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Japanese Iconoclasts - Part 1

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
September 29, 2020
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In addition to offering a safe haven and an enthusiastic audience for international jazz players, Japan has a vibrant local scene which features musicians that approach jazz without necessarily being encumbered by its tradition, and infuse it with their own cultural traditions and generally post-modern attitude.

So let's dive into the fun and varied universe of Japanese jazz through the work of some of its most remarkable iconoclasts.

Happy listening!

Playlist

Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Suga Dairo "S&W Model 2 of the Far East" Far East (CooL FooL) 0:16
Host talks 5:39
Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra "A Man on the Boardwalk" Shibuzen (Avex Io) 8:32
Koh, Masahiro Uemura "Ermine" Tension (Koya) 15:59
Host talks 21:41
Yosuke Yamashita "Kurdish Dance" Kurdish Dance (Verve) 24:54
Eri Yamamoto Trio & Chorale Chamaleon "Goshu Ondo Suite, Pt. 5" Goshu Ondo Suite (AUM Fidelity) 33:01
Emi Makabe "Treeing" Anniversary (Greenleaf) 38:41
Host talks 42:00
Minoru Muraoka "Bam Boo Rock" Osorezan (Daiei) 43:31
Rinsyoe Kida, Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos "Tsugaru Jongara Bushi" Drums and Tsugaru-Jamisen (Teichiku) 53:33
Host talks 57:30
Johnny Hartman "Nature Boy" For Trane (Blue Note) 59:28
Masabumi Kikuchi "Moor" Tethered Moon (Evidence) 1:02:57
Naruyoshi Kikuchi "Joan of Arc in the Money Jungle" Chansons Extraites De Degustation A Jazz (Ewe) 1:11:34
Host talks 1:16:04
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet "Moons Shine" Tails Out (DIW) 1:18:20
Sax Ruins "Epigonen" Yawiquo (Ipecac / Liberator) 1:26:26
O.N.T.J. (Olivia New Ton John) "Raga Latin" Jöse (Nota) 1:28:07
Host talks 1:29:50
Kaze & Ikue Mori "Noir Poplar" Sand Storm (Libra) 1:30:49

Photo credit: Luciano Rossetti (Phocus Agency)

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