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

Blue Wind appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Bamboo  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
John employs "short" and "long" bamboo flutes in addition to the standard 21-1 2-inch shakuhachi to express the versatility and flavors of this piece. The blues, funk and straight-on jazz are lovingly combined with a good measure of Oriental soul. This number in particular demonstrates John's comment that shakuhachi is sometimes a way of "blowing Zen."
Bamboo Textures  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
A trio for three different lengths of shakuhachi: 1.6, 1.8 and 2.3 (fundamental tones e' ,d' ,a). The second section employs many playing techniques similar to those found in the traditional solo shakuhachi music (honkyoku). The blues scale is used extensively.