{"title":"Japanese Jazz (Wa-Jazz)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese jazz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, also called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWa-Jazz,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/jazz\" title=\"Jazz\"\u003ejazz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e played by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\" title=\"Japanese people\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e musicians or jazz connected to \u003c\/span\u003eJapan\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culture_of_Japan\" title=\"Culture of Japan\"\u003eJapanese culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. According to some estimates, Japan has the largest proportion of jazz fans in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"journey-to-air","title":"Journey to Air","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"js-readmore\" id=\"product-description\" data-readmore=\"\" data-readmore-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissued for the first time. Rare and rich contents from 1970s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejazz which is now gathering global attention, originally released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Terumasa Hino\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/terumasa-hino\"\u003eTerumasa Hino\u003c\/a\u003e's private label Love Records and distributed by a Japanese major label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"js-readmore\" id=\"product-description\" data-readmore=\"\" data-readmore-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepresenting \"Ode To Workman\" from J Jazz : Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984 released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"BBE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/bbe\"\u003eBBE\u003c\/a\u003e, in his session with local NY musicians, Journey to Air along with three other reissues are so important pieces in 1970s independent\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/jazz\" title=\"jazz\"\u003ejazz\u003c\/a\u003e. Terumasa Hino and Reggie Workman's second work. As adding two new energetic members, Takao Uematsu and Yuji Imamura, the sound became heavier and more thrilling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis record shows his great effort in his long-term session with the local musicians, and is very important to know Jazz scene in New York at that time. With Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, and Dave Holland, Terumasa Hino produced avant-garde and creative sound that is one and only in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0q6Cq4qxV7Zv7PJ9Gtw7Fr?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-readmore-expanded=\"true\" data-readmore=\"\" id=\"product-description\" class=\"js-readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Terumasa Hino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32398962163774,"sku":"OTS182","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Terumasa_Hino_-_Journey_to_Air_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1741677620"},{"product_id":"peace-and-love","title":"Peace And Love","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGroundbreaking work from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\" title=\"Japanese\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e trumpeter \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/terumasa-hino\" title=\"Terumasa Hino\"\u003eTerumasa Hino\u003c\/a\u003e – recorded on an early trip to New York, back in 1970, working with a sextet that includes some of his own Japanese players, like drummer Motohiko Hino and pianist Hideo Ichikawa, plus the great American bassist Reggie Workman!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe album features 2 very long tracks – \"Gongen\" and \"Peace \u0026amp; Love\" – both a bit free, and infused with a post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/john-coltrane\" title=\"Coltrane\"\u003eColtrane\u003c\/a\u003e sense of spiritual exploration. Hino's really changing his style a lot in this setting – taking a lot more chances than on earlier Japanese sessions, reaching out towards a future \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/jazz\" title=\"jazz\"\u003ejazz\u003c\/a\u003e approach for the 70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1xyONXpqDGpI9AnML8sUJa?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terumasa Hino Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32729198723134,"sku":"OTS-183","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Terumasa_Hino_Quintet_-_Peace_And_Love_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1741678487"},{"product_id":"love-nature","title":"Love Nature","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"js-readmore\" id=\"product-description\" data-readmore=\"\" data-readmore-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-readmore-expanded=\"false\" data-readmore=\"\" id=\"product-description\" class=\"js-readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissued for the first time. Rare and rich contents from 1970s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\" title=\"Japanese\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ejazz which is now gathering global attention, originally released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/terumasa-hino\" title=\"Terumasa Hino\"\u003eTerumasa Hino\u003c\/a\u003e's private label Love Records and distributed by a Japanese major label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-readmore-expanded=\"true\" data-readmore=\"\" id=\"product-description\" class=\"js-readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepresenting \"Ode To Workman\" from J Jazz : Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984 released on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/bbe\" title=\"BBE\"\u003eBBE\u003c\/a\u003e, in his session with local NY musicians, A Part along with three other reissues are so important pieces in 1970s independent \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" title=\"jazz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/jazz\"\u003ejazz\u003c\/a\u003e. Terumasa Hino and Reggie Workman's second work. As adding two new energetic members, Takao Uematsu and Yuji Imamura, the sound became heavier and more thrilling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fourth and last work form Terumasa Hino's Love Records was recorded when he returned to the US. In addition to Reggie Workman who is already familiar with Hino,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Gary Bartz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/gary-bartz\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGary Bartz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho had important role in the scene, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEric Gravatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho would be the member of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeather Report\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter this recording, are involved as members. \"Each Other\" and \"Sister Mayumi\" sound so aggressive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"js-readmore\" id=\"product-description\" data-readmore=\"\" data-readmore-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7A9dvMVy3fk83QbVPRB8ey?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terumasa Hino Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32729477611582,"sku":"OTS-185","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Terumasa_Hino_-_Love_Nature_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1741676240"},{"product_id":"a-part","title":"A Part","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-readmore-expanded=\"true\" data-readmore=\"\" id=\"product-description\" class=\"js-readmore\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fantastic collaboration between \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\" title=\"Japanese\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e trumpeter \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/terumasa-hino\" title=\"Terumasa Hino\"\u003eTerumasa Hino\u003c\/a\u003e and avant bassist Reggie Workman – one that might seem unusual if you only know Hino's later work, but which was part of a few key collaborations that Hino and Workman did together at the start of the 70s – part of a real spiritual awakening in the trumpeter's music! The tracks are long and very expressive – and the group is mostly Japanese – with Hino on trumpet, Workman on bass, Motohiko Hino on drums, Kiyoshi Sugimoto on guitar, Mideo Ichikawa on electric piano, Yuji Imamura on conga, and Takao Uematsu on bass clarinet and tenor – all working together in a spirit that's clearly caught the imagination of the post-Coltrane years, and which is completely different than the straighter hardbop that Hino was recording just a few years previously.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/73IF4ssDoSZv9InpGJYdCZ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terumasa Hino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32730114818110,"sku":"OTS-184","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Terumasa_Hino_-_A_Part_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1730870094"},{"product_id":"loving-you-george","title":"Loving You George","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReissue of cult LP by master \u003ca title=\"Japanese Jazz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese-jazz\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e drummer \u003ca title=\"George Otsuka\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/george-ohtsuka-quintet\"\u003eGeorge Otsuka\u003c\/a\u003e and his quintet, recorded live on 19th July 1975 at the Nemu Jazz Inn and released by cutting-edge Japanese label Bellwood, which had recently made waves with \u003ca title=\"Haruomi Hosono\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/haruomi-hosono\"\u003eHaruomi Hosono\u003c\/a\u003e's landmark \"\u003ca title=\"Hosono House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/products\/hosono-house\"\u003eHosono House\u003c\/a\u003e.\" \"Loving You George\" is comprised of four superb performances led by Otsuka powerful drumming and Fumio Karashima's fender Rhodes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincluding a wonderfully funky take on Minnie\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\" id=\"package_description_0\"\u003eRiperton's 'Loving You'. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"380\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/48IWljUPnGmNn7wEmLLuSB\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Otsuka Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39594671374398,"sku":"WWSLP38","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/George_Ohtsuka_Quintet_-_Loving_You_George_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1741815676"},{"product_id":"station-70-call-in-question-live-independence","title":"Station '70: Call In Question \/ Live Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn August 1969, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/masayuki-takayanagi-new-direction\"\u003eMasayuki Takayanagi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eformed his first \u003c\/span\u003eNew Direction\u003cspan\u003e group and embarked on an unparalleled musical journey that over the final 22 years of his life would define him as an uncompromising artist who would forge a visionary new musical language. 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Perfect for enthusiasts aiming to explore authentic Japanese rare grooves with expert curation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/0gpMG8w7ZMMMswiANSjmLx?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.jp, Chintam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241103929665,"sku":"180GWALP01","price":78.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Various_Wamono_A_To_Z_Vol._I_Japanese_Jazz_Funk_Rare_Groove_1968-1980_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1755552994"},{"product_id":"wamono-a-to-z-vol-ii","title":"Wamono A To Z Vol. II (Japanese Funk 1970-1977)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/dj-yoshizawa-dynamite-jp-chintam\" title=\"DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite\"\u003eDJ Yoshizawa Dynamite\u003c\/a\u003e, a \u003ca title=\"Wamono\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/wamono-series\"\u003eWamono\u003c\/a\u003e expert and author of the best-selling Wamono A to Z guide book, and DJ Chintam, a record store owner and Dayjam Crew member, present the second volume of rare \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Japanese\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/funk-soul\" title=\"Funk \u0026amp; Soul\"\u003efunk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e from the 1970s. 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Recorded in 1973 at Tokyo Yubin Chokin Hall, this quintet performance features Hino's expertise in \"free\" style jazz. Don't miss this captivating performance with Mikio Masuda on piano and \u003ca title=\"Motohiko Hino\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/motohiko-hino\"\u003eMotohiko Hino\u003c\/a\u003e on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Terumasa Hino Quintet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49040023978305,"sku":"15PJ-1024","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Terumasa_Hino_Quintet_Live_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1733736714"},{"product_id":"funky-steps","title":"Funky Steps","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/jazz-funk\" title=\"jazz-funk\"\u003ejazz-funk\u003c\/a\u003e record from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/tranzam\" title=\"Tranzam\"\u003eTranzam\u003c\/a\u003e was originally launched in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/japanese\" title=\"Japan\"\u003eJapan\u003c\/a\u003e in 1974 by Nippon Columbia. 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