• MONSTER JAPANESE JAZZ-FUNK CLASSIC
• Original Gatefold Artwork with OBI

Wewantsounds presents the reissue of Norio Maeda's cult classic "Rock Communication Yagibushi" released in Japan in 1970. The album has since become a Japanese Jazz Funk cornerstone and is now highly sought-after on the international DJ scene.

The album reinterprets 14 traditional Japanese folk songs into jaw-dropping Jazz Funk instrumentals featuring killer arrangements by Maeda that would fit perfectly between David Axelrod and Lalo Schifrin. One of the most prolific Nippon arrangers, Norio Maeda on a par with Yuji Ohno and Kentaro Haneda and this album has long been on many collectors' wantlist. "Rock Communication Yagibushi" is reissued internationally for the first time, with newly remastered audio, original gatefold artwork and new liner notes by Paul Bowler.

Tracklist:
A1. Yagibushi
A2. Tsugaru Jongara Bushi
A3. Hanagasa Ondo
A4. Otemoyan
A5. Sado Okesa
A6. Soran Bushi
A7. Kinbira Ships
B1. Asadoya Yunta
B2. Hokkai Bonuta
B3. Mt. Bandai Aizu
B4. Edo Nihonbashi
B5. Tairyo Utaikomi
B6. Donpan Bushi
B7. Kuroda Bushi