Modern Juke Box

Modern Juke Box is an intriguing album by the Japanese big-band group Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd, first issued in the mid-1960s, commonly dated to 1965, on the Nippon Columbia label. The album showcases the ensemble’s reinterpretation of well-known standards and popular melodies—including jazz classics, film themes, and chart hits—through a distinctive big-band jazz lens. Highlights include tracks like “Take Five,” “The Girl from Ipanema,” “Goldfinger,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” and “Georgia On My Mind.” Although critical coverage is limited, specialized sources recognize it as a Japanese big-band jazz recording marked by imaginative arrangements of familiar material.