The International Shakuhachi Society
- Recording: Shakuhachi - Clive Bell -
Shakuhachi - Clive Bell
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Bell, Clive
ARC Music Int. - EUCD 1135
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| Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Shakuhachi | Shamisen | Koto |
| 1 (Listen) | Yamagoe (aka Reiho) | 鈴法 | 07'43 | Bell, Clive | ||
| Spiritual Law | ||||||
| 2 (Listen) | Komoro Bushi | 小諸節 | 04'32 | Bell, Clive | ||
| Song of Komoro - "Again this morning, as I set out from Komoro, I can see the smoke from the Asama volcano". | ||||||
| 3 (Listen) | Kumoi Jishi | 雲井獅子 | 08'38 | Bell, Clive | ||
| The Cloud and the Lion - The Lion is a symbol of power and success so Kumoi Jishi also means brilliant success. It is associated with the Shishimai Dance, and played on festive occasions. | ||||||
| 4 (Listen) | Sansa Shigure | さんさ時雨 | 03'36 | Bell, Clive | ||
| Autumn showers in Sansa. | ||||||
| 5 (Listen) | Kariboshikiri Uta | 刈干切唄 | 03'29 | Bell, Clive | ||
| The harvesting, drying and cutting song - A farmer's working song from Kyushu. | ||||||
| 6 (Listen) | Hon Shirabe | 本調 | 04'41 | Bell, Clive | ||
| Authentic Tune - A Shirabe is a kind of prelude, used to test a new flute or to introduce a performance. | ||||||
| 7 (Listen) | Monkeys and Smoke | 05'16 | Bell, Clive | |||
| Monkeys and smoke are alike, they both climb upwards. This piece is an improvisation. | ||||||
| 8 (Listen) | San'ya Sugagaki | 三谷菅垣 | 09'36 | Bell, Clive | ||
| The meaning of this song, as the composer are anonymous. | ||||||
| 9 (Listen) | Shika no Tone (Kinko Ryu) | 鹿の遠音 | 09'33 | Bell, Clive | ||
| The Call of the Deer - The mating call of deer herds in the mountains. Often played as a duet; this is Kohachiro Miyata's solo version of the piece. | ||||||