Live in Tokyo

For the very first time, the magic of Keiko Matsui's live concert performance has been captured on this recording. Iconic keyboardist/composer Keiko Matsui has been wowing audiences around the world.

This 1997 recording features the late French pianist Michel Petrucciani and his trio of drummer Steve Gadd and bassist Anthony Jackson in performance at the Blue Note in Tokyo.

30 years after his last visit to Japan, John Williams returned to Tokyo for a special concert, making his debut with the world-famous Saito Kinen Orchestra in renditions of his own music and reuniting with his longtime friend, Seiji Ozawa (1935–2024). Captured live on record at Suntory Hall last year, John Williams In Tokyo is set to be released on 3 May and follows his acclaimed concert albums, The Berlin Concert and John Williams in Vienna. The album includes 11 pieces conducted by John Williams and a bonus track, ‘Tributes! (for Seiji)’ composed by John Williams for Seiji Ozawa, conducted by Stéphane Denève.

A live recording by the Super Quartet that was realized at Makoto Ozone's annual Christmas concert held in Tokyo in December 2013 has finally been released 10 years after the performance.

Live from Tokyo is the second live album by the country rock group The Flying Burrito Brothers, released in 1979. It was originally released in Japan in 1978 under the title "Close Encounters on the West Coast". After the release of Airborne and the subsequent dropping of the band by Columbia Records, the Flying Burrito Brothers pressed on as a touring act, taking a small break in 1977 so that Joel Scott Hill, Gib Guilbeau and "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow could release an album on Mercury Records under the name Sierra. After Sierra's eponymous debut album failed to achieve commercial success, Guilbeau, Hill, Kleinow and Sierra drummer Mickey McGee reunited with Skip Battin and Gene Parsons (playing guitar due to a wrist injury) and began to tour as the Flying Burrito Brothers again.

The vinyl recording of Nico’s iconic Live Inn performance in Tokyo stands as a cherished gem. It encapsulates the haunting allure of her deep vocals in tracks like “Janitor of Lunacy” and “Tananore”, drawing listeners into her captivating melancholy. Former member of The Velvet Underground – Singer/Songwriter, Model/Actress, Solo Artist/Music Icon. Nico seemed to be at the epicentre of all that was cool in the 60s. And she continued that trend by relocating to Manchester in the 80s for a career renaissance before sadly dying in 1988.

The Soundboard series focuses on the last three decades of concerts around the world.

"Bombay Calling" was recorded in early 1995 and is one of the first shows Deep Purple played with Steve Morse showcasing his virtuosic guitar skills and some of the new material would later make it onto the widely celebrated studio album "Purpendicular". Astonishingly, the long thought lost master tapes for this unforgettable show in Mumbai were found lying around in an old cardboard box in November 1999.