VA - J-Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz from Japan 1969 - 1983 (Vol. 2)

J Jazz 2 builds on the solid foundation of the first compilation and sees co-compilers Tony Higgins and Mike Peden once again pick choice sections from their own record collections. They present a deep dive into an intoxicating and beguiling range of styles: from cinematic roaring big-band (Little G by Nobuo Hara) and sparse minimal acoustic funk (Teru Teru Bozo by Teru Sakomoto), to deep spiritual modal epics (Dragon Dance by Makoto Terashita and Harold Land) and funk fusion (Mother of the Future by Electro Keyboard Orchestra). J Jazz 2 delivers more astonishing high quality jazz that will appeal the old school hard-core jazz head as much as those digging the current sounds of the current vibrant jazz explosion in the UK and USA.

The specially chosen tracks on J Jazz volume two span across 25 years of Japanese musical progression and invention. From the elegiac stark beauty of Serenade to a Dimly Lit Street and the modal vortex of Daguri, to the fierce post-bop freedom of Bull Trout and the mid-tempo bossa lilt of Vietnam, there is enough here to satisfy the most curious and demanding jazz fan seeking something extra special

VINYL TRACKLIST:
Makoto Terashita meets Harold Land - Dragon Dance
Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats Orchestra - Little Giant
Mabumi Yamaguchi Quartet - Distant Thunder
Hideto Sasaki- Toshiyuki Sekine Quartet +1 - Stop Over
Miyasaka + 5 - Animal's Garden
Electro Keyboard Orchestra - Mother Of The Future
Hiroshi Matsumoto and Hideo Ishikawa Quartet - Serenade To A Dimly Lit Street
George Kawaguchi Big Four - Vietnam
Kohsuke Mine Quintet - Daguri
Makoto Terashita - Dai Hosaku (Great Harvest)
Teru Sakamoto Trio plus One - Teru-Teru Bozu (Black Keys)
Takashi Miyasaka Quintet - Straight Road
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd With Masahiko Sato - Fallout
Akira Miyazawa - Brown Trout