BBE Music releases third volume of their essential Japanese Jazz compilation series
With much anticipation, London’s BBE Music releases the third volume of it’s phenomenal J Jazz compilation series, continuing to shed light on some of the most incredible and obscure modern Japanese jazz recordings from the 1960s through the 1980s. Since issuing the first volume in 2018 and the follow-up in 2019, plus a number of essential album reissues, there has not been a more comprehensive and impressive output of releases dedicated to this region’s historic jazz scene.
As with all releases in the series, this brilliant 13-track triple vinyl compilation was compiled by collectors Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, and covers a lot of ground musically. From post modal grooves, to jazz dance cuts, spiritual selections, and Brazilian-inspired gems, this recording showcases the versatility and forward-thinking approach from these composers and musicians. For many of the tracks, this is the first time they have officially been reissued, including mega-rare private press cuts from the YasuhiroKohno Trio, Masaru Imada Trio, and Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet.
Similar to the approach of the first two compilations, selected albums from which the tracks are drawn will be reissued in full as part of the expansive BBE Music J Jazz Masterclass Series.
Superb from start to finish, Volume 3 continues to solidify the fantastic J Jazz series as today’s best source for some of the greatest Japanese jazz ever recorded. An absolute must-own!
Various — ‘J Jazz Volume 3: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan’
(BBE Music)
1. Yasuhiro Kohno Trio + One – Song Of Island
2. Shigeharu Mukai – Cumulonimbus
3. Kohsuke Mine – Morning Tide
4. Hideyasu Terakawa Quartet Featuring Hiroshi Fujii – Black Nile
5. Aki Takase Trio – Song for Hope
6. Itakura Katsuyuki Trio – Honey Sanba
7. Ryusei Tomoyose Quartet – Kirisame
8. Masao Nakajima Quartet – Kemo Sabe
9. Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx – Phoebus
10. Masaru Imada Trio + 1 – Planets
11. Tatsuya Nakamura – ¼ Samba II
12. Eiji Nakayama – Cumorah
13. Koichi Matsukaze Trio feat Ryojiro Furusawa – Acoustic Chicken
