Kifu Mitsuhashi & Kiyoshi Yamaya - 1976 - Shakuhachi (Ballads Of The Mountain)

Kifu Mitsuhashi & Kiyoshi Yamaya

1976

Shakuhachi (Ballads Of The Mountain)

01. 小諸馬子唄 (Komoro Mago-Uta)

02. 最上川舟唄 (Mogamigawa Funa-Uta)

03. 木曽節 (Kiso-Bushi)

04. 祖谷の粉ひき唄 (Iya No Kohiki-Uta)

05. ホーハイ節 (Hohai-Bushi)

06. 会津磐梯山 (Aizu Bandaisan)

07. 津軽山唄 (Tsugaru Yama-Uta)

08. 刈干切唄 (Kariboshi Kiri-Uta)

09. 相馬流れ山 (Souma Nagareyama)

10. 田原坂 (Tabaruzaka)

11. ひえつき節 (Hietsuki-Bushi)

12. 南部牛追唄 (Nanbu Ushioi-Uta)

Arranged By – Kiyoshi Yamaya

Bass – 稲葉国光 (Kunimitsu Inaba)

Drums – 岡山和義 (Kazuyoshi Okayama)

Guitar – 杉本喜代志 (Kiyoshi Sugimoto), 村上光雄 (Mitsuo Murakami)

Percussion [Latin] – 梅沢弘男

Piano – 久富ひろむ (Hiromu Hisatomi) , 江草啓介 (Keisuke Egusa), 松岡直也 (Naoya Matsuoka)

Shakuhachi – Kifu Mitsuhashi

Vibraphone – 金山功 (Isao Kanayama) , 泉一男 (Izumi Kazuo)

山屋 清 / Kiyoshi Yamaya:

A Japanese jazz composer, band leader born in Tokyo. (March 29, 1932 - July 9, 2002) In 1953 He joined 高浜哲郎とエスカイヤ・キャッツ (Tetsurou Takahama And Eskyer Cats) and 山本広道とシャンペン・セレナード (Hiromichi Yamamoto And Champagne Serenade) and 鍋島靖起とリズムメイツ (Yasuoki Nabeshima And Rhythm Mates). In 1953 he formed his band Fine Dandies. In 1955 he renamed the band to Four Acen. Soon the band broke up and in 1957-1960 he worked as a baritone saxophone player at The Sharps and Flats. After he left the band, he provided many composes and arrangements to big bands such as The Sharps and Flats and recorded. In April 1959, he formed "Modern Jazz Three Association" with 前田憲男 (Norio Maeda) and 三保敬太郎(Keitaro Miho), which contributed to the improvement of the level of Japanese jazz composition and arrangement. In the summer of 1965, he served as a leader of the Tokyo Union for about a year. In 1965 he received Japan Record Award 's Arrangement Award.

三橋貴風 / Kifu Mitsuhashi:

Studied with Soufu Sasaki of Kinko-style shakuhachi in 1968. Became a member of Pro Musica Nipponia and participated in many concerts both in Japan and overseas after completing from the NHK Hougaku Training Program in 1972. Studied with Chikugai Okamoto of the shakuhachi fukesyu meian souryuukai in 1974. Awarded as top soloist of the 1st Pan Music Festival in 1976. Awarded the Arts Festival Superior Prize from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in1980. After that played with various Orchestras through overseas performances. Awarded the Arts Festival Prize from the Agency for Cultural Affairs for "the Shakuhachi recital of Kifu Mitsuhashi" in 1989. Awarded Arts Pieces Prize from the Agency for Cultural Affairs for the CD solo album "Makoto Moroi Chikurin Kitan" and the Music Prize from Kenzo Nakajima in 1992.