Ottottrio Explained

Ottottrio
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	1988
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Years Active:	1988 (Live Only) 1998 (Studio Only)
Associated Acts:	Casiopea, T-Square, Jimsaku, Korenos
Current Members:	Issei Noro, Masahiro Andoh, Hirokuni Korekata

are a Japanese jazz fusion band.^[1]

Lead Musicians

These 3 are the Core of Ottottrio.

Chizuko Yoshihiro (keyboards, Full-Time 1988, Part-Time 1998)
- A freelance keyboardist, who played with Ottottrio Live in 1988, but only played on 3 tracks of their 1998 Album, Triptych.
Shotoku Sasaji (keyboards, 1988)
- Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988.
Chiharu Mikuzuki (bass guitar, 1988)
- Only performed with Ottottrio in 1988, but went on to work with Various other Japanese Jazz-Fusion Musicians (including Former T-Square Keyboardist Tadashi Namba).
Hiroyuki Noritake (drums, 1988 and 1998)
- T-Square's Drummer, who performed with Ottottrio in 1988 (alongside Masahiro Andoh, who plays Guitar for the same group), and played on Triptych.
Keiji Matsumoto (Keyboards, 1998)
- Played on only 1 track of Triptych. A year later, he became T-Square's Keyboardist.
Ko Shimizu (Bass, 1998)
- One of the Founding Members of Naniwa Express, who played 3 tracks on Triptych.
Masanori Shimada (keyboards, 1998)
- Played 3 tracks on Triptych.
Shinichi Kusama (keyboards, 1998)
- Played only 1 track on Triptych.
Tetsuo Sakurai
- Casiopea's Bassist from 1976 to 1989, played 3 tracks on Triptych.
Mitsuru Sutoh
- T-Square's Bassist from 1986 to 2000, played 3 tracks on Triptych.

Published by Polydor Records in July 1988.

Published by Sony Records in July 1988.

Published by Village Records on December 12, 1998.^[2]