these four edits are imbuing you with uplifting and lovely vibes but also a fragrant and sensuous melancholy. a looking back to old times and its optimistic, forward-tending spirit.

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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’.