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BBE Music welcomes pianist Aki Takase to the J Jazz Masterclass reissue series, with her 1982 live album ‘Song for Hope’.

A musician of poise and precision who has been a noted composer, performer and recording artist for over 40 years, Takase’s ‘Song for Hope’ continues BBE Music’s exploration of Japanese modern jazz from a golden period spanning the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.

The ‘Song for Hope’ album is taken from a recording of Takase’s debut European performance taped in November 1981 at the Berlin Jazz Festival and was originally issued in 1982 by Enja Records, a key European jazz label founded in Munich 1971 by Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber. On Enja, Takase found herself labelmates with some of the world’s leading jazz pianists like Mal Waldron, Dollar Brand and Randy Weston, and she followed in the footsteps of other leading Japanese artists on the label such as Terumasa Hino and Yosuke Yamashita.

The hypnotic title track was included on J Jazz vol. 3, and it features J Jazz stalwart Takeo Moriyama on drums, joined by Nobuyoshi Ino on bass. Moriyama’s career has been well documented on J Jazz vol. 1, and his sublime ‘East Plants’ album was reissued as part of the J Jazz Masterclass Series. Bassist Ino has been an active member of the Japanese jazz scene since the mid-1970s and has performed and recorded with many leading artists and groups including Fumio Itabashi, Masahiko Togashi, Hiromasa Suzuki, Masaru Imada and Masayuki Takayanagi.

Aki Takase was born in Osaka in 1948 and began playing piano aged 3. Raised in Tokyo, she studied classical music at the Toho Gakuen Academy, and her musical interests developed from a starting point in classical, before going on to encompass contemporary music and jazz. Among the first jazz compositions she explored were works by Charles Mingus and Ornette Coleman and, in 1972, she moved to New York, working with, among others, Lester Bowie, John Zorn and Dave Liebman.

She recorded her debut album for Seven Seas/King Records in 1978 and appeared on some key J Jazz album such as Yoshio Ikeda’s ‘Sketches of my Life’ and Seiichi Nakamura’s ‘Wolf’s Theme’. Takase has lived in Berlin since 1987 and is married to German pianist and composer Alexander von Schlippenbach, with whom she records and performs, sometimes as part of the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. She has also performed and recorded extensively with many other leading figures in contemporary jazz and improvised music including David Murray, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, and Maria João.

The J Jazz Masterclass Series is curated by Tony Higgins and Mike Peden for BBE Music.

Aki Takase Trio - Song for Hope

Aki Takase Trio - Mountain Forest (Edit)

Guohan is Joined by Canan Batur and Togar for this month’s edition of Running Circle with 2 hours of organic grooves and psychedelic sounds across the globe. 

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Running Circle w/ Canan Batur & Guohan - February 2024

Don't Let It Be The Last Time (Original Mix)/Fiorious ft.Bawrut

 Furball/Cody Currie ft.Ally McMahon

 Tell Meh/Comfy Bella

 Endless Summer/Ezel & Rona Ray 

 Peace & Harmony (Kaidi Tatham Remix)/Detroit Rising

 Black Noir/Afrosurreal Experience

 Tempest (Atjazz Remix)/Kabuki

 Strangers (Atjazz Remix)/Flashbaxx ft.Kathrin Kempf

 Why Not (Radio Edit)/Mary Ancheta Quartet

 Squire for Hire/NATHAN HAINES

 California Soul/Marlena Shaw

 Woman of the Ghetto (Live)/Marlena Shaw

RADIO.D59B / NAKAMA #40 w/ Shuya Okino

Casio Social Club - The Remix Collection Part One

01. The Diogenes Club - SDI (Casio Social Club Remix)
02. Jake Island ft. Alex Sun Drae - Can You Feel It (Casio Social Club Remix)
03. Danny Howells - Right Off (Casio Social Club Remix)
04. Supersonic Lovers - Zupo (Casio Social Club Remix)
05. Tesla Boy - Fire (Casio Social Club Remix)
06. Baxter - Going Soon (Casio Social Club Remix)
07. Drop Out Orchestra ft. Kinema - All The Time We Need (Casio Social Club Remix)
08. Tesla Boy - Thinking of You (Casio Social Club Remix)
09. Dato - Bangkok (Casio Social Club Remix)
10. Tesla Boy - Fire (Casio Social Club Dub)

Remastered and available exclusively on the ‘Casio Social Club’ Bandcamp - https://casiosocialclub.bandcamp.com/album/casio-social-club-the-remix-collection-part-one

• Original Release Date - 20/05/2013
• Catalog Number - CS055

Casio Social Club - The Remix Collection Part One

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Casio Social Club - The Remix Collection Part 1 (Album Preview)

Over the years, some of us have grown to shudder at the term Easy Listening, but not Teen Daze. In the face of such harsh realities, we need some Easy Listening more than ever, and so once a month, Teen Daze hits the Dublab airwaves to play two hours of music that is easy to listen to! Whether that’s mellow jazz, peaceful ambient, soft house, smooth rock, whatever! When the music is breezy, the listening is Easy!

TRACKLIST:

Kazuya Kotani – Fatima
Paul Jackson – Personal Touch
Ronnie Laws – Night Breeze
John Klemmer – Deja Vu
Uku Kuut – Affinity
Ken Heintz – Shoreline
George Howard – Love Will Find A Way
Ricardo Silveira – Francesca
Torcuato Mariano – In The Rhythm Of My Heart
Lonnie Liston Smith – Bridge Through Time
Pages – If I Saw You Again
Patrice Rushen – Number One (Instrumental)
The Rippingtons – Aspen
Pino Presti – I Call Your Name / Come Back To Me
The Rippingtons – St. Tropez
Art Of Noise – Moments In Love (Beaten)
Torcuato Mariano – Só Por Você
Ronnie Foster – We As Love
Herbie Hancock – Gettin’ To The Good Part
Bianca – Tabu (Caribbean Dub)
Discotecas – IFA

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Easy Listening - Episode 5 (03.20.24)

Stranger Than Fiction: Underground Remixes

Wanna Find Out (Herbert's Tell Me Dub)

Somebody Like Me

Full EP on Bandcamp
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Thanks to Cold Tear Records for support and Paulius Pipiras for the artwork.

Near the Surface

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Your Smile

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Join Finnish musician and composer Jimi Tenor this evening for a fantastic eclectic selection on Ask The Artist. His new album, in collaboration with Aura Safari, is now out via Hell Yeah Recordings:
"Here's my springtime mix for the world. I want to bring variety and hope to mankind on the eve of the comfort food of all releases: "Sensory Blending" by Aura Safari with Jimi Tenor. It's yours to enjoy and to digest!"

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

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