"Honkyoku."

Kurahashi Yōdō II
Sparkling Beatnik Records - SBR 0007

Track	Title	Kanji	Length	Artist
1	San'ya (Jinbo)	神保三谷	08'56	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	The wandering monk Jinbo played this version of San'ya (literally "three valleys"), a common title for meditative honkyoku. Many consider this Kurahashi-sensei's signature piece.
2	Azuma no Kyoku (Kinko Ryu)	吾妻の曲	08'37	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	Representative of a lighter more playful form of honkyoku sometimes referred to as "gikyoku," this piece expresses the longing of a wanderer for his home in the east (Azuma).
3	Mukaiji (Fudaiji)	霧海箎	07'30	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	One of the three oldest honkyoku, Mukaiji is said to have been composed in a dream. The title is evocative of mist over the ocean.
4	Kyorei (Fudaiji)	虚鈴	07'13	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	Kyorei is the oldest known shakuhachi piece, a slow quiet honkyoku that is at once very simple and very challenging: simple in its unornamented sighing melody, challenging because the player cannot hide behind technique.
5	Kumoi Jishi	雲井獅子	09'54	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	Like Azuma, Kumoijishi is a gikyoku, said to evoke a mythical lion dancing in the clouds.
6	San'ya Sugagaki	三谷菅垣	09'05	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	A well-known composition of the Kinko school of shakuhachi. This is the most rhythmic of all honkyoku.
7	Taki Ochi (Ryogenji)	滝落	11'51	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	This is a colorful honkyoku composed at the Ryugen-ji kumoso temple, which was located next to a large waterfall that is clearly depicted in the music's three varying sections.
8	Ajikan (Itchoken)	阿字観	07'17	Shakuhachi: Kurahashi Yōdō II
	An ancient meditative piece that exists in several versions. The title probably means contemplation (kan) of the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, a-ji. A-ji symbolizes the void.