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飛鶴 -Hizuru-

by Hizuru

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The gaye device An absolutely incredible album which blends traditional Japanese instruments with Western jazz. Kept on coming back to this and just had to get the cd! It's entranced me with It's complexity and beauty.
VUKARI
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VUKARI A beautiful pairing of traditional Japanese style folk and modern jazz. Favorite track: 飛鶴 -Hizuru-.
watershed
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watershed Beautiful mixture of Japanese traditional music and jazz.
Shuya Okino recommend.
Tandance
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Tandance Love the typical Japanese sound in this awesome music. Very useful for my Ecstatic Dance mixes
notquite
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notquite Exquisite songs on traditional Japanese instruments with some Western jazz fusion. This is virtuoso level. It literally raises the beauty level of your life to listen to Hizuru.
Mojel
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Mojel Gorgeous album made with the use of Japanese flutes and string instruments alongside your usual jazz group setup. The instrumentation makes for some excellent tones and melodies. I wholeheartedly recommend a listen and a swift purchase. Favorite track: 銀朱 -Ginshu-.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    This is "Hizuru" CD Album which has all 8 tunes.

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  • Hizuru ( 2nd Press Vinyl )
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    This is the 2nd pressing of "Hizuru" LP!!
    The recorded music on the 2nd one has been slightly changed from the 1st press.
    The 2nd pressing has a tune called "Misty Forest" instead of "Utsusemi", and "Oiran" that are recorded on the 1st pressing.
    You can also download the digital album which has the same number of the tunes (full) as the original CD album of "Hizuru".
    Now if you buy this item on Musilogue bandcamp shop you can get a badge printed with the picture of the vinyl jacket on a first-come-first-served basis.

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    Lp vinyl version of Hizuru.
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  • Hizuru (White Vinyl)
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    This is a limited version of Hizuru's album pressed on white vinyl.
    The same tracklist as the 3rd pressing.
    You can also download the digital album of Hizuru.

    Includes unlimited streaming of 飛鶴 -Hizuru- via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Hizuru (3rd pressing with obi strip)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This is the 3rd pressing of Hizuru.
    There are 7 tunes recorded in it, which are the same tunes as the 1st pressing.
    The 3rd one has a special obi-strip.
    You can also download the digital album which has the same number of tunes (full) as the original CD album of "Hizuru".
    Now if you buy this vinyl on Musilogue bandcamp shop you can get a badge printed with the jacket design on a first-come-first-served basis.

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about

The Beauty of Japan

I made an “Ikebana” flower arrangement at an event at “Kinse Inn” in Kyoto.
It was also the stage setting for a duo concert by Ryota Nozaki and Asuka(koto player).
“Kinse Inn” is a 100-year-old inn which has a cafe, bar and guest space, and occasionally gives small concerts at the cafe.The owner’s wife is also my Ikebana teacher.
When I heard about their show in Kyoto I got in touch with Nozaki and he asked me to make “Ikebana” for their stage.You could say our first collaboration had become a reality. ​

I was first introduced to Asuka at The Room Shibuya by Kenichi Ikeda(ROOT SOUL) but I hadn’t seen her for a very long time.However Nozaki told me a surprising story. It turns out that before I moved to Kyoto I used to live just 5 minutes walk from Asuka’s house.
Not only that but she likes our kind of music, and she and Nozaki have a plan to make an album with traditional Japanese instruments!!

Nozaki, who is also a boogie lover, and I have DJ’ed together at The Room for many years, and I was impressed and amazed by the energy of his latest challenge.
I have had a concept of Jazz including Japanese instruments since I produced a koto and shakuhachi combo in 2009 though, unlike me, Nozaki has already put his plan into practice.


This is Hizuru.The idea that I heard at that time in Kyoto is now the 4th album of Musilogue, a project which has presented various unique sounds by different ensembles.Not only Asuka but also Takeshi Kurihara from KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET appear on this album.
What kind of music does it contain?What has this ensemble of Nozaki and traditional Japanese instrument players created?
My curiosity was piqued before I listened to it.The beauty of Japanese nature and spirit conjured by music.
The music played by Hizuru has embodied a vanishing beauty and a beauty we have to inherit. This is indisputably an album which is made by Japanese musicians in a truly Japanese style without any unnecessary gimmicks. Of course, Ryota Nozaki’s ability as a composer is on full display, and there are also parts where a funky drum sound puts in an appearance, although it’s an extension of past music traditions it's not nostalgic but highly universal.The essence of Ryota Nozaki, Toru, Arata Inoue and Hatae Takeshi, as a band admirably matches the traditional Japanese sound and undaunted, Shiori Tanabe’s Shakuhachi, Shunsuke Kimura’s Shamisen and Fue and Asuka’s Koto dance with vitality upon the sound of the band. In addition, Takeshi Kurihara and Yurai, who are familiar musicians of Jazztronik, blend smoothly into the harmony.Compared to when I first heard about the idea of Hizuru from Nozaki at “Kinse Inn", the impact of hearing the actual sound of the album was many times greater.A new traditional Japanese music, which perfectly absorbs the influence of jazz and ambient, has been born.Even more than the fusion of traditional Japanese music and jazz in the late 60’s and early 70’s, from Hozan Yamamoto to Charlie Mariano, I think the challenge of Ryota Nozaki entering the “pure” Japanese music tradition could be a turning point in Japanese music history.

That day, though I made Ikebana with an image of apprentice geisha “Maiko”, I struggled to balance their music with my own expression using a vase and driftwood.
Because Ikebana too is one of the modern arts. In retrospect it can be said that the affinity of piano and koto, no, of Nozaki and Asuka, predicted the quality of this album.
Not only to see the concert at “Kinse Inn” in Kyoto, but also to have the opportunity to literally decorate it with flowers, was a great honor.To be asked to write these liner notes on top of all that feels like destiny.I’m looking forward to being with you all again.
And I hope to have the opportunity to see Hizuru’s live performance as soon as possible.

Shuya Okino(KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE/KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET)

credits

released October 25, 2017

Piano,Keyboards / Ryota Nozaki
Bass / Toru Nishijima
Shakuhachi / Shiori Tanabe
Koto / ASUKA
Shamisen / Shunsuke Kimura
Sax / Takeshi Kurihara
Drums / Takeshi Hatae
E.Guitar / Arata Inoue
Chorus / Yurai

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Hizuru Tokyo, Japan

This time, we’re going to have an album by a collaborative project called “Hizuru” which uses Japanese traditional instruments and is the project of Ryota Nozaki(Jazztronik), who is the center of Musilogue. Hizuru has made the album with 9 musicians who play instruments including shakuhachi, koto and shamisen.They show the possibility of a new style of music on it. ... more

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