Various Artists - 三度の飯よりコレが好き : 飛行機と音楽 (2026)

This thematic musical compilation gathers compositions dedicated to aviation and air travel, spanning the era of early adventurous flights to the 1960s, when the jet age transformed global travel. The 20-track collection explores motifs of distant journeys, farewells, longing, and technological progress.

The album's sonic landscape crosses stylistic and geographical boundaries, blending classic blues by Howlin' Wolf and Lightnin' Hopkins with psychedelic rock by Jefferson Airplane, chicano rock by The Premiers, tropical samba by Walter Wanderley, and french pop by Marcel Ammon. A centerpiece of the project is a comparative showcase featuring three distinct interpretations of John Denver's folk standard "Leaving On A Jet Plane," performed by Peter, Paul and Mary, Spanky and Our Gang, and The Mitchell Trio.

Tracklist:
1-1 Lightnin' Hopkins - Airplane Blues [2:39]
1-2 Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Airplane Man [2:45]
1-3 Chubby Checker - The Jet [2:07]
1-4 Paul Revere & The Raiders - The Great Airplane Strike [3:00]
1-5 Jefferson Airplane - Blues from an Airplane [2:12]
1-6 The Royal Guardsmen - Airplane Song (My Airplane) [2:45]
1-7 Phil Ochs - Talking Airplane Disaster [3:45]
1-8 The Byrds - 2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song) [2:14]
1-9 The Mitchell Trio - Leaving on a Jet Plane [3:21]
1-10 Peter, Paul & Mary - Leaving on a Jet Plane [3:28]
1-11 Spanky and Our Gang - Leaving on a Jet Plane [3:40]
1-12 Dionne Warwick - Trains and Boats and Planes [2:47]
1-13 The Ventures - Paper Airplane [1:58]
1-14 Dave Pike - Jet Set [5:51]
1-15 The Premiers - Get on This Plane [2:32]
1-16 Walter Wanderley - Airplane Samba [2:45]
1-17 Marcel Amont - L'Aéroplane [2:39]
1-18 Tony Bennett - Song of the Jet (Samba do Avião) [3:39]
1-19 Das Orchester Lothar Nakat - Air-Port [2:28]
1-20 Gordon Lightfoot - Early Morning Rain [3:08]