Not Known but Great Japanese Jazz Label Norma Japan
Norma Japan
Norma Japan
Recently I got these mysterious Emarcy reissues…I believe they are the US pressings but no proper info is available.What I know is that Nippon Phonogram imported these, put their sticker on them and sold them here in Japan, most likely in the 70’s.The labels are orange Mercury labelOn the dead wax, the serial (in case…
I must confess that I didn’t care this Blue Note reissue series Toshiba EMI manufactured at the time of release in 1994. You now…that is the time CDs were selling good and analog vinyl records were not selling well.BUT!As I listened to the titles in this series one by one, I realized that the sound…
Welcome back to JBJ Jazz Lab!Actually, it has been a long time since I did the last sound comparison, right? The sound comparison this time, I think, is QUITE INTERESTING! I wanted to do this for a long time you know…Bill Evans Undercurrent, Toshiba LBJ series, King Record GXC series and the same King Record…
You know, this Japanese Band is really unusual to you guys, but I am excited to introduce to you… The group is called “Minyo Crusaders” “Minyo” in Japanese means traditional folk song/s. They revive and interprete “Minyo” in a modern way mixing Jazz, Afro Beat, Cumbia and Afro Cuban. The leader Katsuumi Tanaka, a guitarist was playing…
Aurex is a brand name Toshiba EMI used for mainly their audio equipment. But in the 80’s with Aurex brand, they also produced and released some great jazz albums.Here I got one, a RARE live session album called,Battle Of The HornsThe members playing live are the legends.Dizzy Gillespie on tpHarold Land on tsEddie Lockjaw Davis…
I think, these copies are really RARE and attracting…I did a sound comparison of this, Blue Train Pure White Vinyl Premium Reissue with GXK Series of King Record the same title before. The result is…that even if this premium reissue use a digital process, the sound quality is really superb.And, this time, I was fortunate…