Improvised Music from Japan/Discography

Shunichiro Hisada

Shun

(Ohrai Records, ORCD-006) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Otokomai (Takinagashi) (Noh traditional) (5:29)
  2. La Danaide (Tetsu Saitoh) (5:20)
  3. Bridge of Magpies (Akiyoshi Mimura) (17:02)
  4. Monn Pot (Tetsu Saitoh) (6:09)
  5. Shitchu (Out of Illness) (improvisation) (10:12)

Shunichiro Hisada: kotsuzumi (1-5), recitation of poem (2, 5)
Tetsu Saitoh: contrabass (2, 4-5)
Kazue Sawai: koto (4-5)
Masanori Hoashi: nokan (1)
Nozomu Machinaga: flute (3)

Recorded by Hiroshi Ogawa at Seitan Ongakudo, Kayano, May 7, 2001 (3), August 3, 2001 (2, 4-5), and November 4, 2001 (1)
Mastered by Studio* Pelan Pelan
Illustration by Kobun Yoshida
Design by Tomoe Jomori
Produced by Shunichiro Hisada and Johon Shimizu
Includes liner notes in Japanese and English (translation by Kanako Akamatsu) by Shunichiro Hisada, and in Japanese by Tetsu Saitoh

Released in May 2001