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The \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyojazzjoints.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eTokyo Jazz Joints\u003c\/a\u003e\" project has since taken the pair to jazz kissa and bars not only in that city but all up and down the archipelago, including such hallowed legends as Eagle and Pithecanthropus Erectus in Tokyo, Basie in Iwate, Jazz Spot Yamatoya in Kyoto, and Down Beat in Yokohama. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTokyo Jazz Joints\u003c\/em\u003e is a visual chronicle of this unique culture that captures the transient beauty of these spaces. These dedicated jazz listening spaces are slowly vanishing in the face of changing trends, ageing customers and gentrification.  This book preserves these living museums before they disappear forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Publisher: Kehrer Verlag\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Published: 2023\u003cbr\u003e- Hardcover with embossing and slipcase\u003cbr\u003e- Dimensions: 24 x 21 x 2 cm\u003cbr\u003e- 168 pages\u003cbr\u003e- 129 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003e- English\u003cbr\u003e- ISBN 978-3-96900-120-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bzh3gAiI0C4?si=pNvWQ9SSmyvwTQJ9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42772870070430,"sku":"9783969001202","price":60.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/hHzQ9iAYDFvq2DDN5yomqC-1280-80.jpegcopy.jpg?v=1708137923"},{"product_id":"tony-higgins-mike-peden-j-jazz-free-and-modern-jazz-from-japan-19541988","title":"Tony Higgins \u0026 Mike Peden - J Jazz (Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954—1988)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBBE Music \u003c\/strong\u003eis thrilled to present \u003cstrong\u003eJ Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan 1954-1988\u003c\/strong\u003e, a remarkable large-format book covering some of the deepest, rarest, and most innovative jazz music released anywhere in the post-war era. Compiled by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden, co-curators of BBE Music’s acclaimed \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca data-internal-link=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bbemusic.com\/artist\/tony-higgins\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJ Jazz Masterclass Series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book also features a foreword by Japanese jazz icon, Terumasa Hino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first time a book of this type has been has been published outside of Japan and the first anywhere of this size and scale. It is a unique collection of over 500 albums of free and modern jazz recorded and released in Japan during a period of radical transformation and constant\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e reinvention. An era that saw Japan return from the ravages of World War Two to become a global economic power and emerge as both a technological leader and an international cultural force.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough a unique gallery of albums, J Jazz charts the development of jazz in Japan from the first stirrings of the modern jazz scene in the mid to late 1950s and on through the hard bop and modal jazz of the 1960s. It steers the reader into the radical directions of the 1970s when free jazz, fusion, post-bop, and jazz-funk opened up a growing number of Japanese jazz artists to a new global audience before consolidating in the mid to late 1980s with a musical scene that laid the path for the contemporary jazz generation to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver 500 full-colour sleeves from many of the leading names in Japanese jazz sit alongside rare and private pressings that tell a story of constant change and musical exploration. J Jazz includes profiles of several leading record labels such as East Wind, Frasco, King Records, and Nippon Columbia as well as critical independents such as Three Blind Mice, ALM, and Aketa’s Disk. J Jazz includes interviews with celebrated jazz photographer Tadayuki Naito, and pianist Tohru Aizawa, bandleader on the totemic spiritual jazz album, Tachibana Vol 1, as well as free-jazz record collector and jazz musician Mats Gustafsson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also features a chapter on albums by non-Japanese artists that only received a Japanese release, with collectible, rare, and obscure releases by figures such as Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, and Art Blakey. J Jazz includes Japanese jazz charts from some of the world’s leading jazz DJs including Gilles Peterson, Toshio Matsuura, Paul Murphy, and Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino. Among the specialist content is a feature on obi strips by record dealer and Japanese jazz expert, Yusuke Ogawa, plus a special article on Japanese Blue Note albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross its 300-plus pages, J Jazz includes a detailed introduction contextualising the music, tracing the story of Japan’s fascination with jazz back before the war. It also features biographical information on many of the key artists involved in shaping the post- war Japanese jazz scene including Sadao Watanabe, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Masabumi Kikuchi, Masahiko Togashi, Terumasa Hino, Yosuke Yamashita, Fumio Itabashi, Masayuki Takayanagi, Takeo Moriyama, Isao Suzuki, and many more. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bbemusic.com\/product\/j-jazz-free-and-modern-jazz-from-japan-1954-1988-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCD Tracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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Although many closed during World War II, the post-war period saw Jazz Kissa return in even greater numbers, spreading across Japan as quiet sanctuaries for dedicated listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese spaces preserve an almost spiritual relationship with sound—slow, immersive, and deeply intentional—in a world where musichas become increasingly disposable and attention fragmented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Jazz Kissa is built around rare vintage audio systems, towering speakers, and meticulously curated vinyl collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoven throughout the book is a special exploration of the design of the Hi-Fi equipment―from the legendary Altec A7s to iconic JBL speakers and bespoke amplifiers—revealing how the physicality of these machinesshapes the emotional experience of listening. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aesthetic choices of these cafés are inseparable from the sound they produce, making them both temples of music and showcases of design excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features a foreword by Devon Turnbull, founder of Ojas, whose handcrafted speakers and installations have become touchstones of the modern listening movement. 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