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WeWantSound Togashi, Masahiko/Don Cherry/Charlie Haden: Song Of Soil LP

Wewantsounds announce a special edition of the legendary 1979 Masahiko Togashi album Song of Soil, recorded in Paris with Don Cherry and Charlie Haden and released on Japanese label Paddle Wheel. Supervised by Parisian producer Martin Meissonnier -- then

Togashi, Masahiko/Don Cherry/Charlie Haden: Song Of Soil LP

C$50.99

Cinedelic Suzuki, Hiromasa: Rock Joint Cither - Silk Road LP

Reissue, originally released in 1973. After the space-time experience and the translation into music of the Bible of Japanese civilization, the Fulukotofumi, the following year, in 1973, Hiromasa Suzuki pushes his research and experimentation beyond the b

Suzuki, Hiromasa: Rock Joint Cither - Silk Road LP

C$64.99

Nippon Columbia Mitsuhashi, Kifu & Kiyoshi Yamaya: Shakuhachi Mountain Poetry LP

First released in 1976, “Shakuhachi Mountain Poetry” is one of a two part album collaboration between Shakuhachi master, Kifu Mitsuhashi and jazz musician, Kiyoshi Yamaya. Together, the two artists blended their individual musical disciplines to compose a

Mitsuhashi, Kifu & Kiyoshi Yamaya: Shakuhachi Mountain Poetry LP

C$84.99

Nippon Columbia Inagaki, Jiro and Soul Media: Funk Party LP

A heavy funk party from the Japanese jazz scene of the 70s – and a set that hits a lot harder than some of the smoother fusion of the time! There’s a grit here that hearkens back to some of the best American jazz funk at the start of the decade – a nice e

Inagaki, Jiro and Soul Media: Funk Party LP

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Universal Akao, Michiko: Yokobue: The World of Michiko Akao LP

Yokobue player Michiko Akao’s 1983 publication “Yokobue: Michiko Akao’s World”, which was also published in the “New Age Music Disc Guide” (published by DU BOOKS), is reproduced for the first time! A new age work that greatly transcends the realm of pure

Akao, Michiko: Yokobue: The World of Michiko Akao LP

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Victor Miyazawa, Akira: Iwana (Bull Trout) LP

Akira Miyazawa, a tenor saxophonist, is one of the musicians who laid the foundation for the Japanese jazz scene. “We are Japanese, so I think we have to make someone who can only be Japanese,” said Miyazawa, who said “For Units,” “Iwana,” and “Kiso” from

Miyazawa, Akira: Iwana (Bull Trout) LP

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Mr. Bongo Ishikawa, Akira & Count Buffalos: Uganda (Dawn Of Rock) (box edition) LP

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The respected Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa was not messing around when he recorded the 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' album with his band the Count Buffaloes. For this offering, originally released in 1972 on Toshiba Records, Aki

Ishikawa, Akira & Count Buffalos: Uganda (Dawn Of Rock) (box edition) LP

C$69.99

Nippon Columbia Suzuki, Hiromasa: High Flying LP

Hiromasa Suzuki is a composer/arranger/key player who has been active in the Japanese music world, including jazz as well as movies, television and commercials. In the late ‘60s and mid-’70s, he was deeply involved in the works of Terumasa Hino, Akira Ish

Suzuki, Hiromasa: High Flying LP

C$79.99

Mr. Bongo Kawasaki, Ryo: Juice LP

Classic jazz-funk fusion from the late, great Japanese guitarist Ryo Kawasaki. Recorded in New York, and originally released in 1976, 'Juice' presents Ryo at the height of his powers. Born in Japan in 1947, Ryo had a long and stellar career recording and

Kawasaki, Ryo: Juice LP

C$41.99

P-Vine Madhubuti, Haki R. & Nation: Rise Vision Comin LP

If being the founder and chairman of Third World Press Organisation – the largest independent black-owned publishers – wasn’t enough for activist and poet Haki R Madhubuti, he is also credited with a lesser-known yet remarkable music career. As the bandle

Madhubuti, Haki R. & Nation: Rise Vision Comin LP

C$59.99

P-Vine Madhubuti, Haki R. & Nation: Medasi LP

If being the founder and chairman of Third World Press Organisation – the largest independent black-owned publishers – wasn’t enough for activist and poet Haki R Madhubuti, he is also credited with a lesser-known yet remarkable music career. As the bandle

Madhubuti, Haki R. & Nation: Medasi LP

C$59.99

Black Editions Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Eclipse LP

Masayuki Takayanagi was one of the truly iconoclastic musicians to emerge from Japan, or anywhere else, in the 20th Century. Though he won acclaim in the 1950s and '60s as a master of the electric guitar and jazz improvisation, Takayanagi was a restless s

Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Eclipse LP

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180g Various: WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I - Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1968-1984 LP

Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collecti

Various: WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I - Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1968-1984 LP

C$69.99

Universal Sato, Hiroshi: Oracle LP

After working for Shigeru Suzuki’s hackle back, he also participated in many Tin Pan family sessions. Japan’s leading keyboardist, producer, and music director who receives tremendous respect from big names such as Haruomi Hosono, YMO, Eiichi Otaki, and T

Sato, Hiroshi: Oracle LP

C$119.99

Universal Sato, Hiroshi: All of Me LP

After working for Shigeru Suzuki’s hackle back, he also participated in many Tin Pan family sessions. Japan’s leading keyboardist, producer, and music director who receives tremendous respect from big names such as Haruomi Hosono, YMO, Eiichi Otaki, and T

Sato, Hiroshi: All of Me LP

C$119.99

Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP

Acclaimed saxophonist, producer and composer Yasuaki Shimizu will release Kiren, his unreleased album from 1984, on the Palto Flats record label on February 25, 2022. Liner notes by music historian Chee Shimizu, and credits in both Japanese and English.

Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP

C$35.99

Black Editions Higuchi, Keiko: Vertical Language LP

Heavy tip-on jacket with matte pigment stamping and insert. Based in Tokyo, Keiko Higuchi is a vocalist and instrumentalist internationally renowned both for her solo performances and extensive collaborations in the world of underground improvisation, jaz

Higuchi, Keiko: Vertical Language LP

C$34.99

180g Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP

Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto leg

Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP

C$49.99

180g Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 LP

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in

Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 LP

C$44.99

We Release Jazz Suzuki, Hiroshi: Cat (180g half speed master) LP

180 gram vinyl, half speed mastered; heavy sleeve with obi and gold ink. We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, a glorious jazz-fusion-funk holy grail originally released in 1976. Cat was recorded in October 1975 at Nippon

Suzuki, Hiroshi: Cat (180g half speed master) LP

C$49.99

180g Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP

Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound – the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Active as a professional DJ in Ja

Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP

C$44.99

180g Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. I - Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980 LP

Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in

Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. I - Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980 LP

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Blank Forms Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Axis/Another Revolvable Thing 2 LP

Axis/Another Revolvable Thing 2 is released alongside Axis/Another Revolvable Thing 1 (BF 015LP). Axis/Another Revolvable Thing is the second installment of Blank Forms' archival reissues of the music of Japan's eternal revolutionary Masayuki Takayanagi,

Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Axis/Another Revolvable Thing 2 LP

C$44.99

We Release Jazz Fukui, Ryo: Mellow Dream (140g/half-speed mastering) LP

New "regular edition" on 140 gram vinyl. We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records' new sister-label) present the official reissue of criminally overlooked Japanese jazz gem Mellow Dream by Hokkaido pianist wunderkind Ryo Fukui, originally released in 1977. Releas

Fukui, Ryo: Mellow Dream (140g/half-speed mastering) LP

C$44.99

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