Tokyo Glow: Japanese City Pop, Funk & Boogie Selected by DJ Notoya (2021)

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A selection of city pop, funk and modern soul from Japanese label Nippon Columbia, selected by DJ Notoya.

"Featuring cult classics and rarities by Hiroshi Sato, Hatsumi Shibata, Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama & many more.

The selection on ‘Tokyo Glow’ starts with 'Kimugare' a relaxed mid-tempo track by Kumi Nakamura, actually a famous actress who only recorded one album in 1980 for Columbia. The set continues and flows effortlessly with the sunshine grooves of Miyuki Maki, Hatsumi Shibata and cult keyboard player Hiroshi Sato before the pace starts going faster and funkier with New Generation Company, Kengo Kurozumi - with his superb boogie, 'Juggler' - and one of the queens of the genre, Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama with 'Tuxedo Connection'.

Another fine example on the set is the mid-tempo groove of "I Wander All Alone Part III" by New Generation Company, an aggregate group of some of the best Japanese session musicians led by arranger Katz Hoshi and including Hiroyuki Namba (key), Kazuo Shiina (gtr) and Yutaka Uehara (ds) who all played with Tatsuro Yamashita among many others.

There are many other excellent examples in 'Tokyo Glow', showcasing the diversity and specificity of Japanese City Pop during the late 70s and 80s.

Nippon Columbia opened their much-guarded vaults to curator DJ Natoya. Tracks were remastered in Tokyo and the result, ‘Tokyo Glow’, is a unique insight into a most creative period in Japanese music."


DJ NOTOTYA – TOKYO GLOW

Label: Wewantsounds – WWSCD55
Format: 24BIT/96KHz, CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: Japan / France
Released: Dec 10, 2021
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Synth-pop, AOR, City Pop, Disco, Funk, Boogie


1. 気まぐれ / 中村久美      
2. インドの道ばた / 牧ミユキ      
3. お酒とジョーク / 山科晴義      
4. 夏の光に / やまがたすみこ      
5. Party Is Over / しばたはつみ      
6. ムーンライト・フライト / 岩渕まこと      
7. 最後の手品 / 佐藤博      
8. Paradise's Dream / 荒川バンド      
9. I Wander All Alone (part III) / New Generation Company      
10. お嬢さんお手やわらかに / 尾崎紀世彦      
11. Juggler / Kengo Kurozumi      
12. 恋のパラダイム / 西崎健      
13. Simply Another Love / JADOES      
14. アマロ・ジャバロ / 原みどり      
15. Tuxedo Connection / 当山ひとみ      
16. Oh! Daddy / 小山水城      
17. ソファーベッド・ブルース / 近田春夫＆Vibra-Tones      
18. 茅ケ崎メモリー / 堀江美都子

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