VA- J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Vol. 5

Label: BBE

Released 6/26/2026

Triple vinyl LP pressing. BBE Music's celebrated J Jazz compilation series reaches its fifth and final volume in early 2026, culminating in a track list that maintains the exceptionally high standard first set with volume one back in 2018. These hand-picked selections sit alongside other specially chosen numbers that embrace hard-driving samba (Seiichi Nakumura's Judy's Samba), epic head-nodding soul jazz (Masaru Imada's World Line), psychedelic private press fusion (Aoyama Gakuin 101's Fervor), angular post-bop tear-ups (Akira Miyazawa's Nijimasu), intense and insistent fusion (Motohiko Hino's Olive Step), serene cinematic pianism (Hideo Ichikawa's On the Trade Wind) and tripped-out hallucinogenic tribal funky jazz (Masahiko Sato's Garandoh's Africa to Africa).

Track listing:

1. Aoyama Gakuin 101 – Fervor
2. Hideo Ichikawa – On The Trade Wind
3. Toshiyuki Honda Burning Waves – Eastern Legacy
4. Masaru Imada – World Line
5. Crystal Zone – Rai Rai
   
6. Masahiko Sato Trio + Akira Miyazawa – Nijimasu Part 1 and 2
   
7. Hot Session – Run After
   
8. Seiichi Nakamura – Judy's Samba
   
9. Yasuhiro Kohno – My Favorite Things
10. Akira Miyazawa, Norio Maeda, Masanaga Harada, Jimmy Takeuchi, Kenichi Sonoda, Dixie Kings, George Otsuka Quintet, Masahiko Sato's Garandoh – (History of Jazz)
    
11. Mile and Half – Mile and Half
    
12. Mikio Masuda – Sonic Barrier
    
13. Tomoki Takahashi meets Elvin Jones – Another Soil
    
14. Motohiko Hino – Olive's Step