BBE

J Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz from Japan (1969-1984)

£33.00
£33.00

In the years following World War Two, Japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. For a crucial period of little over a decade – from the late 1960s to the early 1980s – Japanese jazz culture progressed at an astonishing rate, producing an extraordinary array of artists, recordings and record labels that created some of the most forward thinking and impressive jazz to be committed to tape. This amazing journey is explored on ‘J Jazz’.

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‘J Jazz’ includes obscure and sought-after rarities like the bass-driven power jazz of Koichi Matsukaze’s ‘Earth Mother’, the holy grail rarity of the Tohru Aizawa Quartet’s ‘Dead Letter’, and the loping majesty of Takeo Moriyama’s ‘North Wind’. This collection takes the listener into deep spiritual jazz, post-modal impressionism, and fierce dance-floor fusion, featuring material from artists and composers whose names are generally known only to committed collectors of Japanese jazz.

Fumio Karashima, Mitsuaki Katayama, Takeo Moriyama, and Kiyoshi Sugimoto are among the names featured on a collection that aims to shed light on the shadowy world of Japanese jazz clubs tucked away in neon-lit backstreets. This music demands a wider audience, lifting the veil on this wonderful and mysterious area of the global jazz catalogue.

Product Details

Label: BBE
Cat: BBE434CLP
Format: 3 x LP, 180g
Released: 2018

Tracklist

Side A
Koichi Matsukaze Trio – Earth Mother
Takeo Moriyama Quartet with Shigeharu Mukai – North Wind

Side B
Tohru Aizawa Quartet – Dead Letter
Eiji Nakayama – Aya’s Samba

Side C
Takao Uematsu – White Fire
George Otsuka Quintet – Sea Breeze

Side D
Shintaro Quintet – A Blind Man
Mitsuaki Katayama – Unknown Point

Side E
Fumio Karashima – Little Island
Kiyoshi Sugimoto – Long Neal

Side F
Takeo Moriyama – Kaze
Terumasa Hino Meets Reggie Workman – Ode to Workman

Delivery

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