Yasuaki Shimizu
Biography
Yasuaki Shimizu (清水靖晃, Shimizu Yasuaki) (born 9 August 1954) is a Japanese composer, saxophonist and producer. He is known for his interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach, in particular the "Cello Suites 1-6" re-arranged for and performed on tenor saxophone. Since 1981 he has composed, produced or arranged for artists as diverse as jazz vocalist Helen Merrill, composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and DJ Towa Tei. During this time he has lived in London, Paris and Tokyo.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sunshower
1977
Mignonne = ミニヨン
1978
環境音楽 = Kankyō Ongaku (Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980 - 1990)
2019
Kakashi = 案山子
1982
Heisei No Oto (Japanese Left-Field Pop From The CD Age, 1989-1996)
2021
うたかたの日々
1983
Kylyn
1979
J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (Volume 3)
2021
Light'n Up
1982
Tokyo Joe
1982
Prophetic Dream = 予言者の夢
1982
One Night Stand
1982
Let's Begin = レッツ・ビギン
1981
寿限無 A Figure Of Yosuke Yamashita Vol. 2 = 寿限無 山下洋輔の世界Vol.2
1981
Monochrome = モノクローム
1980
Kaleidoscope
1979
Future Listening!
1994
Tendres Fièvres
1986
The September Wind = 九月の風 ~通り過ぎた夏~
1982
Credited work
855 releases · 215 albums · active 1976–2025
- Performance · 1,964
- Other credits · 281
- Production · 120
- Engineering · 13
Studios: Onkio Haus · CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio · Victor Studio · Nippon Columbia Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Towa Tei
- Various
- Taeko Ohnuki
- Naoya Matsuoka
- Mariah (3)
- Minako Yoshida
- Pierre Barouh
- Kazumi Watanabe