Kyotaku
"Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964."
Nishimura Koku
BIEM - Kyotaku 98
1998
Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Artist | |
1 | Choshi (Myoan Shinpo Ryu) | 調子 | 04'59 |
Shakuhachi: Nishimura Koku | |
A training song involking the image of the city of Kyoto. | |||||
2 | Ajikan (Itchoken) | 阿字観 | 09'47 |
Shakuhachi: Nishimura Koku | |
A song about the journey of human beings from birth to death based on the sacred scriptures of Buddism. | |||||
3 | Reibo (Don't know which version) | 霊慕 | 11'17 |
Shakuhachi: Nishimura Koku | |
A song from the northeastern part of Japan suggesting the experience of listening to the sound of a bell as it moves in the air. | |||||
4 | Chôshi (Yamato) | 調子 (大和) | 07'50 |
Shakuhachi: Nishimura Koku | |
A training song from the Yamato area. In this version, Yamato choshi is introduced by Kyo-choshi. | |||||
5 | Saji | 薩慈 | 10'52 |
Shakuhachi: Nishimura Koku | |
A song about the love of Boddisatva. Arrangement by Koku Nishimura. |