Nobuo Hara Meets Hozan Yamamoto
New Jazz In Japan
Nobuo "Hara," whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became famous in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred albums during their career. Hozan Yamamoto, in turn, is a shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, who is so recognized in his country that he was declared a living national treasure in 2002. The first record on which the two musicians played together is a live recording from 1967 during the Newport Jazz Festival. A year later, in 1968, 'New Jazz' appeared in Japan, their first studio recording. Accompanied by the power of the Sharps & Flats, Nobuo Hara's tenor sax and Hozan. The album is released on the renowned label Le Tres Jazz Club.