The 2020 We Release Jazz pressing of Ryo Fukui in New York. This is another great example of why we love We Want Jazz. 180G vinyl, heavy sleeve, half speed mastering and an OBI. But what makes W...
A masterpiece of jazz rock by true master Jiro Inagaki. Beyond jazz rock. What Soul Media, led by Jiro Inagaki, ultimately arrived at was a tight, cool, and ultimate groove.
As Inagaki himself has ...
Indulge in the allure of Reiko Ike, Japan's first adult film star, with the 1971 release, "Koukotsu no seka", now reissued on stunning clear purple vinyl.
This iconic Japanese "sexy jacket" album f...
The first vinyl release of a masterpiece from 2013. Features select performances from live albums in their early ALFA era, which are "THUNDER LIVE," "MINT JAMS," and "CASIOPEA LIVE." Performing CAS...
This is the first album by Takao Uematsu, who played in the George Otsuka Group.
His blackness of blowing, spirit and technique, which are directly descended from Joe Henderson, set him apart from ...
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...
Japanese crossover/fusion is hot again! As a spinoff or an extension of the global boom in city pop, Japanese fusion has been on the rise since last year.
Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Casiop...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of his solo debut, popular works from the Kitty Years by Japan’s legendary super guitarist "Masayoshi Takanaka" are newly remastered.
"BACCO" is a super session uni...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
The crossover masterpiece by Isao Suzuki, featuring the club-scene reappraised tracks “Cadillac Woman” and “Bamboo,” is reissued!
A gem of a crossover album from Isao Suzuki, who has continued to l...
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 ...
Lush green landscapes, dazzling clear streams, a crystalline sky, and snow that falls without a sound — these are the beautiful scenes woven into Scenery, created by Ryo Fukui, the renowned pianis...
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 ...
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...
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...
Last year, Japanese jazz funk band Platinum 900’s only full album “Free (At Last)” was reissued and it became a hot topic. This time their second mini album will be released in vinyl for the first...
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...
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Beloved by fans under the nickname “COLGEN”, jazz pianist Hiromasa Suzuki released this jazz‑funk album in 1977 as part of the high‑fidelity Toshiba PRO-USE Series. No...
