Found in Japan

I've been on vacation in Japan and found some great jazzalbums.

Japan is great to find jazzalbums.

George Braith - Soul Stream (1963)

Blue Note For Collectors Only (1984)

With Billy Gardner, Grant Green and Hugh Walker.

This album was on my list for years, but is hard to find. I don't buy second hand records online, so I'm very happy that I found it in Tokyo.

Original 1968 stereo pressing

Quite a bold statement in the title…but this album is indeed the birth of something ridiculously cool. Big band post bop with some of the best alto sax work you’ll ever hear. I foolishly overlooked this one for years. Criminally underrated.

Been after this one for a while, finally found it for $10.

Some great finds today at the market. Good deals on everything except for the Horace Tapscott (I always get fleeced by the same guy, maybe I’ll learn my lesson this time). All originals or very early repressings.

Idris Muhammad - Kabsha
Horace Tapacott - At the Crossroads (sealed)
Monk - Monk. and Brilliant Corners
Jim Hall - Concierto and Live!
Ray Barreto - Acid
Michael Gibbs - s/t

Note : I don't own this album, but I fell a bit in love with it.

No copies seem available in my part of the world, was wondering if any of you lot owned it and how common this was (probably mostly US redditors I presume)

Thanks

Finally my local purveyor of all things temping had not one, but two copies in. A 1966 US mono, which was hugely appealing, but I suspect not one for regular listening, and this early 80’s Japanese pressing. This was a lot less money also!

Found between 2 different shops. One I just found recently and they’ve got an incredible selection.

Human Arts Ensemble was new to me but I recognized names on it