Sensational Jazz 70

Description

Sensational Jazz '70 is a Japanese live compilation originally released in 1970, recorded during a festival at the Shibuya Public Hall on April 30, 1970, and later reissued on CD under the reference COCB-54039/40. The double album brings together several major figures of Japanese jazz in a period of transformation, blending free jazz, jazz-rock, soul-jazz, and avant-garde, at a pivotal moment for the Japanese scene. It features artists such as Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media, Toshiyuki Miyama & New Herd, Takeshi Inomata, Terumasa Hino, and Akira Ishikawa, making it a true collective snapshot of the era. The appeal of the record lies as much in its stylistic diversity as in its raw concert energy, with performances that are often lengthy, intense, and very free. Today, Sensational Jazz '70 is considered an essential compilation for discovering the turning point of Japanese jazz in 1970, almost like a historical snapshot of the underground and electric scene.