Ganryu Island (album)
Ganryu Island | ||||
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Studio album by Michihiro Sato & John Zorn | ||||
Released | 1985 1998 (Re-Release) | |||
Recorded | Radio City Studio on November 23, 1984[1] | |||
Genre | Avant-garde | |||
Length | 75:24 | |||
Label | Yukon Tzadik (Re-Release) | |||
Producer | John Zorn | |||
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Ganryu Island is an collaborative album by John Zorn and Michihiro Sato. The album was first released on vinyl LP on Yukon Records in 1984 and later re-released on Tzadik Records as a CD with five additional tracks in 1998.[2]
The album is titled after Ganryujima, a small island in the Strait of Shimonoseki where legendary samurai warriors Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro engaged in battle.
Reception[]
The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 4 stars stating "The great, no-holds-barred improvisation is by no means an inchoate whirl -- indeed, the shamisen's rhythmic presence often provides a steady, but flexible structure for the duo's truly imaginative interaction".[3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing[]
All compositions by John Zorn and Satoh Michihiro
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Ryukyu Heishi" | 6:12 |
2. | "Haguregumo" | 14:14 |
3. | "Two Ronin" | 3:53 |
4. | "Kagemusha" | 10:37 |
5. | "Odori Dayu" | 5:31 |
6. | "Ganryu Island" | 11:11 |
7. | "Yoshiwara Kaidan" | 3:27 |
8. | "Natsu Matsuri" | 5:31 |
9. | "Giri" | 5:29 |
10. | "Yonaka No Hatashiai" | 2:07 |
11. | "Uma No Koku" | 2:39 |
12. | "Tsugaru Bushido" | 4:33 |
Personnel[]
- John Zorn - alto and soprano saxophones, Bb clarinet, game calls, E-flat clarinet
- Sato Michihiro - shamisen
References[]
- ^ Discogs
- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Jump up to: a b Layne, J. Almusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1543. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Categories:
- John Zorn albums
- Tzadik Records albums
- Albums produced by John Zorn