Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Katsura Yamauchi

Houri: Salmosax Ensemble

(Salmo Fishing Association, SFA003) (Japan) (CD)


  1. Houri (2:29)
  2. Mo-to-ku-wa-nai (0:56)
  3. Sur (2:06)
  4. Kage (1:11)
  5. Kage Waltz (3:03)
  6. Kurenai Bojou (1:49)
  7. Who? (3:07)
  8. Kitamyu (4:02)
  9. Kiteri (1:53)
  10. Chikushi (5:21)
  11. Far East (2:21)
  12. Impressions of Ams. (2:18)
  13. Improvisation (7:33)
  14. Bue Kahkah (0:32)
  15. Furufuru (1:49)
  16. Salmo (3:18)
  17. Kage Ballad (1:35)
  18. Houri (2:55)

All compositions and arrangements by Katsura Yamauchi
All tracks made with overdubbing

Katsura Yamauchi: alto saxophone (1-5, 7-9, 11-17), baritone saxophone (1-7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18), sopranino saxophone (2, 10-12, 16, 18), c-melody saxophone (6, 12, 14)

Recorded by Yasushi Egami at the Houri River Ravine, Nobeoka, Miyazaki prefecture, February-March 2008
Design by Katsura Yamauchi and Soichiro Etoh
Includes 18 pages of color photos by Katsura Yamauchi of flowing water in the Houri River Ravine

Released in August 2008