KIYOSHI YAMAYA Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76

* 180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket
* Fully licensed Nippon Columbia masters available for the first time outside of Japan
* Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland
* Artwork by Nker

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.

A1 Kifu Mitsuhashi– Nanbu Ushioi-Uta 5:02
A2 Toshiko Yonekawa– Isohama Bon-Uta 3:14
A3 Kifu Mitsuhashi– Hohai-Bushi 3:45
A4 Toshiko Yonekawa– Otemoyan 3:02
A5 Kifu Mitsuhashi– Aizu Bandaisan 3:01
B1 Toshiko Yonekawa– Saitarō-bushi 3:45
B2 Kifu Mitsuhashi– Sōma Nagareyama 4:29
B3 Toshiko Yonekawa– Yagi-Bushi 2:53
B4 Kifu Mitsuhashi– Asadoya Yunta 3:51
B5 Toshiko Yonekawa– Konpira Fune Fune 3:24