While jazz had been banned in Japan during the war, many British and American jazz musicians had been called up and were serving their country. However, in 1952 when the allied forces left Japan, and returned home musicians like Frank Foster, Harold Lamb and Oliver Nelson had formed firm friendships with local jazzers.īy then, they had played an important part in the cultural rebirth of Japan. Sometimes, these musicians spent time collaborating with local jazz musicians who were keen to learn from some of the names they had only heard on the radio. Some of the bands featured some of the top American jazz musicians who were serving their country. However, after Japans defeat and unconditional surrender in August 1945, the wartime ban on jazz was lifted. When critics, cultural commentator and record buyers heard this music they were making they were amazed just how far Japanese jazz had come in such a short space of time. This included Yasuhiro Kohno Trio and One, Kohsuke Mine, Hideo Shiraki, Tatsuya Nakamura, Shigeharu Mukai, Seiichi Nakamura, Ryusei Quartet and Koichi Matsukaze Trio who feature on J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan Volume 3 which was recently released by BBE Music.
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