| Condition | Sealed |
| Manufacturer | Japan |
| Format | LP, OBI, Insert, Reissue, Japanese Import |
| Date of release | 1976/2017 |
| Barcode | 4526180418139 |
Legendary 1976 Jazz classic
Artists like Miles Davis were already pushing the sound of fusion in the early 70s while Magical Power Mako started doing so later in the decade with a more dissonant, bare style. As a matter of fact, he and a few others started the now-signature avant-garde Japanese movement, which would explain why so much experimental music comes out of the country. The problem with the newborn experimental style of music at the time, however, was that it didn't show how to truly embrace jazz as an art form.
Because of Jap-Jazz’s confused identity, one the genre’s most important albums was Ryo Fukui’s Scenery. While other artists were busy getting to know the textures of music, self-taught pianist Ryo, accompanied by a drummer and a bass player, decided to give his own spin on American jazz. He borrowed elements of post-bop, cool jazz, and even blues to create something unique, something unheard of before: a jazz album that prioritized composition rather than improvisation.
