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Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.

Album CoverMedia TitleMedia TypeArtistMedia LabelCatalog NumberDateSynopsis
Bamboo Bamboo LP Neptune, John Kaizan Toshiba-EMI Ltd. ETJ-85008 1980 Honored as the Outstanding Album of the Year by the Cultural Affairs Agency of the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1980. Shakuhachi/Jazz fusion.
Bamboo (Matsui) Bamboo (Matsui) CD Matsui Kazu

2002
Bamboo (Muraoka) Bamboo (Muraoka) LP Muraoka Minoru United Artists SKK(U) 3001 1970
Bamboo Flute Lullabies of Japan Bamboo Flute Lullabies of Japan CD Berger, Ron


Shakuhachi with koto, guitar, keyboards and percussion. Melodies from the folksong tradition of rural Japan.
Bamboo Flute Plays Latin Bamboo Flute Plays Latin LP Miyata Kōhachirō Columbia Records (Japan) JPS-5200 1970 Latin standards performed by Miyata Kohachiro on shakuhachi with band/ orchestra The Tokyo Cuban Boys.
Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 CD Lee, Riley Kōho Tall Poppies TP102 1997 Volume 2 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.
Bamboo In Zen Bamboo In Zen CD Ramos, Alcvin Ryuzen Bamboo-in Productions
2002

Bamboo Meditations AC Scott-Behrends, Jim

1984 A mix of traditional and original Japanese flute pieces played on the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute known for its expressive tone and spiritual gravitas. Scott-Behrends plays with a raw immediacy that is highlighted by a close mic recording that plants the listener practically in the back of his throat.
Bamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores Bamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores CD Zenyoji Keisuke Bellwood BW-1301D 1993
Bamboo Rising (Shakuhachi Unleashed, Vol. II) Bamboo Rising (Shakuhachi Unleashed, Vol. II) CD Boots, Cornelius Shinzen Zeroth Law
2018 The hot breath of Life––as Music. Solo classic rock shakuhachi. Virtuosic nature hymns & anthems. Offering up the breadth of big bamboo's breath-powered musicality. Continuing the Shakuhachi Unleashed Series that started with Holy Flute, Bamboo Rising presents a unique style of advanced, expressive solo shakuhachi performance: hermit blues, bamboo gospel. Original compositions and classic rock and metal arrangements--with the mojo intact. This album is dedicated to Son House.
Bamboo Soup Bamboo Soup CD Lee, Riley Kōho One World Music OWM 010 2003 Small Defence with Riley Lee
Bamboo Spirit Bamboo Spirit CD Ross, Peter


Peter's first shakuhachi recording, Bamboo Spirit is a collection of beautiful Japanese folk melodies and meditative improvisations...played on the shakuhachi flute, known for its haunting sound and serene qualities. Suitable for massage therapy, tai chi and yoga.
Bamboo Textures Bamboo Textures LP Neptune, John Kaizan Toshiba EMI TP-72323 1979
Bamboo-Na Bamboo-Na CD Mitsuhashi Kifu Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10997 1993
Bamboo-Na 2 Bamboo-Na 2 CD Mitsuhashi Kifu Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-12217 1994
Before the Moon Rose Before the Moon Rose AC Anderman, Robbie Hanna
RAC 01 1993 Shakuhachi, didjeridu, percussion and kantela pinet harp.
Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky, A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky, A LP Yamaguchi Gorō Nonesuch Records H-72025 1988
Best Take - Nanae Yoshimura Best Take - Nanae Yoshimura CD Yoshimura Nanae Victor VZCG-139 1997 Works by Minoru Miki
1 I.芽生え (A Young Sprout)
2 II.やよい (March)
3 III.ひばり (Skylark)
4 IV.里曲 (Around my country)
5 per-V.華やぎへの序 (Prelude for "the Greening")
6 V.華やぎ (The Greening)
筝譚詩集 第三集<夏> 二十絃筝のために (Ballades for Koto solo vol.3)
10 I.露一つ (A Dewdrop)
11 II.南へ (To the South)
12 III.サヌールの舞姫 (Dancing Girls in Sanur)
13 IV.白い風の下で (Under the White Wind)
14 V.雨ざんざん (A Squall)
Best Take 1 - Yamamoto Hozan Best Take 1 - Yamamoto Hozan CD Yamamoto Hōzan Victor Musical Industries, Inc., Tokyo, Japan VDR-5291 1989
Best Take 2 - Tadao Sawai Best Take 2 - Tadao Sawai CD Sawai Tadao Victor VDR-5292 1989
Best Take 3 - Tomoko Sunazaki Best Take 3 - Tomoko Sunazaki CD Sunazaki Tomoko Victor Musical Industries, Inc., Tokyo, Japan VDR-5293 1989
Best Take 4 - Mitsuhashi Kifu Best Take 4 - Mitsuhashi Kifu CD Mitsuhashi Kifu Victor VDR-5294 1989
Best Take 7 - Tazuko Miyashita Best Take 7 - Tazuko Miyashita CD Miyashita Tazuko Victor VICG-8008 1991
Between - Waves Between - Waves CD Gelb, Philip Sparkling Beatnik Records SBR0006 1999 Modern music for shakuhachi, accordion, conch, saxes and piano.
Beyond the Times Beyond the Times CD Rodriguez, Rodrigo KZN Records
2008 This album of acoustic music is the first solo album by Rodriguez. The radical all-acoustic perfomance explores sonorities and textures that frequently sound frozen in the time, and also often sounds in a direction to the most poetic sense. Inspired in the ancient knowledge of the divine love, Rodrigo features a poem of Sufi Master Hafiz who let the listeners reflect on the mystic connection between life and existence.
Beyond Time And Space Beyond Time And Space LP Koga Masayuki Pioneer Records WLL-03 1982 Original compositions for the solo bamboo flute played by shakuhachi master Masayuki Koga. This haunting, poignant music creates a bridge between East and West, accessible to Western ears while remaining true to its meditative Japanese origins.
Beyond Time And Space Vol II Beyond Time And Space Vol II LP Koga Masayuki Pioneer Records WLL-07 1983
Blowing Zen - Shakuhachi Meditation Music Blowing Zen - Shakuhachi Meditation Music CD Rodriguez, Rodrigo Tunog Kawayan
2021 Solo shakuhachi
Born To Be Happy Born To Be Happy AC Zasloff, David


Shakuhachi and the band with vocals.
Bosatsu Bosatsu CD Taniguchi Yoshinobu Tai Hei Shakuhachi CSS-1 2001
Breath Breath CD Yamamoto Hōzan Denon 38C38-7281

Breath of Creation Breath of Creation CD Norman, Anne


Traditional folk melodies from Japan, Ireland and England; European art music (Bach, Couperin, van Eyck, Vivaldi): Honkyoku (traditional zen meditations); 20th century compositions and collaborative improvisations. A wonderful juxtaposition of two flute traditions.
Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 CD Lee, Riley Kōho Tall Poppies TP 015
Volume 1 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.
Breeze in the Country (Shakuhachi & Ukelele) Breeze in the Country (Shakuhachi & Ukelele) DIGITAL Rodriguez, Rodrigo Tunog Kawayan 102022 2022 This musical piece composed for shakuhachi and ukulele expresses the delicate breeze in the countryside of the Balearic island of Majorca.
Buddha and Bonsai Buddha and Bonsai CD Schlefer, James Nyoraku 如楽 Costa Verde Productions Cos 063 CD 2004 New Age album with prominent shakuhachi solos throughout.
Buddha's Dream Buddha's Dream CD Lee, Riley Kōho Narada 72438-50695-2-9 2001 Re-release of As the Water Flows
Bush Clover and the Moon Bush Clover and the Moon AC Lee, Riley Kōho Narada

Duets for shakuhachi & synthesizer. With Mike Ryan.
Butsuga Butsuga CD Franklin, Dr James Celistial Harmonies 13177-2 1999 Recorded on location in a Japanese garden, a place where the harmony of the natural world becomes self–evident, the music was conceived and presented as a journey through the garden both in space and time.

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