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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Neptune, John Kaizan in 1987 .

Bamboo Born appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Jazzen  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
This is the literal translation of the Japanese title, Takeo (which happens to be my infant son's middle name.) I guess you could say I wanted to write a ballad for a baby who always seems to have a mellow smile for everyone.