Tokyo's Coolest Sound

In line with "Bossa Brasilia 2016" just out last week, here's another groovy samba/bossa nova compilation selected by Itō Yōichirō (aka Akakage), though this one consists of all Japanese artists. Many of the songs included are from the 60's, with several very rare tracks.

The cover artwork is titled "49 Years Later", a 2014 piece by Yokō Tadanori from his swimmer series that began in 1966.

Various Artists "Nippon Samba"

(Title / Artist)
1. Tokyo Bossa Nova musume / Tani Hideko
2. Bossa Nova Baby / Kajihara Machiko
3. Love Samba / Nami Etsuko
4. kimagure na watashi / Kobayashi Sachiko
5. tsukikage no Rendez-vous / Mari Keiko to Rio Alma
6. tsukiyo no Bossa Nova (Fly Me To The Moon) / Nakao Mie
7. Mas Que Nada / Watanabe Sadao
8. Samba Medley Tristeza ~ Samba De Orfeu / Sakurada Junko
9. ai de koroshitai / Circus
10. bara ki bara / Gotō Keiko
11. giniro no otsukisama / Mari Keiko
12. asahi ni mukatte Samba / Aoe Mina
13. koi no yoru / Nakatsubo Ken
14. watashi no suki na mono / Sagara Naomi
15. korya mata minasan hyakumensō / Ōhashi Kyosen
16. makasho de March (Hanagasa ondō) / Misago Tadaaki to Tokyo Cuban Boys
17. Brazil ondō / Tonosama Kings
18. katte ni Samba / Nishida Miki
19. natsu ni dakarete / Iwasaki Hiromi
20. Sailing Love / Matsuzaki Shigeru
21. omoikkiri Samba / Ishino Mako
22. SKINDO-LE-LE / Agawa Yasuko
23. dokoka de dareka ni / Kimoto Izumi
24. Tokyo Play Map / Sawa Tamaki

Victor VICL-64611
Out 7/27, ¥2300 (excl. 10% tax)
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