First Time on Vinyl Since 1971!
Gatefold packaging. Nobuo "Hara," whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became known in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred albums during their career. Hozan Yamamoto is, for his part, a shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, enjoying such recognition in his country that he was awarded a Living National Treasure in 2002. The first record bringing together the two musicians is a live recording from 1967 during the Newport Jazz Festival. It was a year later, in 1968, that New Jazz in Japan, their first studio recording, was released. Accompanied by the power of the Sharps & Flats, Nobuo Hara's tenor sax and Hozan Yamamoto's shakuhachi respond subtly to give this record, which had not been reissued since 1971, a completely unique style.
Features
- First Time on Vinyl Since 1971
- Gatefold Packaging
- Import
Musicians
Hajime Maekawa | alto sax |
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Koji Suzuki | alto sax |
Nobuyuki Morikawa | baritone sax |
Hiroshi Takeuchi | bass |
Yoshio Nakamura | drums |
Toshihiko Ogawa | piano |
Hozan Yamamoto | shakuhachi |
Kazunori Taniguchi | tenor sax |
Nobuo Hara | tenor sax |
Haruo Ochi | trombone |
Masahiro Nakajima | trombone |
Tadao Taniyama | trombone |
Hiroshi Sanami | trumpet |
Kunitoshi Shinohara | trumpet |
Shuzo Morikawa | trumpet |
Teruyuki Fukushima | trumpet |
Selections
Side A:
- Chakkiri-Bushi
- Sakura Sakura
- Kuroda-Bushi
- Donpan-Bushi
- Rokudan Kuzushi
Side B:
- Sangai-Bushi
- Itsuki No Komori Uta
- Kangun March
- Tabaruzaka
- Kiyari Kuzushi