The concept is "Tokyo." The megalopolis is transformed, and the performance is full of sharp sensitivity and creativity. A new dimension of Japanese jazz has been opened here.
"It doesn't matter if...
Le Tres Jazz Club can't really say that Japanese jazzmen benefit (not justify in fact) from a great international fame. However, trumpet player Terumasa Hino is an exception, undoubtedly because si...
The We Release Jazz pressing of A Letter From Slowboat on 180G vinyl. This is an awesome pressing and we're so happy to have it in stock for you! Enjoy!
180 gram vinyl; Half speed mastered; Heavy...
This is the second album released from TBM, which is on a roll Imada after their debut album "Maki". The melancholic slow "Nostalgia" and the emotional modal tune "Gehi Dorian", Must Listen.
Masaru...
Terumasa Hino is undoubtedly one of the most famous Japanese jazzmen. Learning the trumpet at the age of nine, he began his career as a professional musician by playing in the orchestra of an US Ar...
We'd been looking for a clean copy of this LP for a while, and are SO happy to get a copy AND make it available to you. This Music on Vinyl pressing is wonderful!
Donald Byrd was an American jazz ...
This is an awesome reissue and at a great price. This compilation gets a delux treatments. It is remastered and pressed at 45 RPM on 180G vinyl. There is also original artwork, detailed liner no...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship Late July / Early August, 2026
The first vinyl release of a masterpiece from 2013. Features select performances from live albums in their early ALFA era, which are "THU...
Hiroshi Fukumura's landmark debut album as leader. A representative work of the TBM label, capturing the lyrical and aggressive masterful performance woven by the two trombones of Shigeharu Mukai a...
Three Blind Mice revitalized the Japanese jazz scene during the 1970s and 1980s. Its initial mission was to proactively produce albums of new musicians. Another goal was to expand its fan base, wh...
Composer and arranger of Hiroshi Suzuki's "Romance" and Jiro Inagaki's "Breeze," Hiromasa Suzuki is a musician who had worked extensively in the Japanese entertainment industry, not only in jazz, b...
Yoshiko Sai’s Entire Discography to Be Released on Long-Awaited Colored Vinyl!
Yoshiko Sai, one of Japan’s most legendary singers of the 1970s, is set to have her entire catalog reissued on limite...
Yoshiko Sai’s Entire Discography to Be Released on Long-Awaited Colored Vinyl!
Yoshiko Sai, one of Japan’s most iconic singers of the 1970s, is set to have her entire catalog reissued on limited-e...
After many years working as a buyer for several record stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk...
Wewantsounds announce a special edition of the legendary 1979 Masahiko Togashi album Song of Soil, recorded in Paris with Don Cherry and Charlie Haden and released on Japanese label Paddle Wheel. S...
The beautiful new world that master bassist Isao Suzuki built with the support of a diverse group of musicians finally returns to life after nearly 50 years!
With his deep musical insight and colla...
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 Jazz being one of Japan’s best kept secrets ...
An unrelenting storm of Minyo, Latin, and Jazz—fierce, thrilling, and utterly original. A groundbreaking work of classical artistry, created by two masters: Naotero Misuna and Norio Maeda.
Naotero ...
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 ...
Wewantsounds presents the release of one of Japan's most coveted albums of the '70s, Mangekyou by singer-songwriter Yoshiko Sai. Produced in 1975 by Master musician Yuji Ohno, the album features Yo...
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 ...
Japan & Funky-Disco in the most explosive blend. Maestro Jiro Inagaki, in a particularly inspired year in which he also released the album “Funky Stuff” also on Nippon Columbia, flawlessly man...
Mari Nakamoto's third Three Blind Mice (TBM) release showcases her tender vocal style, complemented by the masterful accompaniment of Isao Suzuki on bass and Kazumi Watanabe on guitar.
Originally...
The follow-up to Ghibli Jazz! Ghibli Jazz 1 and 2 took the world by storm, with the stripped down jazz covers of iconic Ghibli songs quickly earning it a place as one of the top Ghibli cover album...
