Kiyoshi Yamaya - Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 76 [LP] Hank bassist Mike Mills and drummer

bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry were decompressing from the massive commercial and critical success of 1991’s Out of Time and 1992’s Automatic for the People

Why Would I Watch is Hot Mulligan at their loudest

Back Where I Started (5:53)

City of Ghosts

Goodbye Shanty Town

Kiyoshi Yamaya - Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk 76 [LP] Hank bassist Mike Mills and drummerFollowing the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk rare groove tunes recorded in the mid seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakuhachi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Born in 1932 in Tokyo, Kiyoshi Yamaya started his musical career in 1953 when he played in various jazz bands in town. In 1957, Yamaya joined