Various Artists

Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collection of “WaJazz” music taken from the Nippon Columbia vaults. Featuring Jiro Inagaki, Minoru Muraoka, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hozan Yamamoto, Count Buffalo, Takeshi Inomata, and much more. Comes in a gatefold 180g heavy double vinyl LP with extensive track-by-track liner notes by Yusuke Ogawa.

• 01 Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - Sakura Sakura
• 02 Minoru Muraoka With New Jazz Players - Muraiki
• 03 Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band - Mago-Uta
• 04 Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet - D-51
• 05 Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd - Adult's Day
• 06 Soul Media - Breeze
• 07 George Otsuka - Sea View
• 08 Hozan Yamamoto, Masahiko Togashi & Yosuke Yamashita - Breath Prologue
• 09 Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media - Do It
• 10 Hiroshi Suzuki - Romance
• 11 Masahiko Sato - Tochi Mo Kurumi Mo Fukiotose
• 12 Masahiko Togashi - Fourth Expression
• 13 Takeshi Inomata & Sound Ltd - Mustache (live)
• 14 Takeo Moriyama - Watarase