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J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (Volume 3)

Various

Artist: Various
Label: BBE
Catalog number: BBE652CLP
Format: LP · Compilation · Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 2021
Genre: Jazz
Barcode: 195497352142

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This volume continues BBE's essential exploration of the Japanese jazz scene, shedding light on a sophisticated movement that remained largely unheard outside of Japan for decades. Collectors prize this series for its meticulous curation, which highlights the unique fusion of post-bop, modal, and spiritual jazz influences that define this distinctively creative era.

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Tracklist

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J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan (Volume 3) has 13 tracks, about 2:04:44 of music. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

A1Song Of Island10:50
Bass
Tsutomu Numagami
Drums
Hironobu Fujisawa
Music Director [Recording Director]
Tsutomu Ueno
Piano
Yasuhiro Kohno
Vibraphone
Masahiro Kanno
Written-By, Producer
Yasuhiro Kohno
A2Cumulonimbus8:56
Bass
Tamio Kawabata
Congas
Tatsuji Yokoyama
Drums
Ryojiro Furusawa
Guitar
Kazumi Watanabe
Music Director [Recording Director]
Tomohiro Saito, Tsutomu Ueno
Piano
Kazuhide Motooka
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Yasuaki Shimizu
B1Morning Tide10:50
Alto Saxophone
Kohsuke Mine
Bass
Larry Ridley
Drums
Lenny McBrowne
Electric Piano
Masabumi Kikuchi
Producer
Masaharu Honjo
Written-By
Kohsuke Mine
B2Black Nile9:59
Bass
Tetsuo Miura
Drums
Akihiro "Thunder" Nakaya
Producer
Tomohiko Hanano
Soprano Saxophone
Hideyasu Terakawa
Vibraphone
Hiroshi Fujii
Written-By
Wayne Shorter
C1Song For Hope8:20
Bass
Nobuyoshi Ino
Drums
Takeo Moriyama
Piano
Aki Takase
Producer
Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann
Written-By
Aki Takase
C2Honey Sanba5:28
Bass
Osamu Honjo
Drums
Kyosei Maeno
Piano
Katsuyuki Itakura
Producer
Ken Terui
Written-By
Katsuyuki Itakura
C3Kirisame7:28
Bass
真境名陽一
Drums
金城吉雄
Piano
宮里政雄
Producer
Fumio Inagawa
Tenor Saxophone
Ryusei Tomoyose
Written-By
Ryusei Tomoyose
D1Kemo Sabe6:12
Bass
Osamu Kawakami
Drums
Donald Bailey
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Toshiyuki Honda
Piano
Masao Nakajima
Producer
Tadao Shimo
Written-By
Mike Nock
D2Phoebus8:46
Bass
Tsutomu Okada
Clarinet
Masanori Sasaji
Drums
Hiroshi Murakami
Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Mikio Masuda
Guitar
Kiyoshi Sugimoto
Saxophone
Kohsuke Mine
Written-By
Hiroshi Murakami
D3Planets5:38
Bass
Kunimitsu Inaba
Drums
Tetsujiro Obara
Percussion
Yuji Imamura
Piano
Masaru Imada
Written-By
Masaru Imada
E1¼ Samba II11:40
Drums, Percussion
Tatsuya Nakamura (2)
Electric Bass
Hideto Kanai
Electric Guitar
Kazumasa Akiyama
Keyboards
Jun Fukamachi
Percussion
Tatsuji Yokoyama, Yuji Sakai
Trumpet
Shinobu Fujimoto
Written-By, Producer
Tatsuya Nakamura (2)
E2Cumorah10:29
Bass
Eiji Nakayama
Drums
Takaaki Atsumi
Guitar
Hiroki Miyano
Producer
Ken Terui
Written-By
Eiji Nakayama
F1Acoustic Chicken20:08
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Koichi Matsukaze
Bass
Koichi Yamazaki (2)
Drums
Ryojiro Furusawa
Written-By
Ryojiro Furusawa

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Released in 2021 by the London-based label BBE Music, this compilation serves as the third installment in a critically acclaimed series dedicated to uncovering the sophisticated and often overlooked world of Japanese jazz. The project emerged from a broader international resurgence of interest in Japan’s experimental and soulful jazz scene from the 1960s through the 1980s, a period characterized by a unique fusion of post-bop sensibilities and distinctively Japanese atmospheric compositions.

The collection was curated to showcase the creative diversity of artists working within these domestic jazz circles, emphasizing the interplay between traditional jazz foundations and avant-garde exploration. By highlighting rare studio recordings and local pressings, the compilers aimed to provide a definitive archival window into a scene that remained largely sequestered within Japan for decades. The series has been widely praised by music critics and vinyl enthusiasts for its meticulous curation and for bringing greater global recognition to composers and performers who shaped Japan's complex postwar musical identity.

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