Name: Tapestry: Koto & The Occident Sea
Brand: Kiyoshi Yamaya, Toshiko Yonekawa

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CNLP 072LP

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Format detail

Includes OBI and insert

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-06

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

8055323521536

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Artist

Kiyoshi Yamaya

Toshiko Yonekawa

Genre US

Japan

Asian

Label US

Cinedelic Records

Tapestry: Koto is a three-album series produced by Nippon Columbia in the mid-1970s dedicated to one of the main instruments of Japanese traditional music: Koto. The beauty of the trilogy curated by composer Kiyoshi Yamaya, whose chapters are respectively dedicated to Sea, Hillside and Country, lies in the fact that they are a modern translation of tradition using newer and more avant-garde sound idioms, integrating the koto with jazz musicians. An original mix, a "crossover" that allows for the awakening and the consequential spread of traditional music in larger contexts. The extreme accuracy of the marvelous recordings is also remarkable. Toshiko Yonekawa who, from 1941 to 1944, won prizes as the best performer in the Japanese Cultural Federation's competition for traditional trios. She also received an award from the Prime Minister. Many other important recognitions followed until she became president of the Reichokai and executive director of the Sankyoku Association. In 1996, she was appointed Living National Treasure. Kiyoshi Yamaya attended the Kunitachi College of Music, and between 1956 and 1960 performed with Nobuo Hara and His Sharps &amp; Flats (clarinet, saxophone, etc.) and was responsible for composition and arrangement. In 1959, he formed the Modern Jazz Three Association with Norio Maedaand Keitaro Miho, which contributed to the improvement of the level of composition and arrangement in Japanese jazz. In 1965, he became conductor of the Tokyo Union Orchestra and received the Japan Record Award's Arrangement Award. This album is an unmissable session for those seeking new sounds.

Tapestry: Koto & The Occident Sea

Music US

Discover Tapestry: Koto & The Occident Sea by Toshiko Yonekawa. A modern translation of traditional Japanese music, integrating the koto with jazz musicians. Available on Cinedelic Records.