{"product_id":"hozan-yamamoto-beautiful-bamboo-flute-vinyl-lp","title":"Hozan Yamamoto: Beautiful Bamboo-flute Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes what it says on the tin - beautiful bamboo flute!\u003c\/i\u003e Wasn't previously familiar with this one but now I’m totally hooked; expected some dime-a-dozen eastern exotica spa vibes but this is one of the gnarliest Japanese jazz records I’ve heard in a long time. Rolling jazz-funk grooves injected with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/w2c8i56kzycnjp82-1054542.shopifypreview.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Henry+Mancini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMancini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-level drama courtesy of the \u003cstrong\u003eSharps \u0026amp; Flats\u003c\/strong\u003e brass band; \u003cstrong\u003eYamamoto\u003c\/strong\u003e’s bamboo flute provides the top line giving the tunes a decidedly eastern twist that’s nowhere near corny or tropey. There’s no exotica or novelty here, all business, shot through with a mature austerity and Yamamoto’s flute is put through a reverb machine that adds an extra layer of drama. Best track is a toss up between “Yasuki-Bushi” and “Kokiriko Bushi”; the bossa-tinged “Soma Bon-Uta” and Axelrod-grade “Nanbu Ushioi-Uta” are heavy too. I’m doing everything in my power to stop buying more records like this but I don’t think I can pass this one up. Exceedingly hard to find in its original 1971 form, this high quality reissue from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mr+Bongo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMr Bongo\u003c\/a\u003e is worth every yen and then some. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst time on vinyl since 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in full repro gatefold jacket w\/ Japanese liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mr Bongo 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sunrise mart 11\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Hozan Yamamoto","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":30606391115866,"sku":"lp-10920","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/hozanyamamoto-bambooflute.jpg?v=1759277996","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/hozan-yamamoto-beautiful-bamboo-flute-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}