John Kaizan Neptune
Recordings

Shogun

For this album, John Kaizan Neptune and jazz guitarist and arranger Takao Naoi wisely avoid the oversimplification and theatrics of the best-selling novel of the same name, and, instead, present eight unique and original melodies, five of them in the Japanese-tone scale, which brilliantly bridge the East-West gap in musical terms.


Compositions

Shogun
Day Beginning
Brazz Breeze
Ninja
Sailing East
Samurai
Sibumi (String Play)
Five Windows

Music composed by Neptune and arranged by Takao Naoi

Musicians

John Kaizan Neptune-Shakuhachi
Takao Naoi-Guitar
Mu'Ryo-Rhythm section and horns
How to Order This Recording

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BAMBOO MAGIC STEPS IN TIME PRISM BAMBOO BORN
SHAKUHACHI
MELLOW JAZZ
ASIAN ROOTS
TAKéDAKé
PRIME NUMBERS RIVER RHYTHM
KITE WORDS CAN'T
GO THERE
SKY SPIRIT TOKYOSPHERE
JAZZEN THE CIRCLE DANCE FOR
THE ONE IN SIX
TWO IN FLIGHT
WEST OF
SOMEWHERE
MIXED BAG BAMBOO SHOGUN
JOY   BAMBOO
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