Various Artists - Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. 1 - 2x LP Vinyl

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SKU:
c0026769
UPC:
5050580773059

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Artist:
V/A
Album:
Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. 1
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
5050580773059

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Subtitled "DEEP, HEAVY AND BEAUTIFUL JAZZ FROM JAPAN 1968-1984", this 14 song double vinyl compilation "WAJAZZ: JAPANESE JAZZ SPECTACLE VOL. 1" is compiled by renowned jazz expert YUSUKE OGAWA and features his extensive liner notes. 180g vinyl, gatefold sleeve.

Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collection of "WaJazz" music taken from the Nippon Columbia vaults. Featuring Jiro Inagaki, Minoru Muraoka, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hozan Yamamoto, Count Buffalo, Takeshi Inomata, and much more!

"Japanese jazz has been recognized and celebrated by music lovers worldwide for decades. The origins of this trend may be traced back to the rare groove movement that flourished in the 1990s, but its current deep and wide popularity seems to be connected to the fact that Japanese people have been reevaluating their own jazz since the mid-2000s, locally referred to as WaJazz ("Wa" meaning Japan but also theShōwa emperor period, from 1926 to 1989). Since the beginning of the 2000s, there has been a growing trend to move away from the DJ-focused perspective and to appreciate jazz with a deeper understanding. Nowadays, there is more and more interest in the background and roots in which jazz has developed in Japan, with Japanese jazz as a whole now considered as its own distinctive genre.
A1Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - Sakura Sakura
A2Minoru Muraoka - Muraiki
A3Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes - Mago-Uta
A4Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet - D-51
B1Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd - Adult's Day
B2Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Breeze
B3ジョージ・大塚カルテット - Sea View
C1Hozan Yamamoto, Masahiko Togashi, Yosuke Yamashita - Breath Prologue
C2Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Do It!
C3Hiroshi Suzuki (2) - Romance
C4Masahiko Satoh - Tochi Mo Kurumi Mo Fukiotose
D1Masahiko Togashi - Fourth Expression
D2Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited - Mustache (Live)
D3Takeo Moriyama - Watarase