Various Artists - J Jazz volume 5: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1970-1988 3LP (Pre-Order)

Pre-Order - Expected to Ship July, 2026

BBE Music’s celebrated J Jazz compilation series reaches its fifth and final volume in early 2026, culminating in a track list that maintains the exceptionally high standard first set with volume one back in 2018.

This final volume features a selection of tracks that is as diverse as it is deep, reflecting the rich and varied Japanese jazz scene that spanned from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, a golden era of innovation and creativity. J Jazz volume 5 sees compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden dig ever deeper into their respective record collections to reveal tracks that encompass myriad styles including white hot jazz funk fusion from Toshiyuki Honda (Eastern Legacy) and Mikio Masuda (Sonic Barrier), super rare ethnic jazz crossover by Crystal Zone (played and loved by Gilles Peterson) - their one-off 45 promo release from 1971, Rai Rai, a deconstructed and abstract jazz classic by Yasuhiro Kohno with his solo piano rendition of My Favourite Things, and Mile and Half’s skin-tearing, shredding freak-out from their mega rare private press album. A track that is so relentless, it leaves the listener in need of oxygen and a Valium.

• Japanese jazz spanning from the late 1960s to the late 1980s
• Fifth and final volume of BBE Music's celebrated J Jazz compilation series
• Featuring jazz funk fusion, rare ethnic jazz crossover, deconstructed and abstract jazz, and more

Track List: 

• Aoyama Gakuin 101 – Fervor
  
• Hideo Ichikawa – On The Trade Wind
  
• Toshiyuki Honda Burning Waves – Eastern Legacy
  
• Masaru Imada – World Line
  
• Crystal Zone – Rai Rai
  
• Masahiko Sato Trio + Akira Miyazawa – Nijimasu Part 1 and 2
  
• Hot Session – Run After
  
• Seiichi Nakamura – Judy’s Samba
  
• Yasuhiro Kohno – My Favorite Things
  
• Akira Miyazawa / Norio Maeda / Masanaga Harada / Jimmy Takeuchi / Kenichi Sonoda / Dixie Kings / George Otsuka Quintet / Masahiko Sato’s Garandoh – (History of Jazz)
  
• Mile and Half – Mile and Half
  
• Mikio Masuda – Sonic Barrier
  
• Tomoki Takahashi meets Elvin Jones – Another Soil
  
• Motohiko Hino – Olive’s Step