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Japanese band Chico takes on popular jazz songs from modern r'n'b/world point of view. Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" with vocals? For jazz haters - The Beatles "A Day In The Life" cover .

Available from today (in Japan)






CHIKO / A Day in The Life


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2020 at 11:08pm
one of most unusual pianist Masahiko Satoh album, coming from 1970, is reissiued on vinyl by Mitsuko & Svetlana and can be purchased from today

and yes - it's a soundtrack!


MASAHIKO SATO / &amp;#20304;&amp;#34276;&amp;#20801;&amp;#24422; / Kayobi No Onna(LP)
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Japanese trumpeter Shinpei Ruike new high energy album







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Extremely popular few years ago Japanese crossover jazzers Fox Capture Plan announced new album is released in May. First single from the upcoming album:





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There are not plenty big bands in a nowadays cost-efficient world. Modern Times Band, despite of their name, are shamelessly old-fashioned.New album is released today



MODERN TIMES BIG BAND / &amp;#12514;&amp;#12480;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12539;&amp;#12479;&amp;#12452;&amp;#12512;&amp;#12473;&amp;#12539;&amp;#12499;&amp;#12483;&amp;#12464;&amp;#12539;&amp;#12496;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12489; / Dreamsville / &amp;#12489;&amp;#12522;&amp;#12540;&amp;#12512;&amp;#12474;&amp;#12499;&amp;#12523;
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Young generation of Japanese jazzmen come with debut album of Gradate band in March'20




gradate / &amp;#12358;&amp;#12388;&amp;#12429;&amp;#12356;
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smells like 70s.....

Stuff's Rolling Coconut Revue concert recordings from Japan, 1977 just released

STUFF / &amp;amp;#12473;&amp;amp;#12479;&amp;amp;#12483;&amp;amp;#12501; / ROLLING COCONUT REVUE JAPAN CONCERT




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Weird but hypnotizing mix of blues,Japanese folk and free improv from piano master Shoji Aketagawa (known as Aketa) recorded live in 2002 and never re-issued. Obscurity of sort


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Herbie Hancock's early fusion Japan-only album "Direct Step"(recorded in Japan in 1978) is reissued as RSD 2019 release (on vinyl). Take your chance to get the obscure one





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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Nov 2019 at 11:36pm
That's not all that often one can find an Japanese dub

TAIKOKISSIE &amp; DUB PASSENGERS / Slow Dance in Suburbia


released 2019 September



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Guys under the long name Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden reissuing their old album "Report From Iron Mountain"(2001). Japanese militarist exotica or future jazz?




DCPRG (Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden) / &amp;amp;#12487;&amp;amp;#12451;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12471;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12500;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12450;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12523;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12472;&amp;amp;#12540; / &amp;amp;#12450;&amp;amp;#12452;&amp;amp;#12450;&amp;amp;#12531;&amp;amp;#12510;&amp;amp;#12454;&amp;amp;#12531;&amp;amp;#12486;&amp;amp;#12531;&amp;amp;#22577;&amp;amp;#21578;


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Oct 2019 at 1:12am
Ambitiously titled Future Jazz Quartet just released their debut "Flying Humanoid" (they like catchy titles, aren't they?) which in realty is more rooted in past than pointing a future

今井晴萌 Harumo Imai (tenor sax)
葭葉愛子 Aiko Yoshiba (pf/key)
磯部直樹 Naoki Isobe (bass)
ボンバロン Von Baron (drums)

Future Jazz Quartet (FJQ) / Flying Humanoid




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new dreamy acoustic trio plus vocalist Emiko Voice album "Blackberry Dreams" just released


EMiKO VOiCE &amp;amp;amp; Phillip Strange / Blackberry Dreams

 
New Truth Records DCD-257


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Despite of the name, these guys plays fusion - but use exclusively renown heavy metal songs as raw material






Catch their "Extra Edition" released few months ago
 
NHORHM / &amp;amp;#12456;&amp;amp;#12492;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12456;&amp;amp;#12452;&amp;amp;#12481;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12458;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12450;&amp;amp;#12540;&amp;amp;#12523;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12456;&amp;amp;#12452;&amp;amp;#12481;&amp;amp;#12539;&amp;amp;#12456;&amp;amp;#12512; / NEW HERITAGE OF REAL HEAVY METAL EXTRA EDITION / New Heritage of Real Heavy metal extra edition


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Japan has a new Emperor from now....


celebrating, country unsung guitar hero Masayuki Takayanagi:


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ZEK! - a Japanese piano trio,playing exclusively Led Zeppelin covers, just released their second album




ZEK TRIO / ZEK TRIO(æ¸&amp;amp;#133;æ°´ãã&amp;amp;#130;&amp;amp;#139;ã¿-ç±³æ&amp;amp;#156;¨åº·å¿&amp;amp;#151;-æ&amp;amp;#156;¬ç&amp;amp;#148;°ç&amp;nbsp;ä¹&amp;amp;#159;) / ZEK!2


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One of Japanese greats sax player Kazutoki Umezu's rarity from 1988 "Diva" will be reissued in April 2019 by German Mule Musiq











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Continuation of decades lasting Japanese fusion tradition - new Lu7 quartet's album "3395"











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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote snobb Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 11:51pm
some Japanese artists found inspiration in jazz classics - pianist Taihei Asakawa plays Bill Evans' "Waltz For Debby" and "Sunday At The Village Vanguard" in the same order as original releases did. Double  live album contains his solo piano (against Evans' trio), and Taiheidemosnstrates more avant-garde take on it.







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