Researched musician profile
About Fumio Itabashi
Itabashi’s official biography traces his jazz work from studies at Kunitachi College of Music and a 1970 professional debut with Sadao Watanabe through leader trios, touring ensembles, and orchestral projects. Nippon Columbia independently documents the same core piano and composition career.[1][2]
The artist chronology records recurring Yokohama Jazz Promenade productions beginning in the 1990s, alongside current DOLPHY performances. It also distinguishes the trio FIT!, Itabashi Jazz Orchestra, Four Sounds, Mix Dynamite, film scoring, and cross-genre collaborations as separate strands of his work.[1][6]
Nippon Columbia’s catalog documents Watarase, Nature, The Mix Dynamite Yuu, and To Be with track lists and authorized purchase or streaming routes. The label’s Watarase page identifies the session as an October 1981 Tokyo recording later reissued in its jazz archive series.[3][4][5]
Watarase
Columbia’s release page preserves the seven-track piano album, recording date, reissue context, and authorized listening links.[4]
Yokohama productions
The official chronology records repeated large-ensemble and cross-cultural Jazz Promenade programs in the city.[1][6]
Ensembles and film music
Itabashi’s artist and label biographies distinguish his trios and orchestra from an extensive body of screen composition.[1][2]