Kifu Mitsuhashi / Kiyoshi Yamaya - Shakuhachi - Ballads Of The Mountain [Nippon Columbia]

This work marked the beginning of a series of crossover minyo series created in the 1970s by Nobuo Hara and Kiyoshi Yamaya, a composer and arranger for Sharps and Flats, and the debut of one of Japan's leading shakuhachi players, Kifu Mitsuhashi. ·A much-anticipated analog reissue of the album. In 2018, the 7-inch single "Japanese Traditional Melodies" selected by MURO was released, and in 2021, the LPs of "Ryukyu", "Tsugaru Osorezan", and "Komuso no Sekai" will be reissued one after another. ·The album "Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk '76" was released by the French label 180g, and Kiyoshi Yamaya's reevaluation has now become global.