PUREST JAZZ
New takes on jazz standards, as well as original material, from artists active in Tokyo, Japan
Have you ever noticed that some singers, after a distinguished career, will indulge themselves by releasing an album of jazz standards. Linda Ronstadt did it. So did Rod Stewart and Sting and Willie Nelson. Oh, Bob Dylan and Lady Gaga too. Yeah, it’s kind of a thing.
We like that today’s jazz performers and listeners alike want to add to the library of interpretations of the old jazz standards. After all, in the classical music world, people are continuing to produce new recordings of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
In that vein, we too have something to offer the jazz world. A fresh take on jazz standards, with unexpected arrangements and an electronic sound.
If you’ve ever been to Tokyo, and dropped in on its lively jazz scene, you’ll know that there is an enormous amount of talent. Those cats can really swing. Jazz musicians and singers active in Tokyo are the focus of the Purest Jazz label.
We are a forward-looking record label, curating the jazz singers and musicians we think offer something special or unique. We work with both local and expatriate artists in the Japanese jazz scene (think cozy little bars and cafes across Tokyo). We mostly offer new, contemporary arrangements, often using electronic instruments, and all of this is tastefully blended to yield fresh readings of the old standards.
Purest Jazz Records is proud to present Europe and North America with fine recordings that offer surprising performances of the Great American Songbook, along with some original material.
Released Songs
Those Eyes How Familiar They Seem
Rufus Lin
Everything Happens To Me
Rufus Lin
Starry Eyed And Vaguely Discontented
Rufus Lin
P.S.I LOVE YOU
Rufus Lin
More Than You Know
Rufus Lin
our Labels
our labels
NEW JPOP
(日本語はこちら)
Pop music with Japanese lyrics. The concept is unique: Non-Japanese artists producing J-POP music, with an electro pop feel. Welcome to our newly imagined music genre–the New JPOP. As pioneers in this new genre, we know how hard it is to speak the Japanese language fluently, let alone break...
PUREST JAZZ
(日本語はこちら)
New takes on jazz standards, as well as original material, from artists active in Tokyo, Japan Have you ever noticed that some singers, after a distinguished career, will indulge themselves by releasing an album of jazz standards. Linda Ronstadt did it. So did Rod Stewart and Sting and Willie...
EDGE OF THE ROAD
(日本語はこちら)
Electro-pop in English by Japan-based artists. Get away! Get away from that dotted white line in the middle of the road! Our songs have an edge to them, brought about by the marriage of electronica tracks with contemporary pop styling, and they feature new Japanese artists singing in English,...
DISTINCTLY ODD
Distinctly Odd Records is an eccentric classical music recording label established by Canadian composer Rufus Lin.The aim is to record and distribute fresh interpretations of a wide range of classical music by Japanese and Korean musicians still relatively unknown in the English speaking world.The artists are...
