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J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1983 (Volume 2)

Various

Artist: Various
Label: BBE
Catalog number: BBE470CLP
Format: LP · Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 2019
Genre: Jazz
Barcode: 193483607863

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This compilation highlights a significant era of Japanese jazz, showcasing how musicians in the 1970s and early 1980s blended traditional improvisation with avant-garde and fusion sensibilities. Collectors prize these releases for bringing rare, regionally specific compositions to a global audience, effectively recontextualizing the distinct creative spirit of Japan’s deep modern jazz scene.

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Tracklist

What’s on it

J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1983 (Volume 2) has 14 tracks, about 1:57:15 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1Dragon Dance12:35
Bass
Yasushi Yoneki
Directed By
Yukio Ehara
Drums
Mike Reznikoff
Percussion
Takayuki Koizumi
Piano
Makoto Terashita
Producer
Shiny Stockings
Tenor Saxophone
Harold Land
Written-By
Makoto Terashita
A2Daguri6:19
Bass
Hideaki Mochizuki
Drums
Hiroshi Murakami
Engineer
Tamaki Beck
Piano
Fumio Itabashi
Producer
Tetsuya Shimoda
Soprano Saxophone
Kohsuke Mine
Tenor Saxophone
Hideo Miyata, Kohsuke Mine
B1Distant Thunder10:33
Bass
Ikuo Sakurai
Drums
Hideo Sekine
Electric Piano, Piano
Ichiro Doi
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Mabumi Yamaguchi
Written-By
Mabumi Yamaguchi
B2Stop Over9:20
Alto Saxophone
Noriyasu Watanabe
Bass
Kei Narita
Drums
Takashi Kurosaki
Engineer
Masahiro Yamaguchi
Engineer [Assistant]
Toshiyuki Okuma
Piano
Toshiyuki Sekine
Producer
Hiroyuki Ikari
Trumpet
Hideto Sasaki
C1Animals Garden10:27
Alto Saxophone
Koichi Matsukaze
Bass
Kagehiro Ohba
Drums
Takashi Miyasaka
Piano
Hiromichi Tsugaki
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Genji Sawai
Trombone
Hiroshi Itaya
Written-By
Takashi Miyasaka
C2Vietnam4:33
Bass
Isao Suzuki
Drums
George Kawaguchi
Piano
Kunihiko Sugano
Tenor Saxophone
Hidehiko Matsumoto
Written-By
Hidehiko Matsumoto
C3Serenade To A Dimly Lit Street5:05
Bass
Kunimitsu Inaba
Drums
Motohiko Hino
Piano
Hideo Ichikawa
Vibraphone
Hiroshi Matsumoto (3)
Written By
Hideo Ichikawa
D1Mother Of The Future4:05
Arranged By
Masahiko Satoh
Engineer [Recording & Remix]
Norio Okada
Recording Supervisor [Recording Director]
Takuo Morikawa
Written-By
Carlos Garnett
D2Teru-Teru Bozu (Black Keys)6:16
Bass
Mitsuaki Furuno
Drums
Michael Kawai
Percussion
Kiyohiko Semba
Piano
Teru Sakamoto
Written-By
Traditional
D3Fallout9:45
Alto Saxophone
Atsuo Shirai, Koji Suzuki (4)
Clarinet
Atsuo Shirai, Koji Suzuki (4)
Electric Piano
Masahiko Satoh
Engineer
Kaoru Iida, Yoshiyuki Watanabe
Flute
Koji Suzuki (4)
E1Dai Hosaku (Great Harvest)11:27
Bass
Errol Walters
Drums
Jo Jones Jr.
Engineer
Tom Michaels (3)
Guitar
Yoshiaki Masuo
Piano
Makoto Terashita
Producer, Directed By
Yoshiaki Masuo
Tenor Saxophone
Bob Berg
Written-By, Composed By, Arranged By
Makoto Terashita
E2Straight Road8:27
Bass
Norikatsu Koreyasu
Drums
Takashi Miyasaka
Engineer
Keiji Tsukuda
Guitar
Hiroshi Matsui (2)
Piano
Ritsuko Endou
Producer
Shoji Aketagawa
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Toshihiko Inoue
Written-By
Takashi Miyasaka
F1Little Giant6:35
Alto Saxophone
Hajime Maekawa, Koji Suzuki (4)
Baritone Saxophone
Nobuyuki Morikawa
Bass
Hiroshi Takeuchi
Directed By
Fujiya Jimbo
Drums
Yoshio Nakamura
Guitar
Takao Naoi
Leader, Tenor Saxophone
Nobuo Hara
F2Brown Trout11:48
Bass
Yasuo Arakawa
Drums
Masahiko Togashi
Engineer
Yoshihiko Kannari
Piano
Masahiko Satoh
Producer
Fujiya Jimbo
Supervised By
Shoichi Yui
Tenor Saxophone
Akira Miyazawa
Written-By
Akira Miyazawa

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Released in 2019 by BBE Music, this compilation serves as the second installment in a project curated to highlight the sophisticated and often overlooked landscape of Japanese jazz. The collection documents a period between 1969 and 1983, a golden era where Japanese musicians were blending traditional modal jazz influences with deep, introspective, and often spiritual compositions. The project was conceived to bring these rare, regional recordings to a global audience, showcasing the complex arrangements and technical proficiency that defined the scene during this time.

The curation of the series was spearheaded by collectors Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, who sought to capture the distinct 'J Jazz' sound that thrived in Tokyo's jazz kissa (listening bars) and private recording studios. The design and presentation were crafted to reflect the minimalist, high-fidelity aesthetic associated with Japanese pressing culture. Upon release, the compilation was well received by music critics and vinyl enthusiasts alike, credited with fueling a significant international revival of interest in the Japanese jazz movement of the late twentieth century.

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