese jazz saxophonist. Igarashi did not begin playing saxophone until the age of 19, but within a year was playing in a band led by

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. He played with Shotaro Moriyasu in 1954 and following this played with a series of large ensembles, such as the

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's Sharps and Flats, The Blue Coats, and the orchestra of Shigenori Obara.

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References

* Kazunori Sugiyama, "Akitoshi Igarashi". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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