Ganryu Island (album)
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| Ganryu Island | ||
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| Studio album by John Zorn | ||
| Released | 1984 & 1998 | |
| Genre | Avant-garde | |
| Length | 43:03 | |
| Label | Yukon, Tzadik | |
| Producer | John Zorn | |
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Ganryu Isalnd is an album by John Zorn featuring improvisations with Satoh Michihiro. 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.
[edit] Track listing
- Ryukyu Heishi - 6:12
- Haguregumo - 14:14
- Two Ronin - 3:53
- Kagemusha - 10:37
- Odori Dayu - 5:31
- Ganryu Island - 11:11
- Yoshiwara Kaidan - 3:27
- Natsu Matsuri - 5:31
- Giri - 5:29
- Yonaka No Hatashiai - 2:07
- Uma No Koku - 2:39
- Tsugaru Bushido - 4:33
[edit] Personnel
- John Zorn: Alto And Soprano Saxophones, Bb Clarinet, Game Calls, E-flat Clarinet
- Satoh Michihiro: Shamisen
[edit] Notes
- The album is titled after Ganryujima, a small island off the coast of Japan where legendary samurai warriors Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro engaged in battle.
