It’s always amazing to see people who I consider friends doing amazing things in the art and music world and taking their passions to the next level and presenting their works. Longtime friend and knowledgable music appreciator DJ Notoya recently connected with Paris based label We Want Sounds to release a compilation LP of amazing Jazz-Funk. Focusing on the sounds of Tokyo and the Electric Bird label, DJ Notoya pulled together the perfect primer to introduce you to.
DJ Notoya Presents Funk Tide – Tokyo Jazz-Funk From Electric Bird 1978-1987
The Tokyo-based DJ Notoya dug deep into the rich Electric Bird catalogue and came up with a versatile selection of sunny Jazz-Funk gems recorded between 1978 and 1987 for the label. A tasty selection featuring Yasuaki Shimizu, Toshiyuki Honda and Mikio Masuda, together with a few American musicians such as Ronnie Foster and Bobby Lyle. Most tracks make their debut outside of Japan and the album has been designed by Optigram/Manuel Sepulveda and is annotated by DJ Notoya. Audio newly remastered in Tokyo by King Records.