Researched musician profile
About Kosuke Mine
An official concert-film biography traces Mine from the Masabumi Kikuchi group in 1969 through Native Son, Four Sound, J.J. Spirits, and ensembles under his own name. It distinguishes those group histories from his work as a session player.[2]
Victor Entertainment’s 2026 edition of Daguri documents a 1973 leader session composed entirely by Mine, with him on soprano and tenor saxophones. Days of Delight preserves a complete alternate performance of “Rias Coast” from the 2018 Bamboo Grove sessions.[1][3]
Daguri
The official 2026 edition restores Mine’s all-original 1973 quintet recording with full personnel.[1]
Leader groups
The concert-film biography maps Mine’s work from Native Son to his quintet and quartet projects.[2]
Bamboo Grove session
Days of Delight documents Mine on tenor and soprano saxophones in a complete 2018 studio performance.[3]