A playlist showcasing Japanese jazz, widely known around the world as “Wa-Jazz” or “J-Jazz.” Building on Edition 2, we've expanded the selection with 15 newly added tracks and refreshed it as Edition 3. All tracks are taken from albums currently available at the ELLA ONLINE STORE, so feel free to use it as a listening guide while exploring our catalog.
J-Jazz Collection 3
1. Rootie / Charlie Mariano, Masao Yagi, Hidehiko Matsumoto, Akira Fukuhara, Masanaga Harada, Hideo Shiraki
2. Yamame / Akira Miyazawa
3. Birdie / Takeshi Inomata
4. Yawning Baku / Nobuyoshi Ino
5. A Head Wind / Shigeharu Mukai Quintet II
6. Up Over and Out / Fumio Watanabe
7. Bamboo / Isao Suzuki
8. Dirty Mashy Toe / Yoshiaki Masuo
9. Something / Steve Marcus + Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media
10. The Positive And The Negative / Minoru Muraoka/New Dimension Group
11. Ro / Hideo Ichikawa/Kidoushu
12. Seagull / Hang Raiji
13. What's Baby Singin' / Himiko Kikuchi
14. Hand and Foot / Genji Sawai & Bacon Egg
15. In the Small Hours / Yoshihiro Naruse
J-Jazz Collection 2
16. Imagery / Katsutoshi Morizono with Bird's Eye View
17. Life Trip / Terumasa Hino
18. The Dawn / Shunzo Ohno
19. Samba de Negrito / Takashi Mizuhashi and His Friends
20. Kemo-Sabe / Masao Nakamura Quartet
21. Alfa / Shunzo Ohno Quartet
22. Montevideo / Ryo Kawasaki
23. Recollection / Kohsuke Mine
24. Night Heron / Keizo Inoue
25. The Things We Did Last Summer / George Otsuka Trio
J-Jazz Collection 1
26. Kisarazu Zinku / Toshiko Akiyoshi
27. Der Zweig von Salzburg / Masahiko Sato Trio
28. Striped Slacks / Kazumi Odagiri Trio
29. Brown Trout / Akira Miyazawa Quartet
30. Early Summer / Ryo Fukui Trio
31. Thirsty / Kohsuke Mine Quintet
32. D-51 / Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet
33. Under Construction / Koichi Matsukaze
34. Up Into The Sky / Fumio Itabashi
35. Judy's Samba / Seiichi Nakamura Quintet
36. Watarase / Takeo Moriyama Quartet
Playlist by Daisuke Hirose (ELLA RECORDS)
Cover photo by Yuho Koshiyama – with sincere thanks.
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