VARIOUS ARTISTS - Sensational Jazz '70 Vols. 1-2 [2LP]

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: HMJY-209/210
Barcode: 4549767325637
Release Date: Jul 2026
Genre: Jazz

A1. Twilight Nemu / Toshiyuki Miyama and NEWHERD+Terumasa Hino
A2. Mood / Itaru Oki Trio
B1. Toko / Terumasa Hino Quintet+George Otsuka
B2. Four Units / Mototeru Takagi Trio
C1. Blue Soul / Akira Ishikawa and Count Buffaloes
C2. Mira / Hiroshi Suzuki Sextet
D1. Score / Jiro Inagaki and Soul Media
D2. Mustache / Takeshi Inomata and Sound Limited

The agony of hard bop, the rise of jazz-rock, and the emergence of free jazz.
The definitive live recording that captures the chaos and climax of jazz in Japan.

Japan's jazz scene around 1970 is very interesting. The agony of hard bop, the rise of jazz-rock, and the emergence of free jazz. 

New music and values were born one after another, and chaos was reached, and up-and-coming musicians ran at a speed that shook off the meter. This album "Sensational Jazz '70 Vol. 1/2" is famous as a live sound source that contains this appearance and enthusiasm. Shibuya Public Hall on April 30 1970. 

The Three Musketeers of Jazz Rock such as Jiro Inagaki, Takeshi Inomata, and Akira Ishikawa have all stepped on the stage, free jazz musicians such as Mototeru Takagi and Itaru Oki have finally taken the stage, and musicians who support the mainstream such as Toshiyuki Miyama and Terumasa Hino have stepped "beyond".  Led by the sound limited "Mustache", which is said to be the deadliest jazz rock live recording, there are hot performances that make smoke rise.

Text by Yusuke Ogawa (UNIVERSOUNDS / DEEP JAZZ REALITY)