Yoshio Sasaki Mind Jazz Orchestra - Sho

📀 Product Details
Year	1987
Country	Japan
Label	Mind Jazz Records – LM1909
Media	EX
Sleeve	EX (w/Insert)
Obi	Originally Not Obi

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Japan Original Pressing.

A deeply spiritual 1987 Japanese private-press gem — ambient, jazz and folkloric sounds shaped by the vast landscapes of Hokkaido.

A beautiful and obscure 1987 private-press album by Yoshio Sasaki, a former jazz musician who also performed improvised music with Shuji Terayama’s legendary Tenjo Sajiki theatre group before returning to Hokkaido to develop his own concept of “Mind Jazz.”

Delicate synth arpeggios, floating bass, folkloric flute and cinematic strings drift between Japanese ambient, spiritual jazz and ethnic new age. Tracks such as “Sansui” and “Kairei” feel less like compositions than vast northern landscapes slowly unfolding in sound.

A truly unique document of Japan’s late-’80s independent ambient underground.

$150.00 USD

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Grade	Description
S (Sealed)	Still sealed in factory wrap. Never played.
M (Mint)	Perfect condition. Looks unplayed with no signs of use. Typically used for records that are brand new or opened but never played.
EX (Excellent)	Very clean. May have light scuffs or hairline marks, but plays perfectly.
VG+ (Very Good Plus)	Minor wear, light surface noise, no major flaws — a solid average used copy.
VG (Very Good)	Visible wear and surface noise. Plays through without skipping.
G+ (Good Plus)	Heavily used. Significant wear or scratches, but still playable.

+ / − may be added to indicate slight variations (e.g. VG+, EX−).

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