Shungo Sawada (born Tokyo, February 10, 1930 - died August 28, 2006) was a Japanese

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. He was the founder of the label Elec in 1972, and later taught at Roots College of Music in Tokyo.

Discography

* ''Top Stars in Guitar'' (Toshiba, 1967) * ''Go Go Scat'' (King, 1968) * ''Fool on the Hill'' (Victor, 1969) * ''Formation'' (Victor, 1970) * ''Super Guitar 4 Vol. 1 Live at the Grand Hotel Hamamatsu'' (1974) * ''Guitar Bossa'' with Sadanori Nakamure (RCA, 1977) * ''Mas Que Nada'' (RCA, 1978) * ''Shiroi Cho No Samba / Guitar In Blue Night'' (Royal Records, circa 1970)

References

*Kazunori Sugiyama, "Shungo Sawada". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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