Minoru Muraoka - Bamboo Minoru Muraoka
Vinyl LP
Japanese jazz/breakbeat, folkloric mega-rarity as hallowed as the likes of DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Egon and co Uniquely combines traditional Japanese instrumentation with Western jazz influences.
Minoru Muraoka plays 'shakuhachi' - a traditional bamboo Japanese flute joined by his band members accompanying him on the 'koto' (strings) and 'tsu-tsumi' (drum) amongst others, to create their 'Shakuhachi Jazz' sound.
Includes cover versions of very well-known jazz & pop classics, coupled with two original songs.
Track List
LP
A1 - Take Five
A2 - Nogamigawa Funauta
A3 - The Positive And The Negative
A4 - And I Love Her
B1 - The House Of The Rising Sun
B2 - Do You Know The Way To San Jose
B3 - Soul Bamboo
B4 - Call Me
B5 - Scarborough Fair
CD
1. Take Five
2. Nogamigawa Funauta
3. The Positive And The Negative
4. And I Love Her
5. The House Of The Rising Sun
6. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
7. Soul Bamboo
8. Call Me
9. Scarborough Fair