STOMU YAMASH'TA PERCUSSION LP Henze/Takemitsu/Maxwell Davies-LP-1972 L'Oiseau-Ly

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STOMU YAMASH'TA 
PERCUSSION
  
Record in excellent condition, possibly unplayed; gatefold jacket has some wavering to inner rear cover otherwise excellent.

Artist: Stomu Yamash'ta - Hans Werner Henze / Peter Maxwell Davies / Toru Takemitsu ?
Title:  PERCUSSION Prison Song / Turris Campanarum Sonantium / Seasons
Label: L'Oiseau-Lyre ?– DSLO 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Genre: Electronic, Classical
Style: Contemporary, Experimental
Tracklist: A1 Prison Song Lyrics By [The Leg-irons] – Ho Chi Minh Tape [Prerecorded], Composed By – Hans Werner Henze Voice, Flute [Bamboo], Percussion [Wooden And Metal Objects] – Stomu Yamash'ta A2 Seasons Tape [Prerecorded], Composed By – Toru Takemitsu Trombone [Glass], Percussion [Metal Instruments] – Stomu Yamash'ta Turris Campanarum Sonantium (Bell-Tower) Composed By – Peter Maxwell Davies Ba Section I Bells [Indian, Eight Large Handbells] – Stomu Yamash'ta Bb Section II (Incipit Stedman Doubles) Gong [Six Cup-shaped Japanese Temple Gongs (kim) Placed On Pedal Timpani] – Stomu Yamash'ta Bc Section III (Incipit Double Bob) Bells [Eight Handbells], Gong, Cymbal, Tape – Stomu Yamash'ta Bd Section IV Gong [Six Cup-shaped Japanese Temple Gongs (kim) Placed On Pedal Timpani], Bells [Indian] – Stomu Yamash'ta Companies, etc. Printed By – Robert Stace Record Company – Éditions De L'Oiseau-Lyre Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited Published By – Boosey & Hawkes Mastered At – Decca Studios Recorded At – West Hampstead Studios
Credits: Artwork [Sleeve Design] – Alan D. Roberts* Composed By, Liner Notes – Peter Maxwell Davies Engineer – Trygg Tryggvason* Engineer [Assistant] – John Dunkerley Executive-Producer – Raymond Ware Liner Notes – Hans Werner Henze, Toru Takemitsu Mastered By – W (12) Photography By – Suzette Stephens Producer – Peter Wadland Technician [Adviser] – David Frost (3)
Notes: "Prison Song" composed in November 1971 for Stomu Yamash'ta. Lyrics from "The Prison Diary". "Seasons" composed in 1970, recorded live in Paris at the concert of the "Journées Musique Contemporaine" 1971. "Turris Campanarum Sonantium" composed in December 1970 for Stomu Yamash'ta.
Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Recorded 23-24 November 1971
Stomu Yamash'ta (Born: Tsutomu Yamashita / ??? ????)
Stomu Yamash'ta is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist, composer and experimental artist. He is probably best known for his work leading the jazz-rock fusion group Go, which released three albums in 1976-77. 
Yamash'ta was born March 15, 1947 in Kyoto. He studied at the Kyoto Academy of Music and made his solo concert debut at the age of 16. From 1964-1969 he studied in the United States with both jazz and classical musicians. His earliest releases were interpretations of classical music or neo-classical pieces written especially for him. His 1971 album "Red Buddha" is an avant-garde all percussion solo work which has been repeatedly reissued. 
Beginning in 1972 Yamash'ta began recording jazz-rock fusion albums blended with Japanese traditional influences. He released "Floating Music" (1972) with a short-lived band called Come To The Edge. In 1973 he formed Stomu Yamash'ta's East Wind, a band which included keyboardist Brian Gascoigne, guitarist Gary Boyle, and bassist Hugh Hopper. This group released two albums, "Freedom Is Frightening" (1973) and the soundtrack "One By One" (1974). Gascoigne and Boyle also played on his next album, "Raindog" (1975), with vocals by Murray Head and Maxine Nightingale. Next came Stomu Yamashta's Go, a fusion super group including Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola, Klaus Schulze, and Michael Shrieve. 
After a brief retirement at a Buddhist temple Yamash'ta returned to classical concert halls and began recording ambient music with Japanese influences. His "Iroha" series included a disc dedicated to musical interpretations of each of the ancient elements (earth, wind, water, fire). He also recorded the soundtrack album "Tempest" (1982). The only album from this period to receive worldwide release and distribution was "Sea and Sky" (1985). During the 1990s he released a three volume CD series, "Solar Dream", and began a new series called "Listen To the Future" in 2001.

creditseleased July 1, 1981 All music by Storm Bugs, sleeve design by Yann Farcy of L'invitation au Suicide

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