{"product_id":"various-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-i-deep-heavy-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1968-1984","title":"Various Artists – Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I \/ 1968 1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— The Analog Vault \/\/ Essential Listening —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable broad-spectrum survey of the Golden Age of Japanese jazz, curated by rare jazz records expert Yusuke Ogawa, from the deep vaults of Nippon Columbia’s masters archive.\u003cem\u003e Japanese Jazz Spectacle - Vol. I \u003c\/em\u003eis an exceptional compendium that spotlights the varied contours and dimensions of WaJazz (Wa refers to the Shōwa era), running the gamut from free jazz and big band, to fusion and hard bop, through 14 sublime tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeadlined by artists such as Jiro Inagaki, Minoru Muraoka, Count Buffalo, Takeshi Inomata, Hiroshi Suzuki, Soul Media, Hozan Yamamoto, George Otsuka, and many more - this outstanding compilation from Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g is perfectly calibrated to unlock a deeper appreciation of the uniquely nuanced traits that define jazz from the Land of the Rising Sun. — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Analog Vault\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Japanese jazz has been recognized and celebrated by music lovers worldwide for decades. The origins of this trend may be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraced back to the rare groove movement that flourished in the 1990s, but its current deep and wide popularity seems to be connected to the fact that Japanese people have been reevaluating their own jazz since the mid-2000s, locally referred to as WaJazz (\"Wa\" meaning Japan but also the Shōwa emperor period, from 1926 to 1989). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eSince the beginning of the 2000s, there has been a growing trend to move away from the DJ-focused perspective and to appreciate jazz with a deeper understanding. Nowadays, there is more and more interest in the background and roots in which jazz has developed in Japan, with Japanese jazz as a whole now considered as its own distinctive genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, even if we speak about \"WaJazz\" as one genre, there is a truly wide variety of styles within it. However, when Japanese musicians play, there is something uniquely Japanese flowing through that creates a kind of synergy. It may be the melody, the rhythm, or even something deeper, like an inexpressible flicker. I would be happy if some of its charms and secrets emerge from the fourteen tracks included in this collection.” — (via Yusuke Ogawa)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3459757463\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: 180g, Deep Jazz Reality, HMV Record Shop, Universounds\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Wajazz Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 180g\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"180g","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41563740143774,"sku":"5050580773059","price":75.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/a4093497755_16.jpg?v=1649314996","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/various-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-i-deep-heavy-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1968-1984","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}