Ganryu Island (album)

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Ganryu Island
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Studio album by
Michihiro Sato & John Zorn
Released1985
1998 (Re-Release)
RecordedRadio City Studio on November 23, 1984[1]
GenreAvant-garde
Length75:24
LabelYukon
Tzadik (Re-Release)
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
The Classic Guide to Strategy
(1983) 		Ganryu Island
(1985) 		Voodoo
(1986)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by John Zorn and Satoh Michihiro

No.TitleLength
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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Discogs
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Layne, J. Almusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1543. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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