A masterpiece album by Ayumi Ishida, born with the support of the Tin Pan Alley family.
Musicians: Tin Pan Alley
Electric Bass & Folk Guitar: Haruomi Hosono
Electric Guitar: Shigeru Suzuki
Drum...
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 ...
In the mid-seventies, discotheques were booming in Tokyo and all over Japan. When the Fatback Band topped the 1975 US charts with their infectious “Do The Bus Stop” hit, Japanese label Victor put o...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: VG+, includes liner.
16Y 21
Not a photo of actual LP.
Track List:
あなたにはわからない
たそがれマイ・ラブ
ビューティフル・ミー
ミスター・スマイル
砂時計
白い鎮魂歌（レクイエム）
やさしい人
火のように水のように
シンプル・ラブ
クリスタル・シティー
サファリ・ナイト
Funk...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship July, 2026
Lush green landscapes, dazzling clear streams, a crystalline sky, and snow that falls without a sound — these are the beautiful scenes woven into Scenery, c...
Wewantsounds announces the reissue of Norio Maeda's cult classic Rock Communication Yagibushi, released in Japan in 1970. The album has since become a Japanese jazz funk cornerstone and is now high...
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 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) /...
At the start of the 60s, a new wave of gospel-influenced jazz started to emerge, with hits such as Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers' "Moanin'" and Cannonball Adderley's "Work Song" epitomizing...
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 ...
Ghibli Jazz 1 and 2 took the world by storm, with their stripped-down jazz covers of iconic Ghibli songs quickly earning them a place among the top Ghibli cover albums of all time. In Kaze to Mori ...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship May, 2026
ERG Media is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Jazz Kissa: The Soul of Japanese Listening Culture, an immersive photographic exploration of Japan’...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship April, 2026
A classic album released in the 1970s by Isao Suzuki, one of the leading bassists in the Japanese jazz scene, "String Band" is set to be repressed as the fo...
The only leader album Kimiko Kasai left behind with TBM. The title track by Masabumi Kikuchi, to which she added her own lyrics to showcase originality, is outstanding. Kosuke Mine's passionate pla...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship March, 2026
This is the second TBM release from popular composer Takashi Mizuhashi, featuring Yoshio Otomo's dynamic title track and the driving original "Blues for And...
This is the masterful third album recorded in 1979 by the globally revered pianist Fumio Itabashi. At the time, he was leading his own group while also performing actively with ensembles led by Ta...
This album represents one ideal that Seiichi Nakamura ultimately arrived at. His saxophone, flying freely like a bird, liberates the listener and leads them into a new world.
After his time with t...
The highly anticipated reissue project “Spin This Now!”, spotlighting must-hear Japanese jazz masterpieces for the global audience, kicks off! The inaugural titles feature legendary jazz bassist Is...
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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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...
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...
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-...
Pre-Order - Expected to Ship End of July, 2026
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Beloved by fans under the nickname “COLGEN”, jazz pianist Hiromasa Suzuki released this jazz‑funk album in 1977 as part ...
