Review: For the latest volume in their ongoing J Jazz Masterclass series of Japanese jazz reissues, BBE has chosen to offer up a new CD edition of Noriko Miyamoto's 1978 set Push, an album widely considered one of the finest soul-jazz LPs produced in the Land of the Rising Sun. Miyamoto started her career as a professional disco dancer, before being asked to join Isao Suzuki's legendary Soul Family Band. Fittingly, it was Suzuki who produced and arranged Push, combining Miyamoto's wonderful vocals with atmospheric, musically rich backing tracks that variously draw inspiration from deep disco, jazz-funk, crossover soul and fusion. A genuine gem that's more than worthy of your hard-earned cash.
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