Junko Onishi Catalog
1992 (age 25)
Junko Onishi Trio - Wow Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5547 1993
Junko Onishi, piano; Tomoyuki Shima, bass; Dairiki Hara, drums.
Sound City (Studio I), Tokyo, Japan, September 3-5, 1992
| The Jungular | |
| Rockin' In Rhythm | |
| B-Rush | |
| Prospect Park West | |
| Point-Counter-Point | |
| Brilliant Corners | |
| Nature Boy | |
| Broadway Blues |
** also released on Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-95009 in 2013.
1993
Junko Onishi Trio - Cruisin' Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5555 1993
Junko Onishi, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, April 21-22, 1993
| Eulogia | |
| The Shepherd | |
| Summertime | |
| Congeniality | |
| Melancholia | |
| Caravan | |
| Roz | |
| Switchin' In | |
| Blue Seven |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28447 2 3 in 1995.
1994
Junko Onishi Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5570 1994
Junko Onishi, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, May 6-8, 1994
| So Long Eric | |
| Blue Skies | |
| Concorde | |
| How Long Has This Been Goin' On | |
| Darn That Dream | |
| Congeniality |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31886 2 8 in 1995.
Junko Onishi Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard II Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5572 1995
same session.
Village Vanguard, NYC, May 6-8, 1994
| The House Of Blue Lights | |
| Never Let Me Go | |
| Brilliant Corners | |
| Ringo Oiwake | |
| Tea For Two |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33418 2 5 in 1997.
1995
Junko Onishi - Piano Quintet Suite Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5576 1995
Marcus Belgrave, trumpet, vocal; Eiichi Hayashi, alto sax; Junko Onishi, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Tony Rabeson, drums.
Woodstock Studio, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, July 7-10, 1995
| Piano Quintet Suite | |
| Peggie's Blue Skylight | |
| Interlude 1 | |
| Naturally | |
| Interlude 2 | |
| Tropic Of Capricorn | |
| Tony | |
| Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk | |
| Take The "A" Train |
** also released on Blue Note CDP 7243 8 36483 2 0.
Junko Onishi Trio - In Europe: Play, Piano, Play Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5583 1996
Junko Onishi, piano; Shigeo Aramaki, bass; Dairiki Hara, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 11, 1995;
Pori Jazz Festival, Pori, Finland, July 18, 1995;
The Jazz Open Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, July 20, 1995
| Play, Piano, Play | |
| How High The Moon | |
| Slugs | |
| Trinity | |
| Portrait Of Blue | |
| Kutoubia | |
| The Junglar |
1997 (age 30)
Yoshiro Okazaki, Seiji Tada, Tetsuro Kawashima, Junko Onishi, Shigeo Aramaki, Dairiki Hara - Jazz Workshop Presents The Sextet Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5586 1997
Yoshiro Okazaki, trumpet; Seiji Tada, alto sax; Tetsuro Kawashima, tenor sax; Junko Onishi, piano, producer, director; Shigeo Aramaki, bass; Dairiki Hara, drums.
Woodstock Studio, Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, January 26-28, 1997
| Princess Swallow | |
| Benny's Bag | |
| Prelude To Tornado | |
| Mu-Jiko Mu-Ihan | |
| Marine Snow | |
| The Lonely Bassman Blues | |
| Portrait In Blue |
1998
Junko Onishi - Self Portrait Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001 1998
Junko Onishi, piano; Yasushi Yoneki, bass; Motohiko Hino, drums.
released April 29, 1998
| Eulogia II |
Junko Onishi - Fragile Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8008 1998
Junko Onishi, piano, keyboards; Reginald Veal, bass; Karriem Riggins, drums #1,3,6; Motohiko Hino, drums #2,4; Tamaya Honda, drums #5,7; PEACE, vocal #4.
Toshiba EMI Sutudio 3, Tokyo, Japan, July 5-7, 1998
| 1. | Phaethon |
| 2. | Complexions |
| 3. | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' |
| 4. | Compared To What |
| 5. | Hey Joe |
| 6. | Eulogia Variation |
| 7. | Sunshine Of Your Love (Jam) |
** also released on Blue Note 7243 4 98108 2 2 in 1999.
2008 (age 41)
Junko Onishi - Musical Moments Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68085 2009
Junko Onishi, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.
Blue Note Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2008
| So Long Eric / Mood Indigo / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (bonus track) |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yousuke Inoue, bass; Gean Jackson, drums.
Sound City Studio, Tokyo, Japan, April 30, and May 1, 2009
| Hat And Beard | |
| I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | |
| Back In The Days | |
| Bitter Sweet | |
| Ill Wind | |
| Musical Moments | |
| Somethig Sweet, Something Tender | |
| G.W. | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
2010
Junko Onishi - Baroque Verve (J) UCCJ-2081 2010
Nicholas Payton, trumpet #1-3,5-7; Wycliff Gordon, trombone #1-3,5-7; James Carter, tenor, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute #1-3,5-7; Junko Onishi, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass #1,3,5,7; Reginald Veal, bass #1-3,5-7; Herlin Riley, drums #1-3,5-7; Roland Guerrero, congas #1.
Sear Sound, NYC, March 24-29, 2010
| 1. | Tutti |
| 2. | The Mother's (Where Johnny Is) |
| 3. | The Threepenny Opera |
| 4. | Stardust |
| 5. | Meditations For A Pair Of Wire Cutters |
| 6. | Flamingo |
| 7. | The Street Beat / 52nd Street Theme |
| 8. | Memories Of You |
** also released on Verve (Eu) 0259464 in 2010.
2016
Junko Onishi - Tea Times Taboo (J) VRCL 18853 2016
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums.
Sony Music Studios, Tokyo, Japan and Studio Favre, Tokyo, Japan, March 6-9, 2016
| Tea Time 2 | |
| Blackberry | |
| Tea Time 1 |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums; with Eric Miyashiro, Koji Nishimura, Masahiko Sugasaka, trumpet; Nobuhide Handa, Eijiro Nakagawa, Ryota Sasaguri, trombone; Tokuhiro Doi, alto sax; Ryoji Ihara, tenor sax, flute; Kei Suzuki, baritone sax; Ryoji Ihara, transcriber; Ryoji Ihara, horns coordinator.
| Chromatic Universe |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums; with Eric Miyashiro, Koji Nishimura, Atsushi Osawa, Masahiko Sugasaka, trumpet; Nobuhide Handa, Eijiro Nakagawa, Ryota Sasaguri, trombone; Koichi Nonoshita, bass trombone; Kazuhiko Kondo, alto sax; Tokuhiro Doi, alto sax, clarinet; Masakuni Takeno, tenor sax; Ryoji Ihara, tenor sax, flute; Kei Suzuki, baritone sax; Yosuke Miyajima, guitar; Miho Hazama, horn section arranger.
| GL/JM |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums.
| The Intersection | |
| Caroline Champtier |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums; featuring Naruyoshi Kikuchi as N/K, OMSB, rap.
| Malcolm Vibraphone X |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums; featuring JUMA, OMSB, rap; Ayumu Yahaba, Sara Yoshida, chorus.
| U Know |
Junko Onishi, piano; Yunior Terry, bass; Terreon Gully, drums.
| Fetish |
2017 (age 50)
Junko Onishi Trio - Glamorous Life Somethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1025 2017
Junko Onishi, piano; Yosuke Inoue, bass; Shinnosuke Takahashi, drums.
Sound City A-studio, Tokyo, Japan, September 4 and 5, 2017;
Sound City Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, September 6, 2017
| Essential | |
| Golden Boys | |
| A Love Song (a.k.a. Kutoubia) | |
| Arabesque | |
| Tiger Rag | |
| Almost Like Me | |
| Hot Ginger Apple Pie | |
| Fast City | |
| 7/29/04 The Day Of (from "Ocean's 12") |
Junko Onishi - Very Special Somethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1024 2017
Takuya Mori, clarinet #6; Yoshie Sato, bass clarinet #6; Junko Onishi, piano, Fender Rhodes #5,9; Takayoshi Baba, guitar #2,4,7,9,10; Yosuke Inoue, bass #11; Shinnosuke Takahashi, cymbals #1; Jose James, vocal #3,8; Miho Hazama, arranger, conductor #6.
Sound City A-studio, Tokyo, Japan, September 7-9, 2017;
Sound City Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, September 6, 2017;
Crescente Studio, Tokyo, Japan, January 17, 2011
| 1. | Very Special --Intro-- |
| 2. | I Cover The Waterfront |
| 3. | Lush Life |
| 4. | Easy To Love |
| 5. | Barcarolle (from "The Seasons") |
| 6. | Willow Song (from "Otello") |
| 7. | Comecar De Novo (The Island) |
| 8. | A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing |
| 9. | How Do You Keep The Music Playing |
| 10. | After The Love Has Gone |
| 11. | Very Special --Outro-- |