YOKOYAMA KATSUYA is one of the foremost and respected shakuhachi teachers in Japan today. He is a major force in charting the direction of traditional shakuhachi music.

SY3e. SHAKUHACHI KOTEN HONKYOKU-VOL. 1 CD $17.50 No. 1. Azuma Jishi (Vol. 1, No. 1) (2:56) No. 2. Nezasa Shirabe (Vol. 1, No. 2) (3:08) No. 3. Sagariha(Vol. 1, No. 3) (4:08) No. 4. Tamuke (Vol. 1, No. 4) (4:44) No. 5a. Sanya [Version 1] - Part 1 (Vol. 1, No. 5) (7:37) No. 5b. Sanya [Version 1] - Part 2 (Vol. 1, No. 5) (7:37) No. 6. Shingetsu (Vol. 1, No. 6) (5:53) No. 7a. Sanan - Part 1 (Vol. 1, No. 7) (7:37) No. 7b. Sanan - Part 2 (Vol. 1, No. 7) (7:37) No. 8. Yamagoe (Vol. 1, No. 8) (5:00) No. 9. Koden Sugumori (Suzuru) (Vol. 1, No. 9) (5:00)

SY3f. SHAKUHACHI KOTEN HONKYOKU-VOL. 2 CD $17.50 No. 10a. Koku - Part 1 (Vol. 2, No. 1) (12:01) No. 10b. Koku - Part 2 (Vol. 2, No. 1) (12:01) No. 11. Daha (Vol. 2, No. 2) (5:10) No. 12. Sokkan (Vol. 2, No. 3) (4:58) No. 13a. Sanya [Version 2] - Part 1 (Vol. 2, No. 4) (10:27) No. 13b. Sanya [Version 2] - Part 2 (Vol. 2, No. 4) (10:27) No. 14. Hifumi Hachigaeshi (Vol. 2, No. 5) (8:02) No. 15. Honshirabe (Vol. 2, No. 6) (3:23) No. 16. Tsuru no Sugomori (Vol. 2, No. 7) (6:12)

SY3d. BLENDS CD $17.50 Two extended works by Richard Teitelbaum for shakuhachi and synthesizer with percussion and bass accompaniment. Teitelbaum was one of the founders of the revolutionary MEV group in Rome which explored live electroacoustic and collective improvisation in the 60's and 70's. Subsequent to that era he began work with the renowned shakuhachi master, teacher and composer Yokoyama and began on a course of intercultural music. These works express his unique language and nuances of sound color which have given him a cult recognition among avant garde composers and audiences. Blends (1977) a kind of circumnavigation, is an exploration of the shakuhachi's timbral world in an extended dialog with Moog synthesizers, a pairing that was quite controversial at the time. Kyotaku/Denshi (1995) is more of a historical tour that follows a trajectory of Japanese history through the shakuhachi, from its roots of the traveling monks through various episodes of religious, artistic and secular events. Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizer Katsuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi Trilok Gurtu, tabla and percussion Mark Dresser, bass Gerry Hemingway, percussion

SY3c. SHAKUHACHI - THE ART OF YOKOYAMA KATSUYA [I] $19.50 Temoorarily Out of Stock
Shakuhachi honkyoku, solo and duets. Also include Patagonia, a piece by Ichiro Seki for six shakuhachi.

SY3b. JAPAN - ART OF THE SHAKUHACHI [I] CD $19.50
Solo Kinko honkyoku and duets with Iwamoto.

SY3a. ZEN - CLASSICAL SHAKUHACHI MASTERWORKS [I/DA] C $26.50 / CD $40.00 CD Temoorarily Out of Stock. Cassette Tape is Available.
This remarkable double album includes 15 of the most revered pieces in the Kinko honkyoku repertoire.