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The agony of hard bop, the rise of jazz-rock, and the emergence of free jazz. The definitive live recording that captures the chaos and climax of jazz in Japan. Japan's jazz scene around 1970 is very interesting. The agony of hard bop, the rise of jazz-rock, and the emergence of...
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Don't miss the debut album from singer-songwriter Makoto Iwabuchi, a collaboration with members of Tin Pan Alley and Moonriders. Each song is a masterpiece, showcasing the unique talents of each performer. "Moonlight Flight" stands out with its captivating arrangement of floating strings and electric piano, hailed as a classic of...
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Introducing Count Buffalo! An ambitious work that explores the sound of the next generation with innovative arrangements and outstanding performances. A new era opens here. Akira Ishikawa, a drummer who led groups such as Midnight Sons, Genchers, and Count Buffaloes and has released countless works to the world. This work,...
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This is a valuable live recording of the dawn of Japanese jazz-rock. It is a live recording of the concert <Midsummer Night’s Jazz & Rock> held on July 21, 1970 at Hibiya’s open-air concert hall. It was recorded at about the same time as the masterpiece “Head Rock” by...
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Soul Media is led by Jiro Inagaki, who played a part in the development of jazz rock in Japan. This album “Memory Lane” was recorded in 1980. Regarding this work, Inagaki said, “We made this work while anticipating the fate of fusion music.” This album contains the mellow...
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This work was the beginning of a series of minyo crossover series created in the 1970s by Nobuo Hara and Kiyoshi Yamaya, a composer and arranger from Sharps & Flats, and Kifu Mitsuhashi, one of Japan’s leading shakuhachi players. This record is the first release of a trilogy...
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An early masterpiece under the name of Count Buffalo – this is Akira Ishikawa’s 1st record! Genuine jazz, rock and African groovy sound. A rare groove album with a soulful arrangement throughout, with Kozaburo Yamaki and Hiroshi Takami as arrangers.
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Midori Hara’s 2nd album. A masterpiece of 80s urban pop with mellow grooves. First class session musicians such as Hiroshi Sato (p), Kenji Takamizu (b), Shuichi Murakami (ds), and Masahiro Ikumi (g) participate.
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A new trend born from the collision of two unparalleled personalities. Sharpness and passion intersect. A monumental work that captures the transformation of Japanese jazz. On the other hand, Hiroshi Suzuki, a trombonist who was in great demand, was told, "If you want to record a good work, check his...
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A crossover sound picture scroll created by the genius Kiyoshi Yamaya on the theme of Kyoto, featuring Toshiko Yonekawa (1st), who later became a Living National Treasure.
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First released in 1976, “Shakuhachi Mountain Poetry” is one of a two part album collaboration between Shakuhachi master, Kifu Mitsuhashi and jazz musician, Kiyoshi Yamaya. Together, the two artists blended their individual musical disciplines to compose an album that beautifully captures the spirit of both traditional Japanese folk...
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Kyouko Furuya began her career as a piano student in Tokyo’s Kunitachi College of Music. Debuting in a duo dubbed Virgo with future actress Yumi Mizusawa, they quietly became a popular thing in the acoustic Tokyo folk scene. With time, though, Kyouko Furuya pursued other opportunities. First released...
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This pleasure that the whole body is paralyzed by a single drum. Akira Ishikawa, a transcendental funky drummer born in Japan, runs around the wonderland of the groove! Akira Ishikawa, a transcendental funky drummer born in Japan. His ability to run around and fuse jazz, rock and African...
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Japanese BOOGIE – The first analog reissue of the urban city pop classic! The first analog reissue of the debut album released in 1985 by the talented singer Mizuki Koyama, who also played in the inimitable lounge band SAFARI, with the specifications as close as possible...
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The debut work of TAN TAN, a phantom piece is reissued in analog! She also participated in the works of sadistics and Itsuro Shimoda, and Taeko Morino, who later played an active part in the name of “Tan Tan”, made her debut under the name of...
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Since its formation in 1969, Soul Media had been advocating a fusion of jazz and rock. The next step along that line was this album, “In the Groove,” recorded in 1973. The sharpness of jazz is brought to the forefront, with rock melting in to give it an edge, and...
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Taeko Onuki’s memorable first album “Grey Skies” will be repressed!
After the breakup of Sugar Babes, Taeko Onuki signed a contract with Crown Records as a solo artist and released her memorable first album on September 25, 1976.
Tatsuro Yamashita, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Makoto Yano, and Tin Pan Alley (Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki,...
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A work that shows the origins of Japanese CITY POP, Tin Pan Array, Moonriders and Whisper Voice. Produced by Chu Kosaka. Includes “The Last Magic” and “I’m a Gang”
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Nanako Sato’s work, whose popularity has risen from overseas, and the highly popular ’79 work have recurred in analog! “Kissing Fish”, a collection of enjoyed gaze from overseas DJs and collectors with the inclusion of the original artwork standing in the port at dusk, Kazuhiko Kato and Kan Inoue,...
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Released in 1974, “Barbecue,” a classic album that has left its mark on Japanese pop history. Bread & Butter are two brothers from Chigasaki who started their career as a folk duo in 1969. In 1969, the two Chigasaki brothers, Bread & Butter, began their career as a folk duo,...
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3rd album “A Lie” released in 1988. If the previous work “Free Drink” is in the middle of summer, this album contains a lot of medium tempo to ballad songs reminiscent of the end of summer.
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At the same time, two popular titles of Tohyama “PENNY” Hitomi, Japanese goods which received plenty of attention in the ‘80s, are reissued simultaneously! The 5th release “SEXY ROBOT” released in 1983 that quickly adopted the tide of the Beacon Sound that will come later. A gem that incorporates 80’s...
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Hiro Yanagida, Jiro Inagaki, Takeshi Inomata, Akira Ishikawa, Kimio Mizutani… A compilation album by pioneering Japanese jazz/new rock artists (’71). This is a masterpiece of the early 1970s when Japanese jazz/rock was at its most innovative and groundbreaking as if the radical atmosphere of the time was condensed at once....
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Drummer who led the jazz scene in Japan with accurate stick work and musicality and an eye on the times, Takeshi Inomata’s first album with Sound Limited formed at the end of the 60’s. Starting with the theme song “Mustache”, which is beloved as one of the most...
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