Product Description
Compiled by DJ, Chee Shimizu, compilation of the Better Days label of Nippon Columbia. Beginning in 1977, Better Days released records by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kazumi Watanabe, Pecker, Yasuaki Shimizu and many more. In recent years, the label has had a re-evaluation, especially in Europe, for its pioneering of trends in jazz fusion, avant garde and other genres. This album is divided into 2 CDs, of avant-wave and funky and mellow.
Avant-Wave
1. Yasuaki Shimizu - Semitori no Hi
2. Mariah - Shonen
3. Mkwaju Ensemble - Tira-Rin
4. Akira Sakata - Meuniere
5. Colored Music - Ei Sei Raku
6. Paradigm - P.S.
7. Yasuaki Shimizu - Yume Dewa
8. Mkwaju Ensemble - Wood Dance
9. Colored Music - Heartbeat
10. Pecker - Kylyn
11. Atsuo Fujimoto - Strangers in Island
12. Mariah - Shinzo no Tobira
13. Kazumi Watanabe- Mother Terra
14. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Plastic Bamboo
15. Toru Furuya - Harumi Futoh
Funky & Mellow
1. Tamami Koyake - You Wanna Rain
2. Arakawa Band - Funky Fanky
3. Mikio Masuda - Mickey's Samba
4. Ponta Murakami - Huang Di
5. Eri Ohno - Skyfire
6. Pecker - Concrete Jungle
7. Ryojiro Furusawa - Moonlight Slumber
8. Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Night Train
9. Kazumi Watanabe - Mellow Sunshine
10. Eri Ohno - Living Inside Your Love
11. Kazumi Watanabe - I'll Be There
12. Mikio Masuda - Moon Stone
