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Japanese Jazz
42 reviewed records, 1959 to 2018
Every Japanese Jazz record reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 42 albums, 1959 to 2018, by 10 artists, led by Hideo Shiraki, Hozan Yamamoto, Kohsuke Mine. Every record links to its review.
42Reviewed records
10Artists
1959–2018Years
16Five-star records
Most reviewed artists
Who turns up most in Japanese Jazz among the records reviewed here. The number is reviewed records in this genre.
On which labels
The labels behind the Japanese Jazz records reviewed here.
- CBS/Sony5
- King Records4
- Nippon Columbia4
- Three Blind Mice4
- East Wind3
- Philips3
- Toshiba3
- Columbia Records2
Reviewed records
By year of release as printed on the review. Red is the site’s rating out of five.
1950s
- 1959Recital at Sankei Hall, TokyoHideo Shiraki · King Records★★★★☆
1960s
- 1960Midnight Love MoodHideo Shiraki · Toshiba★★★☆☆
- 1960Modern Drumming and Sleepy MoodHideo Shiraki · Toshiba★★★★☆
- 1961Black ModeHideo Shiraki · Teichiku★★★★★
- 1962Plays Horace SilverHideo Shiraki · King Records★★★★★
- 1963Modern Des TwistHideo Shiraki · Teichiku★★★☆☆
- 1965Modern Punch For YouHideo Shiraki · King Records★★★★☆
- 1965Sakura SakuraHideo Shiraki · SABA★★★★☆
- 1966"Modern Ameriachi" For YouHideo Shiraki · Toshiba★★★☆☆
- 1968New Jazz in JapanHozan Yamamoto · CBS/Sony★★★★☆
- 1969Shakuhachi & Bossa NovaHozan Yamamoto · Union Records★★★★☆
- 1969Up Up and AwayHiroshi Suzuki · CBS/Sony★★★☆☆
- 1969VariationHiroshi Suzuki · Nippon Columbia★★★☆☆
1970s
- 1970First / Morning TideKohsuke Mine · Philips★★★★★
- 1970MineKohsuke Mine · Three Blind Mice★★★★☆
- 1970St. Louis BluesFumio Nanri · Columbia Records★★★★★
- 1971Ame No BluesRyoichi Hattori & Fumio Nanri · Columbia Records★★★★★
- 1971Beautiful Bamboo-FluteHozan Yamamoto · Philips★★★★☆
- 1971Eikou No TrumpetFumio Nanri · Express★★★★☆
- 1971GinkaiHozan Yamamoto · Philips★★★★★
- 1971Second AlbumKohsuke Mine · Three Blind Mice★★★★☆
- 1971ShakuhachiHozan Yamamoto · CBS/Sony★★★★★
- 1971Soul TrumpetFumio Nanri · Express★★★★☆
- 1971Tenor SaxJiro Inagaki · Nippon Columbia★★★★☆
- 1971Wandering BirdsJiro Inagaki · CBS/Sony★★★★☆
- 1972DosojinJiro Inagaki · Nippon Columbia★★★★★
- 1972Rough & EleganceJiro Inagaki · CBS/Sony★★★★☆
- 1973DaguriKohsuke Mine · Victor★★★★★
- 1974Out of ChaosKohsuke Mine · East Wind★★★★★
- 1975FarewellFumio Nanri · Kiva★★★★★
- 1975Orang-UtanIsao Suzuki Quartet + 2 · Three Blind Mice★★★★★
- 1976Black OrpheusIsao Suzuki Trio · Three Blind Mice★★★★★
- 1976CatHiroshi Suzuki · Nippon Columbia★★★★★
- 1976SceneryRyo Fukui · Trio Records★★★★★
- 1976SolidKohsuke Mine · East Wind★★★★☆
- 1976Sun ShowerKohsuke Mine · East Wind★★★★☆
- 1977Mellow DreamRyo Fukui · Trio Records★★★★★
1980s
- 1981Modern Jazz Concert at Video Hall, TokyoHideo Shiraki · King Records★★★★☆
- 1985World-Music-MeetingHozan Yamamoto · Eigelstein Musikproduktion★★★★☆
- 1986BoleroHozan Yamamoto · Enja★★★★☆
1990s
- 1998OtoñoHozan Yamamoto · Toshiba/EMI★★★★☆
2010s
- 2018Koto Masterpieces SelectionHozan Yamamoto · Sony Music Direct★★★★☆
The genre comes from the category line of each review, as the reviewer filed it, so a record can appear in more than one genre and this is not a definition of Japanese Jazz. It lists only records reviewed here and updates when a new review goes up.