For Jazz Ballad Fans Only Vol. 5 (Japan Record Day 2024 Exclusive) [Japanese Import]

• Limited Edition
• Record Day Japan Exclusive
• 1xLP pressed on Black Vinyl

The LP version of the fifth release in the Terashima Records' "For Jazz Ballad Fans Only" series has been announced!

The "For Jazz Ballad Fans Only" series, which began in 2019, is the fifth in the series by popular demand.

This series, which is said to be the starting point of Terashima's music selection, focuses on "jazz ballads" that offer the best of the best in terms of performance, tone, and tune.

This is a series that will please not only beginner jazz listeners, but also veteran fans.

About Yasukuni Terashima:

Yasukuni Terashima (born February 11, 1938) is a Japanese jazz critic. He is known as the owner and master of the jazz cafe "Meg" in Kichijoji, but he has also written many books on jazz and audio. He was born in Nakano Ward, Tokyo. He graduated from Suginami High School and the German Literature Department of the Faculty of Letters at Waseda University. He opened the jazz cafe "Meg" in 1970. He then began writing about jazz, and since publishing his debut work "Karaguchi! JAZZ Notes," he has also been exploring audio using his royalties, publishing critiques and essays in jazz and audio magazines. In 2007, he launched his own label "Terashima Records," which he produced himself. His first release, "Alone Together / Matsuo Akira Trio," is based on the themes of "songs of melancholy, performances of guts," "three-minute art," and "new retro fidelity sound," and he was particular about the recording and jacket. As of May 2009, 12 analog records have been released, with different jackets from the CDs. He also teaches jazz at the Asahi Culture Center, Tamagawa Community Club, and Waseda University Open College.