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Blue Wind

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[Genre]Modern
[Composed]John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi

Blue Wind appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonBamboo Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
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."
Play ButtonBamboo Textures Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
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.