VA - J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan (1969 - 1984) Anna Coddington Paul Agar & The Set

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is a marvel of hot-wired energy

a new compilation introducing the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning artist through ten classic hits

VA - J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan (1969 - 1984) Anna Coddington Paul Agar & The SetIn the years following the World War Two, Japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. For a crucial period of little over a decade from the late 1960s to the early 1980s Japanese jazz culture progressed at an astonishing rate, producing an extraordinary array of artists, recordings and record labels that created some of the most forward thinking and impressive jazz to be committed to tape. This amazing journey is