Yuji Ohno returns to his jazz roots with Lupin III themes reimagined as straight jazz performances. "Isn't It Lupintic" coins a word that perfectly describes this music — jazzy, suave, slightly criminal, inherently cool.
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The "More Lupintic Version" tags on several tracks suggest even jazzier, even cooler arrangements. "JFK Memories" and "Saudades Do Rio" (Longing for Rio) add geographic atmosphere. "Going Out On The Town" and "A Day Of The Town" score urban sophistication.
"Midnight Cruise" glides through nighttime city streets. "Funky Junky Trip" brings the funk element that always underpins Ohno's jazz. Thirteen tracks that strip away the anime action context and let Lupin's music exist as pure jazz.
"Life's A Flame" and "Angel Dance" add original compositions to the theme rearrangements. "What's The Worry" captures Lupin's characteristic nonchalance. The JAZZ series proved these compositions hold up in any context — they're real jazz standards that happen to score a cartoon thief's adventures.