Behind The Scene Story of a Japanese Lady On Tokyo Blues by Horace Silver
Tokyo Blues by Horace Silver
Masako Idemitsu
Oh, that is too much Sake!
Tokyo Blues by Horace Silver
Masako Idemitsu
Oh, that is too much Sake!
Toshiba EMI manufactured Hank Mobley Blue Note BLP 1568 MONO reissue in the late 80’s. Thereafter, they manufactured the same title in STEREO in 1990. They boasted saying (at that time) it is the 1st STEREO reissue in the whole world! I happened to obtain both MONO and STEREO and, both sound great, personally, I like…
I think, this Blue Note reissue by Toshiba EMI is a kind of RARE and interesting.Sabu Paolo CongoYes, this Sabu’s album was reissued twice here in Japan and King Record NEVER REISSUED, only Toshiba EMI did.More over, Toshiba EMI reissued it as STEREO in the mid 80’s and MONO in the early 90’s as one…
Funky in Kichijoji, TokyoPioneer of Jazz music, Jazz Kissa in Japan by TakashiI sometimes talked about – Jazz Kissa – before.It is a Japanese style Jazz cafe and if you look at the history of Jazz Kissa, it goes back to 1929!This 1st Jazz Kissa is called “Blackbird” and it was located in central Tokyo….
I really appreciate Tom and John for the great information concerning the previous blog post. I learned a lot! Also thank Manuel for a great comment! This Hank Mobley Blue Note BLP 1568 session was recorded in 1957. That is the time of transition from MONO only recording to STEREO recording. John shared a screenshot of the…
Yes, I am not exaggerating…this small Jazz Label in Osaka Japan has a really interesting story!The Label is calledSAWANO KOBOKobo in Japanese means craftsmanship. The owner is Mr. Yoshiaki Sawano. His family has a long time family business of selling slippers and sandals in Osaka. They have been doing that business for more than 100…
Welcome to the JBJ (Jazz Blues Japan) Jazz Lab, haha!I made the 2nd experiment, sound comparison of Lee Morgan Candy, between King Record GXK and King Record Premium.I already talked about the premium reissues by King Record in the late 70’s saying that that series is one of the most underrated Blue Note reissues.I still…