Mugenkai by Hōzan Yamamoto & Gary Peacock
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Selected by Yusuke Ogawa (Universounds). High quality download available for the first time!
- Artist: Hōzan Yamamoto & Gary Peacock
- Title: Mugenkai
- Label: Paddle Wheel / King Records
- Original release year: 1996
- Original catalog number: KICJ 293
Mugenkai is the second album by shakuhachi player Hōzan Yamamoto and bassist Gary Peacock, recorded 25 years after their masterpiece Ginkai (Philips, 1971). This is a pure duo work blending shakuhachi solo, bass solo, and live duo performance.
1-5: Recorded at Century Orchestra House Music Information Salon, Toyonaka, Oct. 17, 1996.
6-10: Recorded at Lumière Hall, Kadoma, Oct. 18, 1996.
Personnel:
Hōzan Yamamoto: Shakuhachi
Gary Peacock: Double Bass
Enjoy!
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SOUND FUJI explores King Records' legendary catalog and unearths exceptional, rare and unknown musical gems from Japan. King Records has been releasing music since 1931. Follow 180g-soundfuji.bandcamp.com for weekly updates and amazing music discoveries, and dig into the archives of one of the most prestigious labels in Japan!
KING Jazz RE:Generation is a series of digital compilations and albums exploring King Records' prestigious jazz catalog, carefully selected by Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa.
Yusuke Ogawa has been running the Universounds store in Tokyo since 2001, specializing in jazz and second-hand, rare, and collector records. He is also a reissue supervisor, label manager, DJ, and music writer. Known for his vast musical knowledge, eye for detail, and archival skills, Ogawa has worked on more than 250 reissues and compilations – including the highly praised Deep Jazz Reality and Project Re:Vinyl series. He is the co-author of the Wa-Jazz Disc Guide and the Independent Black Jazz of America books.
Tracklist
| 1. | Solitude Prayer | 6:55 |
| 2. | Stone Garden | 8:07 |
| 3. | Stream | 7:10 |
| 4. | Autumn Sky | 6:38 |
| 5. | Dancing Leaves | 8:55 |
| 6. | Eternal Memory | 6:18 |
| 7. | Golden Air | 8:27 |
| 8. | Meeting Again | 6:42 |
| 9. | Hopeful Twilight | 7:03 |
| 10. | Wind | 6:03 |
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SOUND FUJI explores King Records' legendary catalog and unearths exceptional, rare and unknown musical gems from Japan. King Records has been releasing music since 1931. Dig into the archives of one of the most prestigious labels in Japan!