Superb collection of 100 Japanese jazz songs from Taisho (1912-1926) to early Showa period telling the history of Japanese jazz. 4 CDs, 100 songs from minor labels (Taihei, Etoile, Tombo, Happy) and comes with a booklet with detailed information (in Japanese) and rare photos.
CD1 : Jazz Songs
1. Ken Hasegawa / Dekoboko Jinsei 2. Ken Hasegawa, Miss Taihei / Oh Iya 3. Three Sisters / Maiasa Cofee o 4. Blue Boys Chorus / Glass o Akete 5. Blue Boys Chorus / Colorado no Tsuki 6. Nitto Rhythm Boys / Tabakoya no Musume 7. Nitto Rhythm Boys / Koibito ga Hoshii 8. Fukuo Tanaka / Nankin Mame-uri 9. Fukuo Tanaka / Kimi o Omoite 10. George Maki / Ame no Naka ni Utau 11. Cherry Kami / Balcerona 12. Merry Fujita / Aozora 13. Fumi Kobayashi / Ukulele Baby 14. Ranko Edogawa, Vocal Trio / Cuba no Koiuta 15. My Lucky Boy / Carioca 16. My Lucky Boy / La Cucarach 17. Shizuo Mikami / Taki no Soba nite 18. Blue Boys Chorus / Yume no Shiraho 19. Blue Boys Chorus / Akogare no Kimi 20. Blue Boys Chorus / Konban Atte Chodaina 21. Jun Hamaguchi (tenor), Shigeru Nakamura (tap dance) / Paris no Yane no Shita 22. Kikuko Inoue (soprano), Shigeru Nakamura (tap dance) / Paris no Yane no Shita 23. Masako Miyashita / Oh Donna Clara 24. Miss Taihei / Bara no Tango 25. Tekkamen / A Little Coffe
CD2 has various types of songs performed by jazz bands such as St Louis Blues (Blues), Hot Ice, Shangahi Lil (Fox Trot) all performed by Cherry Land Dance Orchestra, Watashi no Aozora, Oh Suzanna (Shamisen Dance Music) by Western Shamisen Ensemble, Tameiki (dance/blues),Kojo no Tsuki (waltz) by Sam Kato Dance Ensemble, Jolly Singles (Two Steps) by SN Jazz Band, Lady of Spain (Paso Doble) by Cherry Land Dance Orchestra and Oriental Dance (Jazz) by Tombo Salon Jazz Band.
CD3 has mainly jazz and jazz influenced songs such as Fukuo Tanaka / Dinah (Jazz/Fox-Trot), Western Shamisen Dance Ensemble / Dina (Shamisen Dance Music), Jun Fujio, Kanako Kami / Jazz Rokudaigaku (Nonsence Jazz), Kinpa Shizuta, Wakako Maruyama, Koichi Shiki, Tony Sagara / Kansho no Utage (Kayo-kyoku), Issei Azuma, Yaeko Azuma / Cafe Koshin-kyoku (Film Song), Ichimatsu Ishida / Arabiya no Uta (Ryukoka), Mitsuya Itoi / Tose Moga Mobo (Jazz Song)
CD4 has Japanese jazz songs such as No Gakudan / Obara Bushi (Trot), No Gakudan / Modern Harusame (Fox Trot), Taihei Dancing Jazz Boys / Minato Ondo (Fox Trot), Taira Endo His Salon Jazz Orchestra / Sado Okesa (Rumba), Kimiko Ueno & Ryuichi Okuta / Dotonbori Melody (Jazz Kouta), Joichi Matsumoto & Chiyoko Chitoseya / Sado Okesa Zomeki (Jazz Folk), Hinomaru Jazz Band / Gekkasen (Jazz), Nitto Wayo Gakudan / Nozakimura (Japanese/Western Ensemble)
