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[A Fan Favourite!] Also includes covers of The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Rolling Stones!
Praised by the likes of DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, this mega-rare Japanese jazz/breakbeat and folklore album is now officially reissued! A masterpiece that uniquely combines traditional Japanese instrumentation with Western jazz influences.
Minoru Muraoka plays the shakuhachi, while his band members accompany him on instruments such as the koto and tsuzumi to create their unique shakuhachi jazz sound.
A1 Take Five 4:53
A2 Mogamigawa Funauta 3:54
A3 The Positive And The Negative 9:23
A4 And I Love Her 2:59
B1 The House Of The Rising Sun 4:23
B2 Do You Know The Way To San Jose 3:03
B3 Soul Bamboo 5:28
B4 Call Me 3:31
B5 Scarborough Fair 3:30
Japanese jazz/breakbeat, folkloric mega-rarity as hallowed the likes of DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Egon and co. Uniquely combines traditional Japanese instrumentation with Western jazz influences.
Minoru Muraoka plays ‘shakuhachi’ – a traditional bamboo Japanese flute – joined by his band members accompanying him on the ‘koto’ (strings) and ‘tsutsumi’ (drum) amongst others, to create their ‘Shakuhachi Jazz’ sound.
Official Mr Bongo reissue. Gatefold single LP.
