lp with obi, + poster, japanese pressing) long awaited analog reissue of monica lassens 1970 rare jazz-funk masterpiece woman

limited edition 2024 reissue of ftbs 1973 album make up

(lp with obi, japanese pressing) long awaited analog reissue of monica lassens 1971 rare jazz-funk masterpiece la jouissance.

peoples only work in 1971 featuring outkasts organist yusuke hoguchi and guitarist kimio mizutani, adamss hideaki takebe, and percussionist larry sunaga. produced by naoki tachikawa, it was created with the concept of buddha + rock.

ryo fukuis masterpiece album scenery in red vinyl format!

japanese jazz, original released in 1973, white coloured vinyl

lp with obi, + poster, japanese pressing

a double vinyl compilation of tracks from japans indie-pop and avant-garde underground.

reissue

japanese jazz, repress on black vinyl, original released in 1961

japanese jazz, black vinyl, repress, original released in 1979

lp with obi. toshiyuki miyama & the new herds 1972 jazz, big band masterpieces re-released on clear green color vinyl! nio dances and pigeons dance. a mysterious melody that flows in a strong groove. pursuing the possibilities of big band sound, this is the true essence of new hard and its climax.

direct from japan.

first time ever on vinyl! originally released in 1987. music from the sir-tech video game series wizardry

gatefold lp with obi-strip

our latest examination of esoteric, modal & progressive jazz of the 20th century has taken us to japan. the liberating force of jazz has been created and felt all around the world, but few nations on earth embraced the jazz message with the passion and intensity of japan. from the dawn of the jazz age to the present day, japanese audiences have been renowned tastemakers, enthusiasts and champions of the music in the 1980s, japan was the biggest per capita market in the world for jazz records, and it has even been said that japanese jazz fans kept the jazz record industry alive through the lean years of the 1970s, when the music fell from commercial favour in the land of its birth.

our latest examination of esoteric, modal & progressive jazz of the 20th century has taken us to japan. the liberating force of jazz has been created and felt all around the world, but few nations on earth embraced the jazz message with the passion and intensity of japan. from the dawn of the jazz age to the present day, japanese audiences have been renowned tastemakers, enthusiasts and champions of the music in the 1980s, japan was the biggest per capita market in the world for jazz records, and it has even been said that japanese jazz fans kept the jazz record industry alive through the lean years of the 1970s, when the music fell from commercial favour in the land of its birth.

in the years following the 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’.

this record has been created as a resource for sample-based music producers and provides a selection of 4/4 grooves and breaks: from minimalist to intricate, straight to swung, and also includes single hits of vintage kicks, snares, hi-hats, toms and cymbals, all recorded at ata records studio a with 1960s analog recording gear onto 2” tape before being mixed and mastered for vinyl. simon allen is the drummer and co-founder of british funk quartet, the new mastersounds. since the band formed in leeds, uk in 1999 he has played drums on all twelve of their studio albums and toured extensively across north america, europe and japan. on his adventures with nms, simon has jammed with funk and soul-jazz legends such as fred wesley, pee wee ellis, maceo parker, art neville, lou donaldson and melvin sparks, as well as fellow drummers bernard purdie and zigaboo modeliste, all of whose music has profoundly influenced his “deep pocket” approach to the drum kit.

funky afro beats on riddims of culture 1

oki kano has contributed unreleased material and added new versions of the songs which had only been released in japan. the album has been remastered by kassian troyer and is now available on lp for the first time.

folk singer from japan

erste offizielle neuauflage der überaus erhabenen und sehr seltenen -butterfly- lp, das 1979 in tokio von der japanischen sängerin kimiko kasai und der jazzlegende herbie hancock aufgenommen wurde. aufgrund seines extrem seltenen status als reine japan-veröffentlichung erhielt diese exquisite sammlung von covers trotz ihrer unglaublich inspirierten darbietungen von kimiko, herbie und den äußerst talentierten musikern, die für das projekt zusammengestellt wurden, nie die anerkennung, die sie verdient hatte. vom himmlischen schlagzeuger alphonse mouzon und dem renommierten organisten webster lewis bis zum bassisten paul jackson, dem reedman bennie maupin und dem master-perkussionisten bill summers haben die legendären performer erstaunlich gute vocal-versionen von herbie / headhunters jazz-funk komponiert. es überrascht nicht, dass es seit vielen jahren stark nachgefragt ist.