| Koto & Flute | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | 1960 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | World music | |||
| Label | World Pacific WP 1299 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Koto & Flute is an album by koto player Kimio Eto with flautist Bud Shank released on the World Pacific label. [1] [2]
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
In a review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden states: "fans of traditional Japanese music and those familiar with Shank's jazz recordings will enjoy this gorgeous album". [3]
The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh, the Sundanese kacapi and the Kazakhstan jetigen. Koto are roughly 180 centimetres (71 in) in length, and made from Paulownia wood. The most common type uses 13 strings strung over movable bridges used for tuning, different pieces possibly requiring different tuning. 17-string koto are also common, and act as bass in ensembles. Koto strings are generally plucked using three fingerpicks, worn on the first three fingers of the right hand.
Michio Miyagi was a Japanese musician, famous for his Koto (instrument) playing.
Kimio Eto was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto. He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work and by the age of sixteen, he had received three consecutive grand prizes as an artist and composer from the national ministry and guild.
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