{"product_id":"wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-2-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1962-85-universounds-vinyl-2lp","title":"WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.2 - Deep, Heavy And Beautiful Jazz From Japan 1962-85 (180g, Wamono) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"Following the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-1-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1968-84-180g-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehighly acclaimed first volume\u003c\/a\u003e in the series, Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa continues the WaJazz exploration with another essential collection of music that contains something uniquely Japanese — focusing this time on the King Records catalog. Featuring timeless music by Isao Suzuki, Toshiaki Yokota, Akira Miyazawa, Takeru Muraoka, Yasuaki Shimizu, Masahiko Togashi, George Otsuka, and more! Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re: Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.\" - 180G\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is my great pleasure to introduce you to the second volume of the '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Japanese+Jazz+Spectacle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJapanese Jazz Spectacle\u003c\/a\u003e' series. Following the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-1-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1968-84-180g-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst compilation\u003c\/a\u003e which focused on recordings from the Nippon Columbia catalog, this time we are digging into the King Records archives. It is almost impossible to capture the whole picture of Wa-Jazz in a couple of compilation albums since it is such a broad and deep genre, however, by extracting tracks from the Nippon Columbia and King Records collections – both labels having an extensive archive of jazz music – we may be able to glimpse a part of its allure and essence. This time again, I have made the music selection with this idea in mind. The music in this compilation was recorded between 1962 and 1985 and is a brief history of Japanese jazz on King Records. Listening is believing, so I hope these tracks will capture your heart and that you will enjoy the charms of Japanese jazz.\" - Yusuke Ogawa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 track Japanese jazz ('WaJazz') \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecollection taken from the King Records vaults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecompiled by Yusuku Ogawa, Japanese music archivist + Wa-Jazz Disc Guide author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e180g black double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold jacket w\/ extensive liner notes + original album art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 180G 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-1-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1968-84-180g-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.1 - 180g Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-2-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1962-85-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.2 - Colored Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e.","brand":"WaJazz","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":40257159888986,"sku":"fr-4918","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/wejazz-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762283975","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/wajazz-japanese-jazz-spectacle-vol-2-deep-heavy-and-beautiful-jazz-from-japan-1962-85-universounds-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}