Tokyo Jazz Joints captures Japan's jazz kissa culture
New book ‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ uncovers the ephemeral beauty of Japan's ‘jazz kissa’ – bars and coffee houses devoted to the vinyl or CD experience
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New book ‘Tokyo Jazz Joints’ uncovers the ephemeral beauty of Japan's ‘jazz kissa’ – bars and coffee houses devoted to the vinyl or CD experience
♪ i've found you just in time ♪ >> the great singer of the great american songbook. ♪ the way you look tonight ♪ >> his music defining a generation with shiny tuxedos, big bands, and smoky jazz joints. ♪ i know i go from rags to riches ♪ >> but before he was tony, he was anthony dominick bededetto, a child of the great depression born and raised by a single mother in queens, new york. >> when i was 10 years old, they said we love the way you paint and we love the way you sing. i said that's who i am. >> reporter: he dropped out of high school to support his family at age 16 and was...