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Riley Kōho Lee

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Lee, Riley Kōho
Born 1951

Shakuhachi & Scholar
riley@rileylee.net
rileylee.net

Riley Lee was born in Texas in 1951 of a Chinese father and Caucasian mother. He lived in Japan for over eight years, beginning his shakuhachi studies there in 1971. From 1973 through 1977, he toured internationally as a fulltime performer of taiko (festival drums) and shakuhachi with Ondekoza (now called Kodo), a group of traditional Japanese musicians.

In 1980 he became the first non-Japanese to attain the rank of dai shihan (grand master) in the shakuhachi tradition. Riley Lee is a recipient of two of the most revered lineages of shakuhachi playing, descending from the original Zen Buddhist 'priests of nothingness' of Edo Japan. His teachers were Hoshida Ichizan II, Chikuho Sakai II, and Katsuya Yokoyama.

Riley completed his BA and MA degrees at the University of Hawai'i, and his PhD degree in ethnomusicology (on the transmission of the Zen Buddhist repertoire of the shakuhachi) at the University of Sydney.

He has recorded over 60 albums internationally, many featuring his own compositions. He is fortunate to make his living solely as a full-time professional shakuhachi player, teacher, and scholar. He and his family live on the eastern coast of the continent of Australia and in the islands of Hawai'i.

Riley was seen internationally televised ushering in the new millennium on New Year's morning at dawn from the top of the majestic Sydney Opera House - quite an auspicious start for the next 1,000 years for shakuhachi enthusiasts worldwide.

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Albums

Alone Alone

Solo shakuhachi for relaxation.

As the Water Flows As the Water Flows

Zen-inspired solo shakuhachi.

Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4

Volume 4 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2

Volume 2 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Bamboo Soup Bamboo Soup

Small Defence with Riley Lee

Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1

Volume 1 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Buddha's Dream Buddha's Dream

Re-release of As the Water Flows

Bush Clover and the Moon Bush Clover and the Moon

Duets for shakuhachi & synthesizer. With Mike Ryan.

Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5

Volume 5 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Dream within a Dream Dream within a Dream

Shakuhachi layered with electric sound. Pieces composed by Riley Lee and Jim Franklin. Jim Franklin on synthesizers.

Eagle and the Ocean, The Eagle and the Ocean, The

A gentle flowing collaboration of shakuhachi and guitar. The shakuhachi "eagle" soars above the guitar "ocean".

Empty Bells Empty Bells

Traditional Honkyoku

Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3

Volume 3 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Evening Under the Sun, An Evening Under the Sun, An

Shakuhachi, bass and percussion combine in an intoxicating mix of original music…

Floating World Floating World

Pieces by Faure, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Boyd, etc., performed with classical harpist Marshall McGuire.

Fountain of Light Fountain of Light

The meditative voice of the shakuhachi intertwined with a myriad of delicate bell sounds.

Haiku (Lee) Haiku (Lee)

On the Hula label, a best seller in Hawai'i. New and classics all with great harmonies. Also featuring the slack key guitar of Jeff Peterson.

Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi

Duets and Solos by Riley Lee and Ralph Samuelson

Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi

Lightning Man Lightning Man

Matthew Doyle, didgeridoo, Riley Lee, shakuhachi and Michael Atherton, percussion.

Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1

Country-blues Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, Colin Wilson, spent over seven months with Zen flute (shakuhachi) Grand Master, Dr Riley Lee in the production of the Masters of Calm, Volume 1. All pieces on this disk were composed by Colin Wilson and Riley Lee.

Maui Morning Maui Morning

Memories of Japan Memories of Japan

Folk melodies of old Japan.

Memories of My Home Memories of My Home

Mixed Spice Mixed Spice

An upbeat Indian flavour with tabla and sitar.

Mountain Valley Mountain Valley

Traditional Zen solo pieces recorded in the Jenolan Caves.

Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Music for Zen Meditation - 1

Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Music for Zen Meditation - 2

Nalu Nalu

Shakuhachi and folk harp interwoven with ocean sounds.

Nesting of the Cranes Nesting of the Cranes

Classical duets for the shakuhachi recorded in the Jenolan Caves. Riley Lee with Andrew MacGregor and others.

Oriental Sunrise Oriental Sunrise

Improvisatory duets for shakuhachi & koto.

Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6

Volume 6 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6

Volume 6 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Picture Dreams Picture Dreams

Riley and Satsuki Odamura play their favourite shakuhachi and koto duets.

Postcards From Bundanon Postcards From Bundanon

The best of Riley Lee with a new live recording with Matthew Doyle on digeridoo.

Rainforest Reverie Rainforest Reverie

Solo shakuhachi intertwined with the natural sounds of the rainforest.

Riley Lee Compilation Volume 1 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 1

A collection of Riley's favourite pieces taken from his New World Productions CDs.

Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2

Featuring Bird Wing by Frances White and Riley's piece Being Time plus more favourites from the New World CDs.

Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden

Improvisatory duets for shakuhachi & koto.

Satori Satori

Shakuhachi & koto duets.

Sea Drift Sea Drift

Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7

Volume 7 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi Honkyoku

Special Smithsonian-Folkways reissue complete with liner notes.

Shoalhaven Rise Shoalhaven Rise

Original compositions for shakuhachi and a wide variety of ethnic percussion, strings and wind instruments.

Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku

Songs of Hildegard : Divine Secrets Songs of Hildegard : Divine Secrets

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.

Songs of Hildegard : Noble Greenness Songs of Hildegard : Noble Greenness

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.

Songs of Hildegard : Wisdom Songs of Hildegard : Wisdom

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.

Spring Sea Spring Sea

Beguiling melodies for shakuhachi and concert harp.

Taiko no Sekai Taiko no Sekai

A collection of live recordings from 1998-1999

Train to Okinawa Train to Okinawa

Voices of the Night Voices of the Night

Shakuhachi accompanied by lutes, drums and other instruments. Recorded in the Jenolan Caves.

Waiting for the Angels Waiting for the Angels

Water Music Water Music

Solo shakuhachi recorded in the Sydney Centennial Park Reservoir. These meditations are traditional Zen in spirit.

Wild Honey Dreaming Wild Honey Dreaming

The shakuhachi and the didjeridu combine to create haunting images of the Centre of Australia and its people.

Yoga Tranquility Yoga Tranquility

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button 180 Degrees North 07'23 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ace of Spades 04'14 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility 04'27 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Play Button Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility 04'26 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 10'03 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 08'23 Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 08'34 Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Ajikan (Itchoken) 阿字観 07'24 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Akita Sugagaki (Kinko Ryu) 秋田菅垣 12'00 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Asobibachi 15'49 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Play Button Asuka Reibo (Chikuho Ryu) 飛鳥鈴慕 03'48 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
At one with the motion 05'32 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Autumn Wind 04'12 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Awakening the deep 04'39 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Bamboo Creek 10'34 Dream within a Dream Shakuhachi
Banji 鑁字 07'30 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Play Button Being Time 10'53 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Between the Stillness 05'17 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Bird Wing 15'11 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Breathe the Fragrance of Forever 02'39 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Broken Moon 03'27 Water Music Shakuhachi
Canyon 06'29 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Carasol Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Play Button Carosel 03'01 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Cascade 04'07 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Cherry Blossom 02'51 Water Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Chi 07'41 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Chichibu Ondo 秩父音頭 01'33 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Chichibu Ondo 秩父音頭 01'37 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Chôshi (Chikuho Ryu) 調子 03'25 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Choshi (Taizan Ha) 調子 04'51 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Choshi (Taizan Ha) 調子 05'50 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Chôshi (Yamato) 調子 (大和) 05'23 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Church Bell 06'09 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Clear Sky 04'13 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Clearing 04'13 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Contemplation 08'47 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Cricket Grieves, A 05'48 Water Music Shakuhachi
Daha 打波 06'17 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Daha 打波 06'05 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Dan No Tabi (Journey on a Staircase) 22'44 Ryu Nashi / No School: New Music for Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Dance - The Angels of Light 04'55 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Daybreak at Katajuta 06'58 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Deep Night Blues 04'50 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Deer Horn 06'08 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Divine Ecstasy 04'59 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Divine Ecstasy 05'10 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Dreams 02'57 Satori Shakuhachi
Dulcet Rhythm 07'09 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Dyu-Ha 11'59 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Play Button E mu 絵夢 07'05 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Play Button E mu 絵夢 07'05 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Eagle and the ocean, The 05'05 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Echo of the Sacred 06'01 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Elemental Contemplation 04'36 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Enko Bushi 縁故節 01'51 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Evening Mist 12'21 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Play Button Felucca to Zanzibar 03'00 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Felucca to Zanzibar Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Play Button Firefly Fantasy 05'49 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Flametree Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Floating World 07'06 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Forest Nocturne 28'37 Rainforest Reverie Shakuhachi
Play Button Fountain of Light 06'02 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Fragment of Memory 51 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Fretlessly 04'50 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Fukuchiyama Ondo 福知山音頭 01'41 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Gathering, The Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Genpei Ondo 源平音頭 02'56 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Gion Kouta 祗園小唄 02'18 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Gōketsu Bushi 豪傑節 02'05 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Golden Buddha 05'25 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Golden Mean Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Gravity Whispers 06'38 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Gujō Bushi 郡上節 01'13 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Don't know which version) 鉢返 04'26 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha) 鉢返 (根笹) 07'37 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha) 鉢返 (根笹) Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha) 鉢返 (根笹) 06'00 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Hakuto San Bushi 白頭山節 01'32 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Hakuto San Bushi 白頭山節 02'19 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Haru no Umi 春の海 07'08 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Play Button Haven 10'52 Dream within a Dream Shakuhachi
Hawaiian Wedding Song, The (Ke Kali Nei Au) 02'37 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Play Button Hi Fu Mi no Shirabe (Don't know which version) 一二三の調 04'35 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hietsuki Bushi 稗搗節 02'40 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Hifumi Chô (Chikuho Ryu) 一二三調 04'01 Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Hifumi Chô (Chikuho Ryu) 一二三調 04'11 Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Hinode 10'52 Oriental Sunrise Shakuhachi
Hôkyô Kokû 鳳叫虚空 08'37 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Honolulu City Lights 03'39 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Play Button Iberia 07'03 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Play Button Ichikotsu 1st Movement 壱越 - 第一楽章 11'41 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Illumination Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
In Time Suspended 04'59 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Inner Quiet 06'45 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Inochi No Sharin 21'37 Oriental Sunrise Shakuhachi
Play Button It's a Running Bamboo 03'40 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Play Button Itsuki no Komoriuta 五木の子守唄 01'39 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Jokan Shirabe 05'00 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Journey Across the Night 03'38 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Kadozuke (Nezasa Ha) 門附 (根笹) 02'58 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Kadozuke (Nezasa Ha) 門附 (根笹) Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Kadozuke (Nezasa Ha) 門附 (根笹) 02'22 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Kaigara Bushi 貝殻節 03'04 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Karate Master 05'21 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Kawika 03'07 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Kazue 05'37 Satori Shakuhachi
Play Button Kenjo 13'17 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Kiso Bushi 木曽節 01'46 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Koden Sugomori 古伝巣籠 06'27 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Shakuhachi
Play Button Kōjō no Tsuki 荒城の月 01'58 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Kokû (Dokyoku) 虚空 11'05 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Shakuhachi
Kokû (Dokyoku) 虚空 13'50 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Kokû (Nezasa Ha) 虚空 (根笹) 16'52 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Ku'u Home O Kahalu'u 05'00 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Kumoi Jishi 雲井獅子 04'38 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Kuroda Bushi 黒田節 02'39 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Kuroda Bushi 黒田節 01'45 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Kushimoto Bushi 串本節 01'06 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Kyorei (Don't know which version) 虚鈴 08'08 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Shakuhachi
Play Button Kyushu Reibo (Itchoken) 九州鈴慕 05'33 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Lei Nani 02'21 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Lei Pikake 03'37 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Long forgotten rememberings 05'14 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Looking South Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Lullaby 03'53 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Mamuro Gawa Ondo 真室川音頭 02'11 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Mangrove Hocket Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Matsukaze (Nezasa Ha) 松風 (根笹) 12'05 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Maui Morning 04'42 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Mauna Loa 02'05 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Meisoroku 23'59 Oriental Sunrise Shakuhachi
Memories 03'11 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Merging with the Infinite 04'18 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Metamorphic Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Misasa Kouta 三朝小唄 01'57 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Mist on the River 05'17 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Mixed Spice Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Monastery Garden, In The 08'17 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Play Button Moon Dance Over the Bay 07'01 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Moon Flower 10'00 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Moon Shadows 07'55 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Play Button Moon-washed Winter's Night 06'42 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Morning Calm 07'34 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Morning Dew 03'48 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Morning Rain 15'42 Rainforest Reverie Shakuhachi
Mumonkan 03'10 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Murasaki Reibo 紫鈴慕 06'35 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Mushi Kuyô 虫供養 10'26 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Mutsu Reibo 陸奥鈴慕 11'53 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Muttaburra 06'22 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Nagashi Reibo 流鈴慕 16'14 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Nagashi Reibo 流鈴慕 17'07 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
Night Flying 06'03 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Nightingale 09'09 Satori Shakuhachi
Play Button No One Sleeps 06'22 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Play Button Nozaki Kouta 野崎小唄 01'31 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Ocean Moonbeam 01'53 Water Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Ocean Sunset 09'38 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Okosa Bushi おこさ節 01'39 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
One Hundred Streams 04'17 Water Music Shakuhachi
Osaka Bon Odori 大阪盆踊 02'13 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Oshû Nagashi 奥州流 04'44 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Play Button Oshû Nagashi 奥州流 05'23 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
Oshu Reibo (Futaiken) 奥州鈴慕 (布袋軒) 17'32 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Outpouring 03'43 Water Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Piece for Orchestra 04'49 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Play Button Portrait 14'49 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Profound Elixir 06'36 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Pua Lililehua 02'33 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Pua Tubarose 03'32 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Pupu Hinuhinu 03'40 Maui Morning Shakuhachi
Rain Forest Reverie 16'53 Rainforest Reverie Shakuhachi
Rain on the Misty Ocean 05'56 Water Music Shakuhachi
Rainbow 04'05 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Play Button Rainbow Vibration 05'45 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Play Button Red Tentacles 05'24 Bamboo Soup Shakuhachi
Reflection リフレクション 06'55 Water Music Shakuhachi
Reibo (Futaiken) 霊慕 (布袋軒) 09'11 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Reibo (Shôganken) 霊慕 (松巌軒) 14'04 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Shakuhachi
Reibo (Shôganken) 霊慕 (松巌軒) 13'34 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Play Button Renbo Nagashi 恋慕流 08'23 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Requiem 05'26 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Play Button Requiem Six Twenty 05'35 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Play Button Rising in the West 13'07 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Rokudan no Shirabe 六段の調 10'32 Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Rokudan no Shirabe 六段の調 10'57 Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Play Button Romchay 05'58 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Play Button Ryûgin Kokû (Taizan Ha) 龍吟虚空 06'42 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ryûhei 流謫 06'31 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Play Button Ryûhei 流謫 10'32 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
Ryûmei Chô 龍鳴調 07'46 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sa no Sa さのさ 01'53 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Sado Okesa 佐渡おけさ 01'57 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha) 下り葉 (根笹) 04'00 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha) 下り葉 (根笹) 06'00 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sakaramenta ni yoru kurichan komori uta 08'10 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
San Gai Bushi 三階節 01'26 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
San'an 産安 07'46 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button San'an 産安 07'40 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 10'15 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
San'ya (Dokyoku) 三谷 07'13 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Don't know which version) 三谷 12'00 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
San'ya (Echigo) 三谷 (越後) 12'42 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya (Fudaiji) 三谷 05'18 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya Seiran 三谷清攬 14'13 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button San'ya Seiran 三谷清攬 07'23 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
San'ya Seiran 三谷清攬 Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
San'ya Seiran 三谷清攬 14'49 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Satori 15'48 Satori Shakuhachi
Play Button Scattering Sunbeams 05'34 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Sea Breaze 04'47 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Sea Raft at Sunrise 09'41 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Searching 04'50 Satori Shakuhachi
Seichō Oiwake 正調追分 08'43 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Seichō Oiwake 正調追分 09'47 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Seki no Gohon Matsu 関の五本松 01'46 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Sekishun 惜春 09'14 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Serendipity Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Serenity Flows 04'42 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Shika no Tône (Don't know which version) 鹿の遠音 11'14 Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Play Button Shika no Tōne (Kinko Ryū) 鹿の遠音 23'58 Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Shakuhachi
Shika no Tône (Taizan Ha) 鹿の遠音 13'19 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Play Button Shikyoku No 1 詩曲一番 12'58 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Play Button Shimmering Snowscape 07'12 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Shin Iso Bushi 新磯節 01'40 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Shin Iso Bushi 新磯節 01'30 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Shin'ya 深夜 17'28 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Shakuhachi
Shin'ya 深夜 03'22 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Shingetsu 心月 07'19 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) 調 (根笹) 06'00 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) 調 (根笹) 05'14 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) 調 (根笹) Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) 調 (根笹) 03'25 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Shishi 獅子 11'15 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Shizen 04'23 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Shizu 志図 Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Shoalhaven Rise Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Silk Thread to the Cosmos 03'33 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Sky sensations 06'03 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Snowscape 07'07 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Play Button Sô Kyorei 艸虚鈴 09'41 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Soaring grace 04'41 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Soaring with the Eagles 04'01 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Sokaku 巣鶴 09'54 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Sokkan 息観 07'41 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Song 03'52 Water Music Shakuhachi
Play Button Song of the Mist 08'59 Dream within a Dream Shakuhachi
Song of the White Witch 06'07 Water Music Shakuhachi
Sōran Bushi ソラン節 01'26 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Soul Vibration 05'00 Yoga Tranquility Shakuhachi
Play Button Spirits Calling 03'46 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Spiritus Lenis - Gentle Breath 04'09 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Spring Rain 09'01 Satori Shakuhachi
Stairway of Waterfalls, Part 1 Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Stairway of Waterfalls, Part 2 Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Play Button Steps Along the Way 15'03 Dream within a Dream Shakuhachi
Stillpoint 04'11 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Summer Rain Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Play Button Summer Temple 15'26 Dream within a Dream Shakuhachi
Play Button Sun 05'50 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Taihei Manzai Raku 太平万才楽 15'18 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Taiko Sen 01'26 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Taki Ochi (Taizan Ha) 滝落 13'45 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
Play Button Taki Ochi no Kyoku 滝落の曲 09'25 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Tamuke 手向 05'52 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Tamuke 手向 04'07 Empty Bells Shakuhachi
Play Button Tamuke 手向 05'18 Sea Drift Shakuhachi
Tamuke 手向 Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Tamuke 手向 04'23 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Tanko Bushi 炭坑節 02'20 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Tasogare たそがれ 09'00 Oriental Sunrise Shakuhachi
Tehodoki Reiho 手解鈴法 04'27 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Temple Bell - Frost Sparkles 06'09 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Temple Garden 02'22 Water Music Shakuhachi
Temple Steps 06'44 Satori Shakuhachi
Play Button Time Stood Still - Suite 1 09'21 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Time Stood Still - Suite 2 08'21 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Time to move on 04'45 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Play Button Tōri 通里 05'36 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi
Tōri 通里 05'47 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Tōri 通里 Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Tōri 通里 04'08 Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi
Play Button Train to Okinawa 07'25 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Tranquil Resonations 06'47 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Tree of Sadness, The 05'04 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsugaru Yamauta 津軽山唄 02'07 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsukikusa no Yume 月草の夢 03'54 Picture Dreams Shakuhachi
Tsuru no Sugomori (Chikuho Ryu) 鶴の巣籠 15'41 Nesting of the Cranes Shakuhachi
Tsuru no Sugomori (Chikuho Ryu) 鶴の巣籠 12'38 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Shakuhachi
Play Button Tsuru no Sugomori (Dokyoku) 鶴の巣籠 06'30 Mountain Valley Shakuhachi
Under the Stars 04'14 Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Shakuhachi
Voices and Rituals Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi
Waiting for the Angels Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Wanderer 05'23 Satori Shakuhachi
Play Button Warm Star Nights 07'16 Fountain of Light Shakuhachi
Whispers of Eternity 05'17 Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Shakuhachi
White Heron 03'03 Water Music Shakuhachi
White Horses In Dark Valley Waiting for the Angels Shakuhachi
Winged utterings 05'08 Eagle and the Ocean, The Shakuhachi
Wintry Wind 15'24 Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Shakuhachi
Yamagoe (aka Reiho) 鈴法 04'41 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Yamanaka Bushi 山中節 01'32 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Yataibayashi 10'44 Taiko no Sekai Shakuhachi
Play Button Yinjarrah 06'52 Train to Okinawa Shakuhachi
Yodogawa Sanjukkoku Fune Uta 淀川三十曲船唄 02'40 Memories of Japan Shakuhachi
Play Button Yodogawa Sanjukkoku Fune Uta 淀川三十曲船唄 02'37 Memories of My Home Shakuhachi
Zenzerro Shoalhaven Rise Shakuhachi

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Between the Stillness


Breathe the Fragrance of Forever


Cascade


Dance - The Angels of Light


Deep Night Blues


Divine Ecstasy


Divine Mystery


Dulcet Rhythm


Echo of the Sacred


Elemental Contemplation


Forest Nocturne


Fragment of Memory


In Time Suspended


Inner Quiet


Journey Across the Night


Merging with the Infinite


Morning Rain


Profound Elixir


Rain Forest Reverie


Sea Breaze


Serenity Flows


Silk Thread to the Cosmos


Soaring with the Eagles


Spiritus Lenis - Gentle Breath


Stillpoint


Tranquil Resonations


Tree of Sadness, The


Under the Stars


Whispers of Eternity


Bamboo Creek
1990

Haven
1990

Steps Along the Way
1990

Summer Temple
1990

After the Storm
1993

Firefly Fantasy
1993

Floating Dream
1993

Forest Nocturne Lullaby
1993

Fountain of Light
1993

Moon Bright Night
1993

Moon Dance Over the Bay
1993

Moon-washed Winter's Night
1993

Rainbow Vibration
1993

Sacred Dance
1993

Scattering Sunbeams
1993

Shimmering Snowscape
1993

Soliloquy of the Frogs
1993

Sparkling Light
1993

Temple Bell - Frost Sparkles
1993

Warm Star Nights
1993

Mumonkan
1994

180 Degrees North
1996

Ace of Spades
1996

Adrift on the Sea of Tranquility
1996

Fretlessly
1996

Muttaburra
1996

Rising in the West
1996

Time Stood Still - Suite 1
1996

Time Stood Still - Suite 2
1996

Autumn Wind
2002

Canyon
2002

Church Bell
2002

Clear Sky
2002

Contemplation
2002

Memories
2002

Mist on the River
2002

Rainbow
2002

Requiem
2002

Snowscape
2002

Soul Vibration
2002

Deer Horn
2003

Floating World
2003

Golden Buddha
2003

Gravity Whispers
2003

It's a Running Bamboo
2003

Karate Master
2003

No One Sleeps
2003

Piece for Orchestra
2003

Red Tentacles
2003

Publications

Title Kanji Publisher Year Pages Language
Blowing Zen: Aspects of Performance Practices of the Chikuho Ryu Honkyoku

Master of Arts, University of Hawaii 1986 342 English
Fu Ho U vs. Do Re Mi: The Technology of Notation Systems and Implications of Change in the Shakuhachi Tradition of Japan

Asian Music 19, no. 2 1988 71-81
Ondekoza de fuku [Playing with Ondekoza]

Kikan Hogaku 8 1976 92-97
Review of Die Shakuhachi der Kinko-Schule by Andreas Gutzwiller. (With Gerald Groemer)

Ethnomusicology 30, no. 2 1986 353-355
Review of The Shakuhachi: A Manual For Learning by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel and Yuko Kamisango

Ethnomusicology 34, no. 1 1990 179-181
Shakuhachi Honkyoku Notation: Written Sources in an Oral Tradition

Musica Asiatica 6 1991 18-35
Shakuhachi: Shaping the Soul of Bamboo

Kansai Action, Sept. 27 1974 pp. 1,5,14
The Heike Monogatari, The Shakuhachi Honkyoku, and Theories of Orality.



15 English
Yearning For The Bell: A Study of Transmission in the Shakuhachi Honkyoku Tradition

Doctorate Dissertation, University of Sydney 1993