Since its formation in 1969, Soul Media had been advocating a fusion of jazz and rock. The next step along that line was this album, “In the Groove,” recorded in 1973.
The sharpness of jazz is bro...
A masterpiece of jazz rock by maestro Jiro Inagaki! Beyond jazz rock. The soul media led by Jiro Inagaki arrived at the ultimate tight and cool groove. As Inagaki himself said, “I did black funk,” ...
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the lif...
Soul Media is led by Jiro Inagaki, who played a part in the development of jazz rock in Japan. This album “Memory Lane” was recorded in 1980.
Regarding this work, Inagaki said, “We made this work ...
This historic record happened when sax player Steve Marcus, upon visiting Japan alongside Herbie Mann and Woody Herman, accepted an invitation from Inagaki Jiro. It’s an important historical marke...
Reissue, originally released in 1970. Finally, this ghost gem left by Jiro Inagaki's Soul Media has been reissued on vinyl for the first time thanks to Cinedelic Records. Woodstock Generation is a ...
We're so excited about Funk Party getting a repressing! Out of print since the 70's (save a limited CD re-release 10 years ago,) this LP has been hiding in plain in the open for a while. It is on S...
You know we love Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media here, especially Funky Stuff! And here they're backing up Hiromasa Suzuki. Enjoy!
Hiromasa Suzuki, a rare pianist / composer / arranger who wie...
2021 Pressing by HMV as part of their Project Re:Vinyl effort. This 1972 LP lies is hard to pin down genre wise, alongside other Jiro Inagaki works. It is a favorite of Cromulent Records for this...
Jiro Inagaki is legend of Japanese Jazz! His releases are some of the best in the J-Jazz canon. If you only know Funky Stuff, you're going to explore what else he released!
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