Shakuhachi: The Japanese Flute

Track Listings

 
1. Reiho
2. Komoro Bushi
3. Kumoi Jishi
4. Sansashigure
5. Karibushi Kiriuta
6. Honshirabe
7. Monkeys and Smoke
8. Sanya Sugagaki
9. Shika No Tone

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Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good introduction to Shakuhachi
  • As it says on the package
  • music for meditation, comtemplation and regeneration
  • Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute
  • Wonderful--peaceful
Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute
Kohachiro Miyata
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005IWN
Release Date: 1991-04-17

Tracks:

  1. Honshirabe
  2. Sanya
  3. Tusuru No Sugomori
  4. Shika No Tone
  5. Akita Sugagaki

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Shakuhachi.......2007-05-17

I bought this CD to get a basic idea of the some of the classic sounds of Shakuhachi. I am a beginning player so this was essential to hearing a particular style and capabilities of a master artist.

I'd recommend this to anyone interested in Shakuhachi or if you just want some meditational style music.

5 out of 5 stars As it says on the package.......2007-04-07

For anyone curious about Shakuhachi music, this is a great place to start. Traditionally this is a contemplative music, played alone or with a very small audience, hence it is devoid of crowd pleasing flourishes, allowing the listener to focus in on tiny subtleties. The first couple of tracks feature a longer and deeper sounding shakuhachi, rarely heard but possibly even more hauntingly beautiful than the standard sized instrument.
This was originally released on vinyl from a 1976 recording, so at 34 minutes it's rather a short CD, the recording is excellent, capturing every nuance.

5 out of 5 stars music for meditation, comtemplation and regeneration.......2007-01-17

I first became interested in Japanese music through watching the films of Akira Kurosawa. His movies are as much an auditory as visual experience. He incorporates music from the traditional Japanese Noh theatre into his 'jidaigeki' (period drama) films. It is this music, perhaps more then the scenery which transports you to a different time and age. Noh music is very simple combing flutes and drums. Noh is a very minimalist form of theatre. only a bare minimum for the aesthetic stage and music allows the viewer to focus in on the performer and the drama upon them. By minimizing the art you see more. Shakuhachi takes this minimizing effect further by only presenting flute music and the outcome is inspirational. This music defies explanation, it is very simple yet concurrently extraordinarily complex for it can combine emotion of solitude and contemplation with joy and compassion. I cannot currently recommend any other music which allows one to look deep into oneself and at the same time feel joined with the greater world. Highly recommended for anyone looking for music to relax, meditate, think, and understand the larger world around them.

4 out of 5 stars Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute.......2007-01-12

This was one of the first Japanese traditional music cds I wanted. If you watch a lot of kung foo movies, you will recognize this sound as it is usually played during a meditation or at the beginning of a fight scene.

This is a great cd if you wanting to relax or it would be great to play during dinner as a subtle background music.

If you are wanting something more upbeat, I highly suggest the "Japanese Taiko" with Joji Hirota.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful--peaceful.......2006-11-10

I'm no expert on the Japanese flute, but I do know that this is a wonderful CD.
Shakuhachi: The Japanese Flute
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    Shakuhachi: The Japanese Flute
    Clive Bell
    Manufacturer: Arc Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0009HBPQ2
    Release Date: 2005-05-10

    Tracks:

    1. Reiho
    2. Komoro Bushi
    3. Kumoi Jishi
    4. Sansashigure
    5. Karibushi Kiriuta
    6. Honshirabe
    7. Monkeys and Smoke
    8. Sanya Sugagaki
    9. Shika No Tone
    Shakuhachi
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Classic
    • Shakuhachi
    Shakuhachi

    Manufacturer: M&G
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006F2OP
    Release Date: 1994-05-02

    Tracks:

    1. Lullaby of Itsuki and Kojo no Tsuki
    2. Tamuke
    3. Sanya
    4. Yamagoe
    5. Lullaby from Shimabara
    6. Sanan
    7. Esashi oiwake
    8. Sokkan
    9. Amazing Grace

    Album Description

    Meditation music performed on the Japanese bamboo flute, the shakuhachi. Marco Lienhard is the grand master of the shakuhachi. Zen music and folk songs performed by one of the best interpreter of Zen meditation music. Marco Linehard is an internationally known artist who performs regularly in Europe, Japan and North America. This is Cd has been a best seller in Japan and the USA. Critically acclaimed recording which might become your favorite album very soon.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2003-01-15

    An overall great CD- one of the best on the market that I have heard so far, and I have heard most of it!
    A Must for shakuhachi lovers and also for people new to the instrument, this should be your intro to the world of Shakuhachi

    5 out of 5 stars Shakuhachi.......2002-10-04

    Got this CD after listening to Poeme Du Bambou, more of this great shakuhachi music- looking forward to more by same artist.
    I find it great to do Yoga to or meditate.
    Also noticed my kids get quiter when I play this on the stereo! it has gotten a power to relax
    Space Between Thoughtsa Journey East
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      Space Between Thoughtsa Journey East

      Manufacturer: Cloud Hands Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000CA9TLE
      Release Date: 2002-04-02

      Tracks:

      1. Morning Light
      2. A Journey East
      3. Gently Turning
      4. The Space Between Thoughts
      5. The Pull of the Moon
      6. Hietsuki Bushi
      Breath
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        Breath

        Manufacturer: Tama Yura
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000CA8E6U
        Release Date: 2002-10-08
        Shakuhachi: Traditional Japanese Flute Music
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Traditional Japanese Flute Music
        Shakuhachi: Traditional Japanese Flute Music
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Ethnic
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000003I4H
        Release Date: 1995-12-02

        Tracks:

        1. Koku-Reibo - Judo Notomi
        2. Mukaiji-Reibo - Goro Yamaguchi

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Traditional Japanese Flute Music.......2000-08-31

        Very Good album and worth buying if you're in search of an inner sanctuary. I often play this after a day at work and find listening very soothing and helpful to unwind. Just turn on a tabletop fountain, light some scented candles and let yourself escape!
        Bamboo Spirit
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          Bamboo Spirit

          Manufacturer: Cloud Hands Music
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000CA9TL4
          Release Date: 2003-01-07

          Tracks:

          1. Theme for Seven
          2. Kojo-No-Tsuki
          3. Theme for Sensei Nagao
          4. Komoruita
          5. Tan-ko-Bushi
          6. Osaka-Bon-Komoriuta
          7. Hietsuki Bushi
          8. Defune
          9. Itsugi-No-Komoriuta
          10. Kumoi-Jishi
          11. Arabian Theme
          12. Deep Water Theme
          13. Balinese Theme
          Mysterium: Solo Flute Music for Inner Journeys
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            Mysterium: Solo Flute Music for Inner Journeys
            Teresa Grawunder
            Manufacturer: Flute Impressions
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000CAEUVS
            Release Date: 2004-11-16

            Tracks:

            1. Invocation
            2. Calling the Morning
            3. Mountain Path
            4. Sacred Space
            5. On the Wing
            6. Mesa
            7. Field of Flowers
            8. Ancient River
            9. Longing
            10. Cloud Journey
            11. Veil
            12. Prayer
            13. Quiet Night
            Shakuhachi: The Japanese Bamboo Flute
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Soothing and Melodic
            Shakuhachi: The Japanese Bamboo Flute
            Richard Stagg
            Manufacturer: Arc Music
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B000001IBD
            Release Date: 1994-05-02

            Tracks:

            1. Daha: The Beating Of The Waves
            2. Shingetsu: New Moon
            3. Tamuke: Offering
            4. Hi Fu Mi No Hachi Gaeshi: One, Two, Three-Return The Bowl
            5. Akita No Sugagaki: Piece From The Akita Region
            6. Kumoi Jishi: Celestial Lion Dance
            7. Gekko Roteki: A Flute In The Moonlight
            8. Aki: Autumn
            9. Portrait Of Genroku: Song From Fukushima
            10. Kiso Melody: Song From The Nagano District
            11. Soran Bushi: Fishermen's Song From Hokkaido

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Soothing and Melodic.......2002-06-23

            Anyone looking to expand their musical tastes and calm the savage beast inside then this is mustard - let the flute caress your mind and take you to places where you only visit in sleep...ok that's a bit deep but it does wash over you - not the best Japanese music ever but very very cool. Recommended stress buster!
            Flare Up
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              Flare Up
              James Nyoraku Schlefer
              Manufacturer: James Nyoraku Schlefer
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B000CAESII
              Release Date: 2004-11-09

              Tracks:

              1. (Futaiken) Tsuru No Sugomori
              2. Shirabe - (Nezasaha) Koku
              3. Banji
              4. Ichijo
              5. (Brooklyn) Sanya
              6. Flare Up
              7. (Jinbo) Sanya

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