Japanese Jazz Week: Soul Bamboo - Traditional Instruments In Japanese Jazz

Tokyo, 05.05.21

Soul Bamboo looks at a particular subset of the jazz fusion movement of the 70s and 80s, where traditional Japanese instruments were introduced into jazz sounds.

Players utilized traditional instruments such as the shakuhachi, a traditional bamboo flute, and the Koto, a plucked zither instrument. This two hour special features records by the likes of Kiyoshi Yamaya, Minoru Muraoka, and Hozan Yamamoto.

今回の「日本のジャズ」では、『Soul Bamboo』から垣間見る70年代と80年代に起きた日本のジャズフュージョン界におけるムーヴメントに注目していきます。この年代では、日本に古来から伝わる、尺八や琴といった楽器がジャズシーンに頻繁に用いられていました。今回は、こうした伝統的な日本の楽器を用いたジャズミュージシャン・山屋清、村岡実、山本邦山らの楽曲を中心にお届けします。Translated by Satoko Akune.

Japanese Traditional Free Jazz Jazz Fusion Spiritual Jazz

Tracklist

Masahiko TogashiMasahiko Togashi
Haze
山屋清とコンテンポラリー・サウント・オーケストラ
京祇園わらべうた = Kyo Gion Warabe-Uta
Hozan Yamamoto + Masabumi KikuchiHozan Yamamoto + Masabumi Kikuchi
Stone Garden Of Ryoan Temple
Minoru MuraokaMinoru Muraoka
Koto
菊地雅章菊地雅章
Auroral Flare
菅野光亮菅野光亮
武将 [Busho]
Hozan Yamamoto, Hozan Yamamoto, Masabumi KikuchiMasabumi Kikuchi
銀界 - Silver World
Minoru MuraokaMinoru Muraoka
Mogamigawa Funauta
Minoru MuraokaMinoru Muraoka
Oiwake
Miho Kei & Jazz ElevenMiho Kei & Jazz Eleven
Kine
Kiyoshi Yamaya 山屋清Kiyoshi Yamaya 山屋清
KYO 京 (Side B)
Sawai Tadao; Sawai Kazue; Inomata Takeshi; Maeda Norio & Yamamoto Hozan
Hietsuki Bushi (ひえつき節)
木田林松栄, 木田林松栄, Akira Ishikawa & His Count BuffalosAkira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos
津軽じょんがら節
Ryo KawasakiRyo Kawasaki
Tane’s Dream Part 2&3
Minoru MuraokaMinoru Muraoka
The Positive And The Negative
三橋貴風, 三橋貴風, 山屋清山屋清
安里屋ユンタ = Asadoya Yunta
The Mystery Kindaichi BandThe Mystery Kindaichi Band
A.2
Kiyoshi Yamaya 山屋清Kiyoshi Yamaya 山屋清
Ryukyu Miyabi 琉球みやび

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Japanese Jazz Week: Soul Bamboo - Traditional Instruments In Japanese Jazz

Tokyo, 05.05.21

Soul Bamboo looks at a particular subset of the jazz fusion movement of the 70s and 80s, where traditional Japanese instruments were introduced into jazz sounds.

Tracklist