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Author: stuart
Date: 1999-05-26 19:36
In Eric P. Mandat's "Folk Songs" he wrote for the clarinet to played without the mouth piece in a Shakuhachi style. I had seen Donald Sinta do this, too, so I asked him to show me. He told me a story that ended with "don't leave the practice room till you get a sound", within 5 minutes I had to go the bathroom. Within 15 minutes I had a sound-then tried it out in the Bathroom. HA!
I've since heard a player here in the Bay named Phillip Gelb and know he's toured some. We talked about trading lessons (bass clar. for shakuhachi) but haven't touched base yet. I would love to get some lessons but would first like to know if there's any reccommended recordings (Mark?) that would help my ears. I would also appreciate suggestions for shamisen and koto recordings. I need to hear this music.
Recently I saw Ben Goldberg (clarinetist) play with an incredible koto player. Their ensemble included Tenor Sax, violin, bass, drums, guitar, and clarinet- the sound(s) of the koto fit in perfectly. I wish I could remember her name, I think her first name is Midori and I know she has many recordings out. There's so many instruments that sound great with the clarinet! How lucky we are! Thanks for the advice, everybody!
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Author: Larry
Date: 1999-05-26 22:29
Back around 1965 the great modern jazz clarinetist
Tony Scott went to Japan and recorded an album called
"Music for Zen Meditation (And Other Joys)". On this album he got two traditional/classical Japanese musicians, a koto player and a shakuhachi player, to improvise with him. I don't believe this album has ever been out of print. It's a classic in it's own right and is currently available in a deluxe CD reissue on the Verve record label. While Tony never removes the mouthpiece, his expressive use of breath and tone achieves a shakuhachi-like quality blending perfectly with the Japanese instruments. Check it out!
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Author: Larry
Date: 1999-05-26 22:55
Back around 1965 the great modern jazz clarinetist Tony Scott went to Japan and recorded an album called "Music for Zen Meditation (And Other Joys)". On this album he got two traditional/classical Japanese musicians, a koto player and a shakuhachi player, to improvise with him. While Tony never removes the mouthpiece, his expressive use of breath and tone blends perfectly with the Japanese instruments. The album is a classic in its own right and I don't believe it has ever been out of print. It is currently available in a deluxe CD reissue on the Verve record label. Check it out!
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-05-27 00:42
stuart wrote:
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I would love to get some lessons but would first like to know if there's any reccommended recordings (Mark?) that would help my ears.
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A relatively easy to get recording that's a good starting point is:
Japanese Masterpieces for the Shakuhachi
Lyrichord LYRCD 7176
It has Meian-ryu, Kimpu-ryu, Tozan-ryu, Ikuta-ryu, and Kikusui-ryu styles on it - all the major schools of playing.
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I would also appreciate suggestions for shamisen and koto recordings. I need to hear this music.
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The few I have are tapes from friends' CDs. Hiroshi - can you help? Also - vist your local Japanese grocery store (if you can). Most are well stocked with both modern and traditional Japanese music.
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