Esy Morales rocking the joint with "Jungle Fantasy" but not even a ball busting piano solo by Noro Morales can get Burt onto the floor to get it back together with his main squeeze.
Release date Feb 23rd 2018. PRE ORDERS AVAILABLE HERE : Triple vinyl / CD / Download. In the years following the World War Two, Japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. For a crucial period of little over a decade – from the late 1960s to the early 1980s – Japanese jazz culture progressed at an astonishing rate, producing an extraordinary array of artists, recordings and record labels that created some of the most forward thinking and impressive jazz to be committed to tape. This amazing journey is explored on ‘J Jazz’. This compilation from BBE uncovers some of the most sought after and rare material from this period and pulls together key artists who shaped the post-war modern jazz scene in Japan. ‘J Jazz’ includes obscure and sought after rarities like the bass-driven power jazz of Koichi Matsukaze’s ‘Earth Mother’, the holy grail rarity of Aizawa Tohru Quartet’s ‘Dead Letter’ and the loping majesty of Takeo Moriyama’s ‘Nort...
Yoshio Ohtomo Quartet for Frasco Japan from 1976. Yoshio Ohtomo-Alto; Junichiro Ohguchi-Piano; Satoshi Kogusi-Bass; Fumio Watanabe-Drums Another Japanese obscurity this time a top post bop acoustic set from Ohtomo and friends for the very fine Frasco label.
Mitsuaki Kanno for RCA Japan from 1970. Mitsuaki Kanno (p), Osamu Oyama (ss, ts), Hiroyuki Yamakawa (ts), Tomoya Haneo (tp), Yasutoshi Inamori (fl), Yasushi Mitsui (g), Shizuo Hashimoto (b), Masabori Asakura (b), Junichi Mitobe (ds, perc) Superb blend of free and modal jazz with Japanese elements from pianist Kanno and his group featuring four long original compositions the highlight being the rolling modal "Kumo No Ito" (Spider Silk). The finest in Japanese jazz....