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Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.

Album CoverMedia TitleMedia TypeArtistMedia LabelCatalog NumberDateSynopsis
Amigos Amigos CD Yamamoto Hōzan Kyoto Records KYCH-3003 1998
Asian Roots - Takedake with Neptune Asian Roots - Takedake with Neptune CD Neptune, John Kaizan Nippon Columbia (Denon) COCY-80766 1998 TakeDake means "Bamboo Only" which aptly describes John Neptune's new band. All of the instruments on this incredible album are made of bamboo. Most of them were made by Neptune himself.
At Times of Quiet At Times of Quiet CD Tanabe Shōzan Kyoto Records KYCH-2013 1998
Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 CD Lee, Riley Kōho Tall Poppies TP118 1998 Volume 3 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.
Huellas Huellas CD Curti, Horacio
Buenos Aires 1998 HuellasJazz Big Band. Los Saxópatas. 17 musicians.Horacio Curti – soprano sax. Buenos Aires, 1998
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 01 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 01 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70134 1998 In 1980 the original 39 Koten Honkyoku by Jin Nyodo was award the "Outstanding Album of the Year" award by Japanese Ministry of Education. Later on, ten more pieces were found and included in this newly-issued set of recordings, published by Jin Nyodo's son, Jin Nyosei.
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 02 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 02 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70135 1998
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 03 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 03 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70136 1998
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 04 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 04 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70137 1998
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 05 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 05 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70138 1998
Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 06 Jin Nyodo No Shakuhachi 06 CD Jin Nyodo Teichiku XL-70139 1998
Komm ins Offene, Freund! - Holderlin Komm ins Offene, Freund! - Holderlin CD Ishikawa Toshimitsu Opera Club Office
1998
Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 CD Various Victor Japan VZCG-146 1998
Kyotaku Kyotaku CD Nishimura Koku BIEM Kyotaku 98 1998 Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964.
Makoto Shinjitsu - with a heart of true sincerity Makoto Shinjitsu - with a heart of true sincerity CD Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Lyrichord Discs Inc. LYRCD 7443 1998 Original compositions, healing honkyoku and "neo-honkyoku". A collection of serene solo pieces from Shakuhachi master Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin. This is the follow up to "Ichi On Buttsu", viewed as landmark achievement in Shakuhachi performance. Nyogetsu Seldin is one of the most widely sought Shakuhachi masters in the world today, and on Makoto Shinjitsu, the absolute mastery he exhibits is immediately apparent.

Masters of Zen - Shakuhachi And Organ CD Yamamoto Hōzan Productions Sunset - France PS 65199 1998 Thirty years have passed since Hozan Yamamoto's appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival. He joins Wolfgang Mitterer in this latest offering.
Nihon no Hibiki Nihon no Hibiki CD Yokoyama Katsuya Ongaku no Tomo Sha Corp., Japan OCD-0922 1998
Solstice Spirit Solstice Spirit CD Schlefer, James Nyoraku 如楽 Sparkling Beatnik Records SBR 0001 1998 Several honkyoku, a composition by Fukuda Rando, and two of Nyoraku's own including an extended suite for an orchestra of 18 variously-sized shakuhachi.
Sound of Distant Deer Sound of Distant Deer CD Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Gadfly Records Gadfly 506 1998 This CD is a collection of songs combining shakuhachi and cello, in solos and duets, both traditional and modern. Nyogetsu plays shakuhachi with cellist Gideon Freudmann. There are four pieces composed for this CD using duets of these two instruments. There are also 3 improvisations between the two performers that they call "Cellohachi".
Spring Sea Spring Sea CD Lee, Riley Kōho ABC Classics 465-757-2 1998 Beguiling melodies for shakuhachi and concert harp.

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