Nobuo Hara Meets Hozan Yamamoto - New Jazz in Japan LPNobuo "Hara," whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became known in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred album during their career. Hozan Yamamoto is, for his part, a Shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, enjoying such recognition in his country that he was awarded a Living National Treasure in 2002. The first record bringing together the two musicians is a live

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and to date has released 16 solo albums

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which played a role in the development of jazz rock in Japan

The genre was hastily categorized as anecdotal in spite of its pioneering synthetic groove and matchless basslines

written and arranged by Katsuo Ohno—who’s worked with legends like The Spiders

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