Izumi Kobayashi: Coconuts High (1981)
What is it today? Over here, in the U.S. it’s the Friday just before Memorial Day, a long holiday weekend. Yes, it’s…
May 25, 2018
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Kazutoki Umezu: Diva (1988)
It’s not often you stumble upon an album quite like this one. A huge debt of thanks goes out to a fellow…
April 27, 2018
Imagination: Shake It (1980)
From Germany, via the intriguing mind of Düsseldorf-native, multi-instrumentalist Uwe Ziß, comes this unlikely marriage of AOR, balearic, post-disco, funk, R&B, Krautrock,…
April 24, 2018
Shadowfax: The Dreams Of Children (1984)
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with Shadowfax’s The Dreams Of…
April 3, 2018
Terry Day Featuring Laura Davis: Look At Me (1987)
From French record label Nato comes another wonderful batch of Jazz not Jazz. Look At Me, the debut from English multi-instrumentalist Terry Day,…
March 20, 2018
Genji Sawai: Sowaka (1984)
Is it Jazz? How many times can one ask that question. What exactly constitutes Jazz? Genji Sawai’s Sowaka stretches this idea limit.…
February 23, 2018
Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar: Muxima (1987)
Tread lightly, oh you who hate slap bass. Jorge Degas and Marcelo Salazar’s positively radiant Muxima has only two roles pushing all songs…
January 30, 2018
Katsutoshi Morizono: 4:17 p.m. (1985)
There’s an appeal to Katsutoshi Morizono’s 4:17 p.m. that can only be heightened, or fully appreciated, during summer, our current time of…
August 9, 2017
Mendes & Mendes: Mendes & Mendes (1982)
What’s this? Just some sweet, sweet Lusophonic magic, from the great African island nation of Cabo Verde. Music fitting that jaw-dropping album cover.…
June 6, 2017
Joan Bibiloni: Joana Lluna (1982)
I had a really hard time trying to justify posting this album. Not because the album isn’t great – it truly is…
December 30, 2016