Ganryu Island (album)
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]
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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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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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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
- Layne, J. Almusic Review accessed July 22, 2011
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