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Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.

Album CoverMedia TitleMedia TypeArtistMedia LabelCatalog NumberDateSynopsis
Abe Keiko - 02 Abe Keiko - 02 CD Abe Keiko Victor VXCD-1002

Abe Keiko - 03 Abe Keiko - 03 CD Abe Keiko JVF VZCG-128

Abe Keiko no Shigei Abe Keiko no Shigei CD Abe Keiko Victor VICG-5084 1990
Abe Keiko Record Set - 01 Abe Keiko Record Set - 01 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-214 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 02 Abe Keiko Record Set - 02 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-215 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 03 Abe Keiko Record Set - 03 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-216 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 04 Abe Keiko Record Set - 04 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-217 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 05 Abe Keiko Record Set - 05 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-218 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 06 Abe Keiko Record Set - 06 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-219 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 07 Abe Keiko Record Set - 07 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-220 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 08 Abe Keiko Record Set - 08 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-221 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 09 Abe Keiko Record Set - 09 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-222 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abe Keiko Record Set - 10 Abe Keiko Record Set - 10 LP Abe Keiko Victor SJL-223 1980 A 10-LP collection of some of Abe Keiko's greatest Jiuta performances.
Abundance Abundance CD Franklin, Dr James Celistial Harmonies 13192-2
Abundance is an acoustic collaboration between two talented multi–instrumentalists in which they attempt to blend influences of all the cultures whose music they have encountered and studied during the course of their careers.
Across the East Across the East CD Rodriguez, Rodrigo KZN Records
2007 The second album by the Spanish composer, Rodrigo Rodriguez. The album brings to a conclusion three years of intensive work where Rodrigo was recording in different studios in Spain and Japan. Instruments include solo guitars, kena, clarinets, duets for shakuhachi flute, steel guitar, the sheng (Chinese mouth organ, samsula (African thumb piano, Indonesian Gamelan (bonang, saron, kenong) and the fujara (Slovakian folk flute).
Across the Mountain Across the Mountain AC Doi Keisuke


Shakuhachi jazz inspired by Kisoji Pass leading to the sacred Mount Ontake in the Japanese Alps.
Adoon Alone Adoon Alone CD Tanabe Shōzan Bamboo BCD-014 1996
Again and Again Again and Again CD Yamamoto Hōzan JVC VDR-1054

Ajikan Ajikan CD Taniguchi Yoshinobu Tai Hei Shakuhachi CSS-1 2001
Akathistos Fragments Akathistos Fragments CD Norman, Anne



Aki no Yugure (Autumn Dusk) Aki no Yugure (Autumn Dusk) CD Kurahashi Yōdō II Sparkling Beatnik Records SBR0026 2001 Traditional Chinese and Japanese music for shakuhachi with special guest Wu Man on pipa.
All the Best from Japan All the Best from Japan CD Various Hughes Leisure Group MWCD-226 1992
Alone Alone CD Lee, Riley Kōho Calm Centre CALM 009
Solo shakuhachi for relaxation.
Amigos Amigos CD Yamamoto Hōzan Kyoto Records KYCH-3003 1998
Anthology of Modern Koto Music Anthology of Modern Koto Music CD Gotō Sumiko Victor VXCD-2010


Anthology of Modern Koto Music 2 CD Nagasawa Katsutoshi Victor VXCD-2002

Anthology of Modern Koto Music 3 Anthology of Modern Koto Music 3 CD Various Victor VXCD-2003
Makino Yutaka
Aoki Reibo no Shakuhachi Aoki Reibo no Shakuhachi LP Aoki Reibo II Victor SJL-25006 1982
Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 01 Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 01 LP Araki Kodō III Victor SJ-5001 1985
Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 02 Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 02 LP Araki Kodō III Victor SJ-5002 1985
Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 03 Araki Kodo III and Fukuda Eika - Collection of Famous Performances - 03 LP Araki Kodō III Victor SJ-5003 1985
Art of Bamboo, The Art of Bamboo, The CD Sugawara Kuniyoshi Kyoto Records KYCH 2011 1997
Art of Japanese Koto And Bamboo Flute Art of Japanese Koto And Bamboo Flute CD Bell, Clive


Shakuhachi, koto, shamisen and vocals.
Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto CD Stagg, Richard ARC Music Int. EUCD 1248 1993
Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The CD Watazumi Dōso Roshi Legacy International CD 306

Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The (Olympic) Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute, The (Olympic) LP Watazumi Dōso Roshi Olympic Records 6117
With Fukuhara Hyakunosuke, Housei Haruo, Fukuhara Yoshijiro, Tousha Resetsu, Mochizuki Sakichi, Mochizuki Chosaku, Katada Kisaburo, Katada Kisaku, Yonekawa Toshiko.
Art of the Koto - The music of Japan Played by Kimio Eto Art of the Koto - The music of Japan Played by Kimio Eto LP Etō Kimio Elektra Records EKL-234

Art of the Koto - Volume I Art of the Koto - Volume I CD Yoshimura Nanae Celestial Harmonies CD 0 1371 13186 2 3
This recording brings together five representative pieces from the classical repertoire for the Japanese koto, composed between the mid–17th and mid–19th century.
Art of the Koto - Volume II Art of the Koto - Volume II CD Yoshimura Nanae Celestial Harmonies CD 0 1371 13187 2 2
This recording comprises six pieces ranging from the core classical repertoire of the 17th century to new works composed in the first decades of the 20th.
Art of the Koto - Volume III Art of the Koto - Volume III CD Yoshimura Nanae Celestial Harmonies CD 0 1371 13188 2 1
This recording comprises five works written between 1969 and 1989 for the nijugen, a version of the koto with 21 rather than the traditional thirteen strings.
Art of the Shakuhachi Vol I Art of the Shakuhachi Vol I CD Mitsuhashi Kifu Celestial Harmonies 13224-2 2001
Art of the Shakuhachi Vol II Art of the Shakuhachi Vol II CD Mitsuhashi Kifu Celestial Harmonies
2003
As I breathe As I breathe CD Freedman, Adrian
EHM006
Music for shakuhachi and piano, trumpet, bouzouki, yangqin, erhu, and others.
As the Water Flows As the Water Flows AC Lee, Riley Kōho Sonagaia NA-113 1984 Zen-inspired solo shakuhachi.
Asiabeat Asiabeat LP Neptune, John Kaizan CBS Records M-111 1983
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
Autumn Autumn CD Hiebinger, Richard
CD 97736
Autumn represents maturity and contentment, relaxes and helps us to enjoy and let go.
Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 CD Lee, Riley Kōho Tall Poppies TP138 1999 Volume 4 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.
Autumn Mist Autumn Mist AC Koga Masayuki Fortuna Records FOR-039 1986 A collection of duets, bringing the natural beauty and vibrant richness of the Japanese bamboo flute to compositions originally written for Western instruments. Koga's clear-voiced shakuhachi is complemented here by the sensitive guitar of Douglas Hensley.

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