Shigeharu Mukai

Shigeharu Mukai — 向井滋春 (born Jan. 21, 1949) — is a Japanese jazz trombonist who emerged as a backing player for Hiroshi Fukumura and Terumasa Hino during the early 1970s. Mukai debuted as a solo artist with the album Favorite Time on Teichiku Records in 1976, followed by six albums on Better Days between 1978 and 1984.

Discography:

• Favorite Time (1976)
• You Wanna Rain (1976 • Furusawa Ryojiro Quartet Featuring Mukai Shigeharu)
• Spacing Out (1978)
• Hip Cruiser (1979)
• Pleasure (1980)
• Margarita (1981)
• Orissa (1982 • Orissa)
• SO & SO／向井滋春ミーツ・アストラッド・ジルベルト (SO & SO Mukai Meets Gilberto) (1983 • Shigeharu Mukai & Astrud Gilberto)