Hozan Yamamoto - Jazz Box 1967-1986 (2009)

Limited ediition 10 CD box set of shakuhachi maestro Hozan Yamamoto's extraordinary jazz output. A Living National Treasure, born in 1937, Yamamoto, head of the Hozan-kai school, caused a sensation when he made these albums. The ten jazz albums in this box set were released between 1967-1986 and include some live recordings such as 'Hakone Hachiri' 'Midare' and 'So Tired' from the 1967 Newport Jazz Festival.


Tracks:



CD01 - Shakuhachi & Bossa Nova (1968)

01. Sanosa - 3:12
02. Kiso Bushi - 3:01
03. Hietsuki Bushi - 2:28
04. Komoro Mago Uta - 2:57
05. Kuroda Bushi - 2:41
06. Sanchuu Bushi - 3:25
07. Sado Okesa - 3:14
08. Yosakoi Bushi - 2:27
09. Itsuki no Komori Uta - 2:53
10. Seki no Gohon Matsu - 3:18
11. Sansa Shigure - 2:29
12. Kariboshi Kiri Uta - 3:20

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Shungo Sawada - guitar
Takeru Muraoka - saxophone
You Tokuyama - piano
Yoshio Ikeda - bass
Motohiko Hino - drums



CD02 - Harlem Nocturne (1969)

01. Harlem Nocturne (Hagen) - 2:55
02. Summertime (Gershwin) - 3:02
03. Autumn Leaves (Kosma) - 3:13
04. Night and Day (Porter) - 2:27
05. 'Round Midnight (Monk) - 3:40
06. Lover, Come Back to Me (Romberg) - 2:16
07. Stardust (Carmichael) - 2:59
08. Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli) - 2:23
09. Love Letters (Young) - 2:43
10. Blues in the Night (Arlen) - 3:29
11. The Very Thought of You (Noble) - 2:54
12. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg) - 2:25



CD03 - Shakuhachi Easy Listening (1969)

01. Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) - 3:21
02. Twenty-Ten (Cochrane-Hill) - 3:25
03. Light My Fire (Morrison-Densmore-Manzarek-Krieger) - 3:02
04. Amen (Redding) - 2:33
05. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Rose-Gamble) - 2:57
06. The Dock of the Bay (Redding-Cropper) - 3:12
07. You Keep Me Hanging On (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:42
08. Little Green Apples (Russell) - 3:17
09. Geraldine (Zerato) - 3:17
10. I Say a Little Prayer (Bacharach-David) - 2:39
11. A Whiter Shade of Pale (Brooker-Reed) - 3:09
12. The Fool on the Hill (Lennon-McCartney) - 2:21

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Sadanori Nakamure - guitar
Norio Maeda - harpsichord
Tatsuro Takimoto - bass
Takeshi Inomata - drums
Yonosuke Segami - percussion



CD04 - Beautiful Bamboo-Flute (1971)

01. Kokiriko Bushi - 4:06
02. Sado Okesa - 3:55
03. Tairyo Utaikomi - 3:16
04. Soma Bon Uta - 2:56
05. Komoro Mago Uta - 3:08
06. Nanbu Ushioi Uta - 3:49
07. Itsuki no Komori Uta - 4:37
08. Hietsuki Bushi - 4:07
09. Yasuki Bushi - 3:38
10. Yosakoi Bushi - 4:09
11. Kuroda Bushi - 4:26

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Sharps & Flats - orchestra
Nobuo Hara - conductor
Recorded at Victor Studio, Tokyo on January 11-14, 1971.



CD05 - Komoro Mago Uta (1974)

01. Shin Souma Bushi - 3:46
02. Kokiriko Bushi - 2:53
03. Awa Odori - 4:19
04. Itsuki no Komori Uta - 2:57
05. Nanbu Yoshare Bushi - 3:17
06. Tosa no Sunayama - 4:01
07. Komoro Mago Uta - 3:33
08. Owase Bushi - 3:03
09. Mugiya Bushi - 3:20
10. Nanbu Ushioi Uta - 3:44
11. Kagoshima Ohara Bushi - 2:52
12. Kushimoto Bushi - 4:06



CD06 - Hozan, Friesen +1 (1980)

01. Morning Fair (Satoh) - 7:46
02. Skies/Set (Friesen) - 12:29
03. Inori (Prayer) (Yamamoto) - 8:58
04. Landscape (Yamamoto) - 9:23

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
David Friesen - acoustic bass, shakuhachi (#1)
Masahiko Satoh - piano, electric piano (#1)
Recorded on March 23-24, 1980.



CD07 - The Shakuhachi (1981)

01. American Patrol (Gray-Whitney) - 3:24
02. In the Mood (Garland-Razaf) - 3:22
03. Little Brown Jug (Trad.) - 3:27
04. Tuxedo Junction (Dash-Hawkins-Johnson-Feyne) - 3:36
05. Moonlight Serenade (Miller-Parish) - 2:35
06. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel-Webster) - 3:43
07. Parker's Mood (Pleasure) - 3:43
08. Summertime (Heyward-Gershwin) - 3:49
09. Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn) - 2:47
10. Aranjuez Mon Amour (Rodrigo-Bontempelli) - 4:19

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Shakuhachi 1979: Taizan Kawamura, Seizan Ishigaki, Suizan Sakai, Hozan Nomura, Chikuzan Nanba - shakuhachi
Osamu Kitajima, Minoru Kuribayashi - piano
Sadanori Nakamure - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Masaaki Ito - electric bass
Hajime Ishimatsu, Koji Takeda - drums
Recorded on July 22 - September 17, 1981.



CD08 - Breath (1984)

01. Breath Prologue (Togashi) - 5:12
02. Joy (Yamamoto) - 9:32
03. Bamboo Holyday (Yamamoto) - 4:52
04. Eastern Ceremony (Togashi) - 7:53
05. Encounter (Yamamoto-Togashi) - 9:31
06. Basic Flight (Yamamoto) - 5:32
07. Rainbow (Yamamoto) - 8:16
08. Breath Epilogue (Togashi) - 2:34
09. Hakone Hachiri (bonus track) - 4:13
10. Midare (bonus track) - 4:17
11. So Tired (bonus track) - 3:02
12. Rokudan Kuzushi (bonus track) - 5:19

#1-8:
Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Masahiko Togashi - percussion
Yosuke Yamashita - piano
Recorded at Nippon Columbia Studio No.1 on April 13, 1984.
#9-11:
Recorded live at "Newport's Sharps and Flats", Newport Jazz Festival in 1967.
#12:
Recorded live at "All Japan Jazz Festival '68" in 1968.



CD09 - Again and Again (1985)

01. We Are (Berger) - 5:57
02. Again (Berger) - 5:50
03. Home (Berger) - 5:18
04. Fragments (Berger) - 3:08
05. Lines and Spaces (Berger) - 4:49
06. Smile (Berger) - 5:13
07. Jump for Joy (Berger) - 4:50
08. Passing Rain (Berger) - 5:46
09. Lullaby (Berger) - 7:08

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi (#1-3,5,6,8,9)
Karl Hans Berger - piano, vibraphone
Yoshio Ikeda - bass (#1,5,6,7,9)
Takeshi Watanabe - drums (#1,5,9)
Recorded at Victor Aoyama Studio, Tokyo on March 15-16, 1985.



CD10 - Silky Adventure (1986)

01. Iberian Sunset (Satoh) - 8:00
02. Bamboo Shoots (Satoh) - 6:00
03. Tail Wind (Satoh) - 5:08
04. Commodore Drive (Satoh) - 6:05
05. Silky Adventure (Satoh) - 7:04
06. Funauta (Satoh) - 6:52
07. Earlham Blues (Satoh) - 5:22
08. Village West (Satoh) - 7:15

Hozan Yamamoto - shakuhachi
Masahiko Satoh - piano
Recorded at Sound City Studios, Tokyo on August 26, 1986.



CD11 - Hozankai Shakuhachi Concert (1975) {00:32:32}

01. Haru - 7:04
02. Natsu - 8:00
03. Aki - 9:18
04. Fuyu - 8:10

Recorded on November 4, 1975.