Junko Onishi Discography

1992 (age 25)

Junko Onishi Trio

Junko Onishi, piano; Tomoyuki Shima, bass; Dairiki Hara, drums.

Sound City (Studio I), Tokyo, Japan, September 3-5, 1992

The JungularSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5547, TOCJ-8001
Rockin' In RhythmSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5547
B-Rush-
Prospect Park West-
Point-Counter-Point-
Brilliant Corners-
Nature Boy-
Broadway Blues-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5547   Junko Onishi Trio - Wow   1993
= Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-95009   -   2013
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

1993

Junko Onishi Trio

Junko Onishi, piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

The Power Station, NYC, April 21-22, 1993

EulogiaSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5555
The Shepherd-
Summertime-
Congeniality-
Melancholia-
CaravanSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5555, TOCJ-8001
RozSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5555
Switchin' In-
Blue Seven-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5555   Junko Onishi Trio - Cruisin'   1993
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28447 2 3   -   1995
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

1994

Junko Onishi Trio

Junko Onishi, piano; Reginald Veal, bass; Herlin Riley, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, May 6-8, 1994

So Long EricSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5570, TOCJ-8001
Blue SkiesSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5570
Concorde-
How Long Has This Been Goin' On-
Darn That Dream-
Congeniality-

same session.

The House Of Blue LightsSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5572, TOCJ-8001
Never Let Me GoSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5572
Brilliant Corners-
Ringo Oiwake-
Tea For Two-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5570   Junko Onishi Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard   1994
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31886 2 8   -   1995
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5572   Junko Onishi Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard II   1995
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33418 2 5   -   1997

1995

Junko Onishi Quintet

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 SuiteSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5576
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" TrainSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5576, TOCJ-8001

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5576   Junko Onishi - Piano Quintet Suite   1995
= Blue Note CDP 7243 8 36483 2 0   -
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

Junko Onishi Trio

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, PlaySomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5583, TOCJ-8001
How High The MoonSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5583
Slugs-
Trinity-
Portrait Of Blue-
Kutoubia-
The Junglar-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5583   Junko Onishi Trio - In Europe: Play, Piano, Play   1996
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

1997 (age 30)

Jazz Workshop Presents The Sextet

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 SwallowSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5586
Benny's Bag-
Prelude To Tornado-
Mu-Jiko Mu-Ihan-
Marine Snow-
The Lonely Bassman Blues-
Portrait In BlueSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5586, TOCJ-8001

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5586   Yoshiro Okazaki, Seiji Tada, Tetsuro Kawashima, Junko Onishi, Shigeo Aramaki, Dairiki Hara - Jazz Workshop Presents The Sextet   1997
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

1998

Junko Onishi Trio

Junko Onishi, piano; Yasushi Yoneki, bass; Motohiko Hino, drums.

released April 29, 1998

Eulogia IISomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8001   Junko Onishi - Self Portrait   1998

Junko Onishi Trio

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.PhaethonSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8008
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)-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-8008   Junko Onishi - Fragile   1998
= Blue Note 7243 4 98108 2 2   -   1999

2008 (age 41)

Junko Onishi Trio

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)Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68085

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68085   Junko Onishi - Musical Moments   2009

2009

Junko Onishi Trio

Junko Onishi, piano; Yousuke Inoue, bass; Gean Jackson, drums.

Sound City Studio, Tokyo, Japan, April 30, and May 1, 2009

Hat And BeardSomethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68085
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-

* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68085   Junko Onishi - Musical Moments   2009

2010

Junko Onishi Octet/Sextet/Septet/Solo

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.TuttiVerve (J) UCCJ-2081
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-

* Verve (J) UCCJ-2081, (Eu) 0259464   Junko Onishi - Baroque   2010

2016

Junko Onishi

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 2Taboo (J) VRCL 18853
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-

* Taboo (J) VRCL 18853   Junko Onishi - Tea Times   2016

2017 (age 50)

Junko Onishi Trio

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

EssentialSomethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1025
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")-

* Somethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1025   Junko Onishi Trio - Glamorous Life   2017

Junko Onishi

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--Somethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1024
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---

* Somethin'Cool (J) SCOL-1024   Junko Onishi - Very Special   2017