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Kaoru Abe

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Also known as Abe Kaoru

Japanese saxophonist (1949-1978)

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  • Chōsen mondai ronshū
  • Chōsen jimbutsu senshū
  • Chōsen kōrōsha meikan
  • Flowers in Shakespeare

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Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫 Abe Kaoru?, May 5, 1949 - September 9, 1978) was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the most abrasive saxophone sound. Self-taught at a young age, Abe performed with notables such as Motoharu Yoshizawa, Takehisa Kosugi, Yosuke Yamashita, Derek Bailey, and Milford Graves, although he generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. His life was the basis of the film Endless

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date of birth
1949-05-03
date of death
1978-09-09
name in kana
あべ かおる
name in native language
阿部薫
start of work period
1968-00-00
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