A cult classic among Japanese music collectors, Ocean Side was originally released in 1984 by mythical label VAP and features lush compositions and arrangements by J-Pop icon Tetsuji Hayashi.
First released in 1976, Shakuhachi master, Kifu Mitsuhashi and jazz musician, Kiyoshi Yamaya blend their individual musical disciplines to compose an album that beautifully captures the spirit of both traditional Japanese folk music and jazz.
This is a selection by DJ CHINTAM (BLOW UP), a well-known author of 'Japanese Groove A to Z. ' This is the 13th album released by Junko Ohashi during her tenure at Epic Records, and is now available for the first time on vinyl!
The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time.