Tony Higgins & Mike Peden: J Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.2 (180g) Vinyl 3LP BF2019 and the hazy

and the hazy

then orchestrating a full band in the follow up

for which she's been the principal singer-songwriter

which strangely has been getting played on episodes of Rick And Morty

reviewed by Rei Kwondo 04/2018

Tony Higgins & Mike Peden: J Jazz - Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol.2 (180g) Vinyl 3LP BF2019 and the hazyPart 2 of BBE's landmark J jazz series, compiling artists and composers whose names are generally only known to committed collectors of Japanese jazz. This triple vinyl set documents the vibrant soundtrack of Japans jazz cafe culture, an elusive network of enclaves tucked away in urban sidestreets with little in the way of signage or advertising of any kind. During World War II, Jazz music was banned by the wartime authorities of Japan, and during the