As leader, co-leader or sideman, Japanese jazz pianist and composer Masabumi Kikuchi (1939–2015) collaborated with, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Gil Evans, Elvin Jones, Miles Davis, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian. Recorded shortly before his death, his final studio album Hanamichi was released in April 2021.

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