Funk Party (Vinyl)

A heavy funk party from the Japanese jazz scene of the 70s – and a set that hits a lot harder than some of the smoother fusion of the time! There’s a grit here that hearkens back to some of the best American jazz funk at the start of the decade – a nice edge that you often don’t find in Japanese recordings of this vintage – which is clearly inspired by the American soul scene of the time – as evidence in the weird-looking cover, and in the album’s choice of tracks! The notes are in Japanese, which makes it a bit hard to tell what’s going on – but the whole thing feels like a live performance, with supposedly different Japanese groups taking the lead – and some calls on the tunes that almost give the whole thing an Osaka Monaurail feel!

• Pressed on black vinyl
• Originally released in 1975
• Featuring iconic track, “Put It Where You Want It”

HMJY-173 -Artist-Jiro Inagaki and Soul Media

• Released: 8/3/22
• Format Detail: LP Black
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Funk