To celebrate the arrival of 2025, we’ve curated a playlist inspired by the spirit of Japan’s New Year. Featuring jazz, mondo, and pop infused with traditional Japanese instruments like koto and shakuhachi, this collection beautifully blends Eastern and Western sounds with a distinct "wa" essence.
Wishing everyone a wonderful and prosperous year ahead! 🎍
Happy New Year -Sounds of Japan-
1. Smile (with Mars at the End) / Laura Nyro
2. In Fiesta / Hideo Shiraki Quintet
3. Joyful Grass and Grape / Dorothy Ashby
4. Esashi Oiwake / Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys/Kohachiro Miyata
5. Funamachi-uta Part 2 / Akiko Yano
6. Pictures of Japan XIV / Victor Cavini
7. Taboo / Minoru Muraoka
8. Chakkiri-bushi / Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats/Hozan Yamamoto
9. Valley of Life / McCoy Tyner
10. Tokyo Rose / Van Dyke Parks
11. Sumahama / The Beach Boys
12. Japan / Pharoah Sanders
13. Essence / John Kaizan Neptune
14. As the Planets and the Stars Collapse / Shabaka
15. Mauve over Blues / Herbie Mann
16. Funamachi-uta Part 3 / yano et agatsuma（Akiko Yano & Hiromitsu Agatsuma）
Playlist & cover photo by Mikiya Tanaka (ELLA RECORDS)
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