Anne Young sings emotionally and lively. The Yuji Ohno Trio that draws out and enhances its charm to the fullest. I am fascinated by the absolute masterpiece “Speak Low”
American club singer Anne ...
The long-awaited record reissue of the first full-scale jazz album “Songs Around Midnight” sung by “Enka no Joou” Aki Yashiro, released in 2013! She remembered her roots as a club singer, and she ...
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You’d be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That ...
Kuniyuki Takahashi -- one of Japan's, if not the world's, most remarkable producers -- originally released his debut album We Are Together on CD in 2006. Nearly two decades later, the album is fin...
Discover the world of Japanese fusion from the '70s to '80s—music that should be passed on to the next generation.
Following the success of his book “You’ll Understand the Basics of City Pop with T...
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Atsuko Nina's debut album released by Teichiku in 1983. All songs are covers of Western songs, with 9 songs having Japanese lyrics and only the fifth son...
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This was released in 1988 by guitarist Yuji Toriyama, who continues to work as an arranger, producer, and studio musician. This is his fifth album. Feat...
It easily straddles jazz rock and fusion. Mellow, stormy, and groovy.
The sound of the future born in 1980 is still vivid and fresh when listened to today.
Soul Media, led by Jiro Inagaki, played a...
A compilation of rare and unique songs that blend rock and soul grooves with pop songs sung in the traditional scales of Okinawa, a southern island of Japan. This compilation is based on the 2003 r...
Media: EX-, Sleeve: VG+, No Obi.
Catalog Number: 20PL1314
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Includes the ultimate free soul classic "Crystal City," the mellow city pop "Rainy Saturday & Coffee Break,...
Released in 1977
The 2nd album of Tetsuji Hayashi, one of the most famous composers in the Japanese music world.
Includes the gem of city pop masterpiece “RAINY SATURDAY & COFFEE BREAK”.
Track...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner.
Catalog Number: WTP-90470
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Japanese fusion guitar master
Skillful instrumental music by Masayoshi Takanaka.
"Rendez-Vous" ful...
Yosuke Yamashita, Itaru Oki, Yuji Ohno, and Kimiko Kasai. An astonishing jazz workshop with a never-before-seen encounter. Japanese jazz was so sharp and original.
Yosuke Yamashita Trio, Itaru Oki...
A recording of a passionate live performance held in the northern land of Nemuro, which continues to be loved along with the first album "Tact." The title song is literally epic, like ice floes col...
Izumi Kobayashi, who has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity due to the renewed interest in city pop, is once again in the spotlight both in Japan and abroad. She has reissued her secon...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+
Catalog Number: MIL-1002
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"EPO" - the female singer who colored the city pop era of the 80s
An impressive piece with a sound that makes exte...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, foxing on OBI
MKA 9005 / 06
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Track List:
Oh! Tengo Suerte
Tokyo Reggie
Sweet Agnes
Akogare No Seychelles Islands
I Remember You
Izu Amanatsu Nat...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: EX-, includes liner.
Catalog Number: 30188-28
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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 (...
Kifu Mitsuhashi studied with Soufu Sasaki of the Kinko-style shakuhachi in 1968. He became a member of Pro Musica Nipponia and participated in many concerts both in Japan and overseas after comple...
WRWTFWW Records and MEG Museum (Geneva) announce a new full-length album by celebrated Japanese percussionist Midori Takada, in collaboration with Buddhist monks belonging to the Samgha group of th...
Akiko Yano delivers a piano and vocal covers LP that is every bit as classic as the original songs and her original songs. We can be as weary of covers LPs as everyone else, but we love this one a...
Sai Yoshiko returned from a 30 year absence to release this LP on CD in 2008. Now P-Vine reissues it as part of their 2021 Sai Yoshiko repressings. This LP shows that while she may have been out ...
