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https://mabumi.com/profile/ ｜ Soprano & Tenor Saxophone Mabumi Yamaguchi ｜ Born in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture on September 1, 1946. Started trombone with a junior high school brass band. Upon entering Keio University, he picked up his longing saxophone and joined a full jazz band called KMP NEW SOUND ORCHESTRA. Spent four years with saxophone, jazz coffee shop and mahjong. After graduating, he worked for the Yamaha Music Foundation for about half a year, but aspired to become a musician, he worked at Ochanomizu Naru, which was just opened by the late Katsuo Narita in 1969, and Shibuya Oscar, which was performing live at that time. start. At that time, friends were Fumio Itabashi (p) Hiro Tsunoda (drs) Ryojiro Furusawa (drs) Mikio Masuda (p) Mitsuaki Furuno (b) Hideo Sekine (drs). In 1970, he made a full-scale debut in the pit stop and tallow with the Kawasaki Akira (Guitar) quintet, and at this time he was still playing alto saxophone. In 1971, he was selected by George Otsuka (drs) and turned from alto to tenor. George Otsuka Quintet, consisting of Shunzo Ohno (Tp) Toshiyuki Otoku (p) and Mitsuaki Furuno (b), was very well received in various places. After leaving George Otsuka Quintet in 1974, he formed his own quartet and is active mainly in live houses. Members at that time were Ichiro Doi (p), Kosuke Sakai (b), Ikuo Sakurai (b), and Hideo Sekine (drs). In 1976, he released his first leader work "After the Rain". In 1978, when he released his second work, "Lee Ward...