Gatefold packaging. Nobuo "Hara," whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became known in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred albums during their career. Hozan Yamamoto is, for his part, a shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, enjoying such recognition in his country that he was awarded a Living National Treasure in 2002. The first record bringing together the two musicians is a live recording from 1967 during the Newport Jazz Festival. It was a year later, in 1968, that New Jazz in Japan, their first studio recording, was released. Accompanied by the power of the Sharps & Flats, Nobuo Hara's tenor sax and Hozan Yamamoto's shakuhachi respond subtly to give this record, which had not been reissued since 1971, a completely unique style.
Features
• First Time on Vinyl Since 1971
• Gatefold Packaging
• Import
Musicians
Hajime Maekawa alto sax
Koji Suzuki alto sax
Nobuyuki Morikawa baritone sax
Hiroshi Takeuchi bass
Yoshio Nakamura drums
Toshihiko Ogawa piano
Hozan Yamamoto shakuhachi
Kazunori Taniguchi tenor sax
Nobuo Hara tenor sax
Haruo Ochi trombone
Masahiro Nakajima trombone
Tadao Taniyama trombone
Hiroshi Sanami trumpet
Kunitoshi Shinohara trumpet
Shuzo Morikawa trumpet
Teruyuki Fukushima trumpet
Selections
Side A:
1. Chakkiri-Bushi
2. Sakura Sakura
3. Kuroda-Bushi
4. Donpan-Bushi
5. Rokudan Kuzushi
Side B:
1. Sangai-Bushi
2. Itsuki No Komori Uta
3. Kangun March
4. Tabaruzaka
5. Kiyari Kuzushi