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Cat: MRBLP 214. Rel: 30 Sep 19
Jazz

Side 1 - Track 1. Kokiriku Bushi Side 1 - Track 2. Sado Okesa Side 1 - Track 3. Tairyo Utaikomi Side 1 - Track 4. Soma Bon Uta Side 1 - Track 5. Komoro Mago Uta Side 1 - Track 6. Nanbu Ushio Uta Side 2 - Track 1. Itsuki No Komori Uta Side 2 - Track 2. Hietsuki Bushi Side 2 - Track 3. Yasuki Bushi Side 2 - Track 4. Yosakoi Bushi Side 2 - Track 5. Kuroda Bushi

In 2002, the Japanese government recognized bamboo flute maestro Hozan Yamamoto as a "living national treasure". It was in honor of his lengthy career in music, and in particular the way he championed a traditional Japanese instrument even when he was turning his hand to Western music. "Beautiful Bamboo Flute", an album first released in 1971 and almost impossible to find since, is a superb example of this. It sees him deliver haunting, emotional and life-affirming solos over funky jazz, big band and fusion backing tracks that tend towards the fresh and funky. It's an unusual blend, but also an invigorating and exciting one.