WAMONO Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 76

New Vinyl 5050580774728 1. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Nanbu Ushioi Uta2. Toshiko Yonekawa - Isohama Bon Uta3. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Hohai Bushi4. Toshiko Yonekawa - Otemoyan5. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Aizu Bandaisan6. Toshiko Yonekawa - Saitara Bushi7. Kifu Mitsuhashi - Soma Nagareyama8. Toshiko Yonekawa - Yagi Bushi9. Kifu Mitsuhashi -Asadoya Yunta10. Toshiko Yonekawa - Konpira Funefune Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Born in 1932 in Tokyo, Kiyoshi Yamaya started his musical career in 1953 when he played in various jazz bands in town. In 1957, Yamaya joined Nobuo Hara's famous jazz big band Sharps & Flats as a baritone saxophone player and started composing, arranging, and recording for them and other big bands. He beca