Hiroshi Fukumura (福村博) (born February 21, 1949,

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trombonist. Fukumura played with Sadao Watanabe for much of the 1970s, excepting a period where he studied in the United States at the

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as a sideman, for a studio recording and a live release in 1973. He was a member of

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and also worked with

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, Hidefumi Toki, and others.

Discography

*''Morning Flight'' (

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, 1973) *''Live:First Flight'' ( Trio Records, 1973) *''Hunt Up Wind'' with Sadao Watanabe (Flying Disk, 1978) *''Nice Day'' (Insights, 1981) *''Hot Shot'' (Morning, 1985)

References

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