Artist: Various
Album: East Wind: Revolutionary Japanese Jazz in the 70s
Genre: Post-Bop, Fusion, Modal
Label: East Wind
Released: 2024
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Masabumi Kikuchi – East Wind – 20:07
2. Shunzo Ohno – Something’s Coming – 14:18
3. Sadao Watanabe – Vichankani – 15:37
4. Terumasa Hino – Hohjoh – 05:20
5. Isao Suzuki – Hip Dancin’ – 09:57
6. Mikio Masuda – Prayer – 10:04
CD 2:
1. Takehiro Honda – Minors Only – 13:32
2. Kohsuke Mine – Recollection – 12:08
3. Masahiko Togashi – Ring 4 – 06:50
4. Kochi – Auroral Flare – 13:37
5. Mikio Masuda – Let’s Get Together – 09:13
6. Sadao Watanabe & The Great Jazz Trio – Episode – 06:37
7. Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio – Green Dolphin Street – 05:51
8. Ryo Kawasaki – Montevideo – 07:11
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A treasure trove of Japanese jazz from the 70s - all originally issued by the groundbreaking East Wind label - not the first Japanese company to focus on jazz, but one who definitely helped move the scene a few steps forward with killer recordings like these! East Wind came in at a time when Japanese avant and fusion work was really picking up steam - and, combined with attention to earlier hardbop modes, the label was able to craft a fantastic catalog that allowed older and newer modes to resonate together strongly - usually with all-Japanese groups in the lineup, but sometimes also opening the door to American jazz musicians too - some of whom made some of their best records of the decade for East Wind! This well-done set focuses only on the Japanese artists recorded by the label and features a special selection of tunes handled by Yusuke Ogawa, who did all the work for the Deep Jazz Reality series over the past 20 years or so.