Chris Hinze, a Dutch jazz flutist who has produced many beautiful and euphoric works ranging from ethnic new age jazz to meditative music, released this album as the second installment of his "Super Session" series in which he collaborated with master musicians of Japanese traditional music. This work is a session with shakuhachi player Hozan Yamamoto and 17-string koto player Tadao Sawai, who have pushed Japanese classical music to the next stage. Hinze's flute playing is extremely good, almost sounding like a Japanese folk instrument, with an oriental spirituality in the tone and melody of his performance. ~ organicmusic.jp.
CBS/Sony
Records, SOCO-104, 1974
Recorded
4th October, 1974 at Aoi Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Musicians:
Chris Hinze - Flute, Indian
Bamboo Flute, Piccolo Flute, Alto Flute
Tadao Sawai - Koto
Hozan Yamamoto - Shakuhachi
Tracks:
A1.
Koto's Prolog {Tadao Sawai} (2:04)
A2. Shakuhachi's Prolog {Hozan Yamamoto} (1:49)
A3. Indian Bamboo Flute's Prolog {Chris Hinze} (2:21)
A4. Keden {Tadao Sawai} (6:41)
A5. Rakka {Tadao Sawai} (9:44)
B1. Wave II Nehan {Chris Hinze} (4:16)
B2. Hiyoku {Chris Hinze} (5:28)
B3. Renri {Hozan Yamamoto} (6:26)
Total Time: 39:49
Credits:
Producer,
Liner Notes - Nobuaki Arai
Supervisor/Director - Masao Matsuda
Engineer - Tomoo Suzuki
Cover Design - Aritsune Terada
Cover Illustration - Ikuo Niida
Layout [Flyleaf] - Shizuo Ishizuka
Liner Notes - Tadao Sawai, Yozo Iwanami
