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Essence

心髄

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi - 1987

Essence appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Jazzen Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
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.