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Victor (Japan), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $18.99
A sweet little set – one that brings together some of the grooviest cuts ever recorded by Japanese singer Yasuko Agawa – one of the leading lights of the overseas scene at the end of the 70s! Yasuko's got this really special blend of styles – a bit jazz, a bit soul, often ... (Vocalists) read more CD
Sidney Bechet —
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O This Jellyroll/
Victor, 1941. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Victor (Japan), 1982. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A pretty early tribute album to the young Jackie Chan! (Soundtracks) LP, Vinyl record album
(In a heavy gatefold cover – with obi!)
RCA/Victor, Early/Mid 60s. Used 5 CDs ... $42.99
Genius in one of its purest forms! Paul Desmond's alto sax was honed to perfection by the time of these recordings – worked out through fame in the Dave Brubeck Quartet years of the late 50s and early 60s, but also relaxed in a confidence that makes these sides completely majestic, and ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, case has some light edgewear.)
Stiff/Victor (Japan), 1986. Used ... $14.99
Stiff/Victor (Japan), 1987. Used ... $12.99
Victor, 1930. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Riverside/Victor (Japan), 1962. Used ... $6.99
A real standout in the Bill Evans catalog for Riverside – and that's saying a lot, given how important all of his Riverside albums are! The session's a rare quintet outing for Evans – one that breaks the mode of the usual trio format by adding in Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Jim Hall ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available (Out of print, former owner's stamp on booklet cover.)
Interplay ... LP 24.99
Interplay ... CD 6.99
Takuya Fujioka —
Takuya Fujioka Presents Let's Swing Now Vol 4 ... CD Victor (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great album from the Japanese scene of the 70s – hardly swing at all, despite the title – and a record that makes fantastic use of the young Katsumi Watanabe on guitar! The groove is a bit soul jazz, but also has echoes of the 70s fusion world too – but in this really gentle ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Takuya Fujioka —
Takuya Fujioka Presents Let's Swing Now Vol 5 ... CD Victor (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great entry in this cool Japanese series from the 70s – one that focused on straighter swing sounds, in contrast to some of the more modern styles on the Japanese scene – but in a way that's still wonderfully fresh, and beautifully recorded! The album's credited to Takuya Fujioka ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Gold Mind/Victor (Japan), 1976. Used ... $14.99
A real turning point for the great Loleatta Holloway – and a record that really finds a great way to unleash her vocals for the dancefloor! Loleatta got her start as more of a traditional deep soul diva – but here, she really takes off with a sweet Philly groove – thanks to ... (Soul) read more CD
(Out of print, 2008 pressing with 3 bonus tracks – still in shrink, which is open at one end, includes obi!)
Impulse/Victor (Japan), 1969. Used ... $19.99
At the end of the 60s, Milt Jackson and Ray Brown cut some very groovy records together – teamed up in a great pairing of styles that pushed both of them way past the more standard sounds of earlier years! This album's one of the best of the bunch – as it features pianist Monty ... (Jazz) read more CD
(20 bit mastering.)
Victor (Japan), 2017. Used Gatefold ... $11.99
A great little side project from three members of the legendary Soil & Pimp Sessions combo – pianist Josei, bassist Akita, and drummer Midorin – hence the JAM name of the group! These guys may have the structure of a jazz piano trio, but their sound is something quite different ... (Jazz) read more CD
RCA/Victor, Mid 50s. Very Good ... $11.99
Raymond Lefevre —
Raymond Lefevre Et Son Grand Orchestra No 13 (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Victor (Japan), 1970. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A sweet set of easy instrumentals from the great French maestro! (Now Sound) CD
(Out of print. Includes obi.)
Masabumi Kikuchi Sextet —
Matrix (Japanese paper sleeve edition) ... CD Victor (Japan), 1977. New Copy Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
One of the best albums ever from Japanese pianist Masabumi Kikuchi – a set that continues his development as a wonderfully expressive player on his instrument, but one that also opens up with a bit more bite at times, too – thanks to the presence of some sharp-edged contemporaries! The ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing! Part of the excellent Deep Jazz Reality series!)
Charles McPherson —
Horizons (Japanese pressing) ... LP Prestige/Victor (Japan), 1968. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
A wonderfully warm, deeply creative session from Charles McPherson – a set that moves way past his boppish roots, into a new zone of lyricism and imagination! Cedar Walton's on piano, and he adds some extremely important touches to the record – those lyrical, almost modal lines that ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Unusual Japanese pressing – with a very cool cover image!)
Victor (Japan), 2015. New Copy ... $13.99
The other side of Monday Michiru – or, more appropriately, the early side of the great soul singer – given that her roots in jazz go very far back, to the time when she was the child of two very famous jazz musicians! This set has Monday reunited with her mother – the legendary ... (Neo Soul) read more CD
Charles Mingus —
Mingus At Monterey ... CD Jazz Workshop/Victor (Japan), Mid 60s. Used ... Out Of Stock
A landmark recording from Mingus – and one of his best of the mid 60s! The album was recorded live at the Montery Jazz fest – and it features great work by Jaki Byard, Charles McPherson, John Handy, and Lou Blackburn. Mingus explores his increasing fascination with the work of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print. Tray card spine has a small cutout mark.)
Riverside/Victor (Japan), 1960. Used ... $9.99
They're not kidding with the title of this one – because although the record was only Wes Montgomery's second album as a leader, he was already making plenty of waves with the sound of his guitar! The session lines Wes up with the very tight rhythm team of Tommy Flanagan on piano, Percy ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery (Japanese pressing) ... CD 6.99
Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery (20 bit remaster) ... CD 6.99
Victor/World Psychedelia (Korea), 1968/1973. New Copy ... $4.99
A buzzing, hard-hitting batch of pychedelic rock from Japan's The Mops – featuring some groovy, echoey tunes penned by the group and sung in their native language – plus a nice choice of passionate covers! The sound is a little bit like Love in their early rawness – and the Mops ... (Rock) read more CD
Victor (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... $19.99
Don't let the "rock" in the title fool you – as this is a jazz album all the way through, but one that has Japanese tenorist Takeru Muraoka taking on some of the hipper rock songs at the start of the 70s! Muraoka has this raspy, almost fuzzy tone at times – mixed with heavy ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Sonny Rollins —
Complete Sonny Rollins In Japan ... CD Victor (Japan), 1973. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
One of Sonny Rollins' best albums of the 70s – a Japanese-only live date that features some excellent work on both tenor and soprano sax! The group has a really great feel – thanks to congas by Mtume and guitar from Yoshiaki Masuo – both of whom bring some new elements to Rollins' ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Sonny Rollins —
Cutting Edge ... CD Milestone/Victor (Japan), 1974. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An underrated 70s effort from Sonny Rollins, featuring him fronting a dynamite group with Stanley Cowell and Mtume at the height of their Afro-centric electric jazz period. Longtime sideman Bob Cranshaw plus David Lee round out the rhythm section, and this is one of Rollins' LPs featuring the ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, includes obi.)
Victor (Japan), 1980. Used ... $11.99
Forget the name of the group, because these guys are way too warm and smooth to be sadistic at all – and instead come across with all the best soulful qualities of the Japanese fusion scene at the end of the 70s! Most tracks have vocals, but there's also plenty of great work on guitar with a ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Includes obi.)
Shungo Sawada —
Fool On The Hill ... CD RCA/Victor (Japan), 1969. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Groovy instrumental work from late 60s Japan – a set that features guitar from Shungo Sawada, and a feel that's a bit like some of Wes Montgomery's best large group sets for A&M or Verve! The core combo features Sawada on guitar, plus piano and organ from Maeda Norio – brought ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Victor (Japan), 1970. New Copy ... $14.99
Searingly soulful work from the group of guitarist Shungo Sawada – a player we mostly know from his groovy instrumental sides of the 60s, but who sounds plenty darn hip in this setting! The record has a nice sort of soul jazz groove on most numbers – one that takes Shungo's warmer ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Victor (Japan), 2019. New Copy ... $34.99
The cover image is maybe a bit more cosmic than usual for this hip Japanese jazz group – and the sound within definitely follows suit, and maybe makes the album one of the most compelling we've heard from Soil & Pimp Sessions in years! We've loved these guys right from the start, and ... (New Grooves) read more CD
RCA/Victor, 1978. Near Mint- ... $11.99
Spacey Frenchy disco stuff, recorded in French Canada, where they do that sort of thing pretty well. 4 long tracks with a space theme to them, including "Conquest Of The Stars", "Beyond Orion", and "Mission To Lyra". (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited gold vinyl pressing. Cover has some surface wear, splitting in the top seam, hype sticker, and promo stamp.)
Kiyoshi Sugimoto —
Rock Joy In Guitar ... CD Victor (Japan), 1971. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great little record from Japanese guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto – a musician you might know from dreamier bossa-styled records in the 60s – but who here comes across with a sharper edge and a richer sound overall! Sugimoto plays both acoustic and electric on the record, in a way that's ... (Jazz) read more CD
(SHM-CD pressing!)
Sadao Watanabe —
Sadao 2019 – Live At Blue Note Tokyo ... CD Victor (Japan), 2020. New Copy ... $32.99
We've loved saxophonist Sadao Watanabe for many years, through many different styles, and he's still sounding wonderful after all his decades in music – playing live in a laidback quartet setting, in a performance that's very heavy on his own compositions too! The backing is top-shelf, but ... (Jazz) read more CD
Hozan Yamamoto & Sharps & Flats —
Beautiful Bamboo Flute ... CD Victor/Mr Bongo (UK), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest albums ever cut by Japanese wood flute player Hozan Yamamoto – a set that has him working with very groovy backings from the Sharps & Flats ensemble – who almost give the whole thing an MPS label blending of funky jazz and world music sounds! The approach is ... (Jazz) read more CD
Hozan Yamamoto & Sharps & Flats —
Beautiful Bamboo Flute ... LP Victor/Mr Bongo (UK), 1971. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the coolest albums ever cut by Japanese wood flute player Hozan Yamamoto – a set that has him working with very groovy backings from the Sharps & Flats ensemble – who almost give the whole thing an MPS label blending of funky jazz and world music sounds! The approach is ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Victor/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1960/1961. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Chilling work from Japanese composer Takeo Yamashita – a record that echoes with the shadows of night, blending sound effects, rough percussion, and some slight jazz instrumentation – into a sound that's a bit noir, a bit avant, and very very striking. The album works like one long ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Part of the "Nippon Jazz Spirits 48" series!)
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