Stomu Yamash’ta
The World of Stomu Yamash’ta
Columbia (Japan) 1971
NCC8004 (LP) Promotional copy, White label. Plane cuthole sleeve.
sleeve : VG+(RW, WC, dirts.)
media : EX-/EX-(some slightly noise. some light pop noise)
A live recording album documenting a 1971 performance at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan by Japanese percussion virtuoso Sutomu Yamash’ta, who had already made a formidable name for himself in the fields of classical and contemporary music from the late 1960s onward. Joining him here are distinguished hōgaku players Roetsu Tohshaa and Suiho Tohsha. Side A features a work by H. Tircut, a critic also known as a composer, written in 1962 for chamber orchestra and percussion. Side B, according to the liner notes, presents a three-movement piece composed after Tircut secretly returned to Japan in 1970, staying at Toru Takemitsu’s home while writing specifically for performance with Roetsu and Suiho Tohsha. On both sides, the emotionally charged sound world unfolding alongside traditional Japanese instruments such as tsuzumi and yokobue is simply extraordinary. This is the original Master Sonic direct-cut pressing made from a PCM recording, and an exceptionally scarce white promo copy has just come in. The sound quality is absolutely outstanding. Comes housed in a plain sleeve with handwritten explanatory notes.
A: Variations from “Odoru Katachi”
B: Hito