A wealth of cuts inspired by American jazz-funk "rare groove"...

Wamono A To Z Vol. I (Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980)

DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.jp

€ 32,95

Label: 180g

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Description

Some compilations manage to both inform and educate in equal measure; this fine collection from Japanese crate diggers DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam is one such set. Comprising of mostly little-known tracks recorded by Japanese artists between 1968 and '70, it offers up a wealth of cuts inspired by American jazz-funk "rare groove". There's much to admire across the ten tracks, from the mazy Rhodes solos, fizzing big band jazz grooves and traditional Eastern instrumentation of Toshiko Yonekawa's "Soran Bushi", and the languidly-slung brilliance of Tadaki Misago and Tokyo Cuban Boys' multi-faceted musical fusion "Jongara Reggae", to the Jimi Hendrix-goes-funk heaviness of "Incitation" by Monica Lassen & The Sounds, and the drums-driven dancefloor madness of Masahiko Sato Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media's "Sniper's Snooze".

All tracks licensed by Nippon Columbia except A3 licensed by Victor Entertainment, Japan Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.jp & Chintam.