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Takeshi Inomata

real name 猪俣 猛

Japan

Takeshi Inomata is credited on 135 albums across 522 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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135

Albums

522

Pressings

8

Decades active

6

In collections

Biography

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Japanese jazz drummer. Born on February 6, 1936 in Takarazuka, Hyogo prefecture; died October 4, 2024 in Saitama prefecture. Made his professional debut aged 16.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

135 albums · 522 pressings · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 595
  • Other credits · 37
  • Production · 8
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Iino Hall · Toshi Center Hall · Bunkyo Kokaido · Suginami Kokaido

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Helen Merrill
  • Norio Maeda
  • Tadao Sawai
  • The Third (2)
  • Norio Maeda Trio
  • Modern Jazz Playboys
  • Fumiaki Miyamoto

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