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

Essence appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Jazzen  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
The 2.4 (bass) shakuhachi is used here. The tune features certain essential elements of Japanese music, such as the free "breath rhythm" found in the introduction, and the traditional five-tone scale called insempo.