Asami Kado made her debut on September 5, 1979. She rarely appeared in the media, but her sophisticated music image was highly appreciated in the music scene at that time.
In 1987, she released two...
Holy Basil Records present the continuation of the reissues of Shigeo Sekitō's iconic Special Sound series with its fourth instalment, Summertime, a radiant musical tapestry woven by the ingenious ...
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...
Enjoy the soulful melodies of Isao Suzuki, Art Blakey's esteemed bassist, as he, along with his fellow musicians Kunihiko Kanno and George Otsuka, brings his distinctive musical vision to life on t...
A stylish selection of jazz-funk from Japanese label Electric Bird, selected by DJ Notoya and featuring Yasuaki Shimizu, Shunzo Ohno, Bobby Lyle, Toshiyuki Honda, Mikio Masuda, David Matthews, and ...
BBE Music is thrilled to present J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988, a remarkable large-format book covering some of the deepest, rarest, and most innovative jazz music released anyw...
Originally released on CD and Cassette in 1998, this awesome record is finally being reissued on vinyl for the first time ever!
Originally released in 1998
Pressed on Black Vinyl
Produced and wr...
The second album from Cantaro Ihara is finally here!
Deftly weaving everything from 70’s soul to AOR to city pop into his sound, Cantaro Ihara makes pitch-perfect groove-forward pop music. With hi...
Island Music compilation that includes songs by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tatsuro Yamashita and more!
Catalog Number: 25AH 1423
Media / Sleeve: VG+, No OBI.
Not a photo of a...
Media / Sleeve / OBI: EX-, includes liner.
Catalog Number: 3018828
Photo not of actual LP.
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WRWTFWW Records' 140G pressing of MKWAJU Ensemble (Midori Takada)'s Kl-Motion LP. It comes in a heavy cardboard old Stoughton tip on sleeve. In short, the pressing/presentation are worthy of this...
Produced by Haruomi Hosono, this is a masterpiece of Japanese soul music was released by Chu Kosaka, who returned to popular music after a 25-year absence. Haruomi Hosono, Hiroshi Sato, Shigeru Su...
First LP reissue in 50 years! A cutting-edge collage of the Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster documentary held at the Budokan in April 1972, with performances by the Yosuke Yamashita Trio (w/ Takeo Mori...
All songs arranged by Hiro Yanagida! The long-awaited reissue of an actress record that plays the finest mellowness! Her 1976 announcement, which is the only work under her own name, is reprinted ...
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...
Tokuma Japan Communications Co. and Lawson Entertainment deliver a repressing of Kazu Matsui's See You There. We're so excited for this one, it is so damn smooth!
Japanese Fusion/Boogie Classic! ...
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...
Originally released in 2018, this repress couldn't arrive soon enough. Midnight In Tokyo Vol. 2, the second installment to the compilation series that rounds up hidden gems by Japanese artists that...
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...
