Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Teiji Ito

Tenno

(Tzadik, TZ 8031) (U.S.) (CD)

  1. (4:43)
  2. (11:57)
  3. (12:03)
  4. (7:23)
  5. (6:31)
  6. (9:35)

The music runs continuously; tracks are for listeners' convenience only.

Composed by Teiji Ito

Teiji Ito: wooden flutes, ryuteki, hichiriki, shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, taiko, tsutsumi, frame drums, tom toms, bass drum, ki, woodblocks, bells, rattles, gongs, steel drums, thumb piano, marimbula, log drum, timpani, cymbals, prayer bells, glass bowls, temple blocks, glass bottles, clapping, tambourine, maracas, shakers, sticks, percussion, drum set, trumpet, horns, conch shells, sho, voice, sound effects, turntable, electronics

Recorded by Teiji Ito in New York City, 1964
Produced by John Zorn
Mastered by Scott Hull
Design by Heung-Heung Chin
Includes liner notes in English by John Zorn

Released in March 2007