(Japanese Jazz, Folk) [LP] [16/44] Minoru Muraoka - Osorezan - 1970, FLAC (tracks)

ripped from original LP (using both 1st edition and 2nd edition).
Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

Minoru Muraoka was born in 1923, and began to studying shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) officially in 1939. Later in 1959, he started to mix shakuhachi music with popular music. By playing with Herbie Mann, a famous jazz flute player, in 1967, Minoru playing shakuhachi was known to a lot of jazz fans.
This album "Osorezan" is a live recording. The concert was held on April 7, 1970. It had two parts.
First part was named "Soul shakuhachi" and tracks they played were American blues songs, Bossa Nova, Japanese traditional songs, rock music... and so on.
Second part was named "New Dimension" and the tracks they played were "Take Five", "Come Together", "Oiwake", "Kawanakajima", "Ma", "Kobushi" and so on.
And the last track they played was an epic "Osorezan".
In this album,"Osorezan" was the first track, but actually, was the last track at the concert.
In mid 70s, this album was released as the second edition with the different cover, but one track called "Take Five" was deleted from the album. I don't know the reason.
For more information, there are scans in the file.
I hope it will be released as the perfect live CD someday.

Minoru Muraoka - shakuhachi
Kimiko Yamanouchi - koto
Masako Hirayama - biwa
Kisaku Katada - tsuzumi, wadaiko
Hiromitsu Katada - wadaiko
Kiji Nishimura - trombone
Yusuke Hoguchi - organ
Nobuhiro Suzuki - vibraphone
Jun Suzuki - bass
Akira Ishikawa - drums
Sadanori Nakamure, Ryo Kawasaki - electric guitar
Yohnosuke Segami Group - percussion
Kayoko Ishu - scat
New Dimension Group
Hiroo Horigochi and Emanon Strings