Nov 21 2021 144 mins
Marking the first Jazz Special, this month’s episode of Sake and Tears aims to explore the Japanese Jazz scene from the 60’s to the modern day, with a mixture of straight-ahead bangers, deep dark fusion workouts, avant-garde curiosities and solo piano beauty. Tracks have been carefully selected from lesser-known albums from back catalogue of titans like Yosuke Yamashita, Masabumi Kikuchi, Terumasa Hino and Masahiko Togashi as well as giving some well-deserved exposure to the likes of Satoko Fujii, Tomami Koyake, Akira Miyazawa, Shoji Aketagawa and Tokashi Kako. Full Tracklist below:
1. Hozan Yamamoto – Prologue
2. Hozan Yamamoto – Sawonose
3. Gary Peacock – Requiem
4. Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band – Memory
5. Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet – Sumi
6. Satoko Fujii Orchestra – Jo
7. Akira Sakata – Saitaroh-Bushi
8. Jam Rice Sextet – Jam Rice Relaxin' Side B (Edit)
9. Masabumi Kikuchi Quintet - Admire, But Detest (Mr. Out)
10. Tokashi Kako - L'Aube
11. Tamami Koyake – Activity
12. Yosuke Yamashit & Masahiko Togashi – May Green
13. Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet – Rosetta Stone
14. Akira Miyazawa – ‘Round Midnight
15. Akira Miyazawa/Masahiko Sato/Masahiko Togashi/Yasuo Arakawa – Scarborough Fair
16. Nobuyasu Furuya Quintet – Jap Agitator Caught Again
17. Terumasa Hino – Wind Blows Your Skin
18. Shoji Aketagawa – Khalifa
19. Sabu Toyozumi - Malachi's Tune
20. Yosuke Yamashita Trio + 1 – Picasso
21. Yosuke Yamashita Trio & Guests - Anomachi Konomachi
22. Honda Takehiro Trio – You Don’t Know What Love Is