Tony Higgins & Mike Peden: J Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.2 (180g) Vinyl 3LP BF2019 reviewed by Rei Kwondo 04/2018

reviewed by Rei Kwondo 04/2018

as expressed through the likes of "My Need" and "Free Xone

for which she's been the principal singer-songwriter

while the A-side comes loaded with a variety of classic scratch sounds

Tony Higgins & Mike Peden: J Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.2 (180g) Vinyl 3LP BF2019 reviewed by Rei Kwondo 04/2018Part 2 of BBE's landmark J jazz series, compiling artists and composers whose names are generally only known to committed collectors of Japanese jazz. This triple vinyl set documents the vibrant soundtrack of Japans jazz cafe culture, an elusive network of enclaves tucked away in urban sidestreets with little in the way of signage or advertising of any kind. During World War II, Jazz music was banned by the wartime authorities of Japan, and during the