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

Skip It appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Jazzen  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
This tune was first recorded for Japan's quasi-government NHK Radio for use as the theme for their daily English Conversation Hour. The title wasn't intended to suggest that students skip their English studies. Instead, it comes from the "bounce" rhythm that is not "swing: and not "straight"-it sort of skips!