WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 tape Works’ most uplifting slice-of-life dramas

Works’ most uplifting slice-of-life dramas

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WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 tape Works’ most uplifting slice-of-life dramasShakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 76 captures a rare and thrilling intersection: traditional Japanese instruments placed inside a mid 70s studio jazz funk framework, recorded at Nippon Columbia by towering figures of Japanese music. Arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya shapes these sessions with a jazz musicians discipline and a composers ear for structure, while koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi bring unmistakable timbre and phrasing