• WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 Vinyl 1xLP Vinyl 180g - Arcline Store
  • WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 Vinyl 1xLP Vinyl 180g - Arcline Store
  • WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 Vinyl 1xLP Vinyl 180g - Arcline Store
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180g

WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 Vinyl 1xLP

WAMONO GROOVE: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 Vinyl 1xLP

  • Jazz funk / rare groove recorded mid-1970s at Nippon Columbia studios
  • Features Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa, and Kifu Mitsuhashi
  • Fully licensed Nippon Columbia masters (first time outside Japan)
  • 1xLP pressed on 180g black vinyl
  • Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab (Helsinki)
  • Artwork by Nker
$35.95 USD
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Description

Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 captures a rare and thrilling intersection: traditional Japanese instruments placed inside a mid-70s studio jazz-funk framework, recorded at Nippon Columbia by towering figures of Japanese music. Arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya shapes these sessions with a jazz musician’s discipline and a composer’s ear for structure, while koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi bring unmistakable timbre and phrasing that no standard rhythm-section record can replicate.

The result is not novelty - it’s serious groove music with a distinct tonal palette. Funk rhythms, tight ensemble playing, and panoramic arranging collide with the breath and resonance of shakuhachi and the sharp, luminous attack of koto. Fully licensed and cut at Timmion Cutting Lab, this 180g edition presents these mid-70s recordings as an essential Wamono-adjacent document for collectors who want both deep rhythm and deep culture on the same record.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. Nanbu Ushioi-Uta - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi
  2. Isohama Bon-Uta - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa
  3. Hohai-Bushi - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi
  4. Otemoyan - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa
  5. Aizu Bandaisan - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi

Side B

  1. Saitarō-Bushi - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa
  2. Sōma Nagareyama - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi
  3. Yagi-Bushi - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa
  4. Asadoya Yunta - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Kifu Mitsuhashi
  5. Konpira Fune Fune - Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa

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