Earth Mother (LP)

As part of the widely respected BBE J Jazz
Masterclass Series, Koichi Matsukaze's incredibly
rare and much sought after album Earth Mother
sees a deluxe repress on BBE Music. This is the third
highly anticipated release in the series.
Regarded as one of the most sought-after yet
elusive albums from a pivotal era in Japanese jazz,
Earth Mother was originally issued in 1978 on ALM,
a private label home to some of the most innovative
jazz, contemporary classical and free improvisational music released in Japan during the
late 70s and early 80s. It was here that Earth
Mother found a natural home among the
experimental and transgressive, destined to remain
in obscurity for decades until the album's muscular,
bass-driven title track was included as the opening
cut on BBE's acclaimed compilation J Jazz: Deep
Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984. It was a ftting
way to start such a landmark collection and the
track quickly became a favourite among DJs and jazz fans.