Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, October 1, 1907, Osaka, Japan – January 30, 1993) was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Father of 服部克久 (Katsuhisa Hattori) and grandfather of 服部隆之 (Takayuki Hattori), who both are musical composers as well. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the People's Honor Award. Japanese jazz was downtrodden during World War II, but he created a jazz boom in Japan after the war. He composed many songs for various artists such as Noriko Awaya, Shizuko Kasagi, Ichimaru and Ichirō Fujiyama. He also composed Li Xianglan's song "Suzhou Noc… read more
Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, October 1, 1907, Osaka, Japan – January 30, 1993) was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Father of 服部克久 (Katsuhisa Hattori) and grandfather of 服部隆之 (Takayuki Hattori), who both are musical composers as well. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the P… read more
Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, October 1, 1907, Osaka, Japan – January 30, 1993) was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Father of 服部克久 (Katsuhisa Hattori) and grandfather of 服部隆之 (Takayuki Hattori), who both are musical composers as well. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the People's Honor Award. Japanese jazz was downtrodden during World War… read more