Has there ever been a soundtrack so thrilling and beautiful? A masterpiece of jazz-infused film music crafted by the great master Norio Maeda.
Released in 1971, the film “Shadow of the Highway” was...
Wewantsounds continues its extensive Meiko Kaji reissue program -- in partnership with Teichiku Records and Kaji herself -- with the release of Yadokari, her third album from 1973. This marks the f...
We Release Jazz presents the release of Casimir Liberski ReTRio's The Z Suites, a full-length jazz album reinterpreting the music from iconic Nintendo video game series The Legend of Zelda. The epi...
Selecting melodious and groovy crossover, fusion, and jazz-funk tracks from the Nippon Columbia catalog, including its sub-label Better Days, that City Pop fans will love.
The track selection and c...
Le Très Jazz Club present the first reissue of George Otsuka Quintet's Physical Structure, originally released in 1976. Reissued for the first time outside of Japan, Physical Structure by Japanese ...
The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time. Backed by Masahiko Sato, Kimio ...
This latest station stop off is with the famed Nippon Columbia label, one of the biggest labels in Japan, whose jazz output embraces every possible style imaginable. Focusing on the key years 1968-...
Media: VG+, Sleeve / OBI: EX-, Includes Liner
Catalog Number: SJX-30031
Not a photo of actual LP.
A brass rock band that continues to exude unique originality.
A work with a stronger fusion flavor....
WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) present the first new solo album by renowned Japanese percussionist Midori Takada in 23 years, Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter. Recorded in a live s...
The excellent UK label WeWantSounds brings us a pressing of Stomu Yamash'ta's classic/hard to find 1971 LP. We love the atmospheric vibes on this LP and find ourselves going back to drop the needl...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship February, 2026
Cover Artwork TBD - This is the Original Pressing's Cover
The beautiful new world that master bassist Isao Suzuki built with the support of a diverse gro...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship February, 2026
The crossover masterpiece by Isao Suzuki, featuring the club-scene reappraised tracks “Cadillac Woman” and “Bamboo,” is reissued!
A gem of a crossover al...
A heretical masterpiece with an overwhelming presence in the history of Japanese jazz. Jiro Inagaki was one of the central figures in the development of jazz rock in Japan. Inagaki, who had doubts ...
Ken Muramatsu's debut album, released in 1983 when he was 21 years old, is a J-FUSION masterpiece.
LP pressed on black vinyl
Ken Muramatsu's debut album
Originally released in 1983
Track List:
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This is the first album by Takao Uematsu, who played in the George Otsuka Group.
His blackness of blowing, spirit and technique, which are directly descended from Joe Henderson, set him apart from ...
A memorable first album by the very accomplished yet restrained artist, Naosuke Miyamoto.
Thrilling straight-ahead jazz with Takashi Furuya and other Kansai-based members!
Kunji Shigi(tp&flh) /...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship August, 2025
If you missed out, we're trying to get more copies!
Yoshiko Sai’s Entire Discography to Be Released on Long-Awaited Colored Vinyl!
Yoshiko Sai, one of Jap...
From Tsugaru, the birthplace of Tomokawa Kazuki and Mikami Hiroshi, comes Osorezan, Itako, Nebuta, Kesho Jizo... A super intense work left behind in 1978 by Furukawa Mibu, the Orpheus (mind) of Mu...
Izumi Kobayashi first gained recognition as the leader of the Flying Mimi Band before embarking on her solo career. As a solo artist, Kobayashi, began to standout in her keyboard performances with ...
