Akira Sakata
Akira Sakata (born 21 February 1945) is a Japanese free jazz saxophonist.[1] He first heard jazz on short-wave radio and Voice of America, then became more interested in it from listening to film soundtracks.[1] Laswell went on to play bass on and produce Sakata albums such as Mooko, Silent Plankton and Fisherman's.com, the last of which also featured the reclusive Pete Cosey (who had worked with Miles Davis) on guitar.[1] "He has created a language of his own which sounds very funny to Japanese listeners and which he uses extensively in his publications and in his appearances as an actor".In concert, he will occasionally put down his saxophone and simply make vocal sounds into the microphone, the effect of which is often both humorous and musical.