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Cello Suites, 1,2,3 & 4,5,6 (2 CDs)

YASUAKI SHIMIZU & SAXOPHONETTES

Cello Suites, 1,2,3 & 4,5,6 (2 CDs)

Ref: FSD3436


Price: £32.99

Shimizu's interpretations of Bach's cello suites have been some of our best selling titles for several years. Spiraling, buoyant, invigorating recorded in six inspired locations. Now both albums, Cello Suites 1,2,3 and 4,5,6 are reissued as a two CD set. 36 tracks.



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Pentatonica

YASUAKI SHIMIZU & SAXOPHONETTES

Pentatonica

Ref: FSD3435


Price: £25.99

New album from the brilliant Yasuaki Shimizu and Saxophonettes, based on the pentatonic (five note) scale, creating a sensuous, vaguely nostalgic sound. Shimizu wrote these tunes about two years ago in Italy, then spent about one year rehearsing and perfecting them with his band. Fifteen tracks including Dolomiti Spring, the Asian folk inspired Yoiitokosassa, and his arrangement of a traditional Ethiopian song, Tew Semagn Hagere that includes a rare vocal performance from Shimizu. Probably his best album since the Bach Cello Suites. Superb.



Cello Suites 1,2,3

YASUAKI SHIMIZU

Cello Suites 1,2,3

Ref: FSD1344


Price: £26.99

Amazing recording of Bach's music, performed on solo saxophone. Has been picked up by that doyen of good taste Charlie Gillett and played on his BBC World Service programme.



Cello Suites 4,5,6

YASUAKI SHIMIZU AND SAXOPHENETTES

Cello Suites 4,5,6

Ref: FSD1288


Price: £26.99

Saxophone player's interpretation of Bach, recorded down a Japanese mine and at North Italian villas.



Bach Box

YASUAKI SHIMIZU & SAXPHONETTES

Bach Box

Ref: FSD3184


Price: £23.99

Yasuaki Shimizu is known for his saxophone versions of Bach's Cello Suites. This mini-album (6 tracks, 20 minutes) features saxophone versions of Courante and Prelude from Cello Suites No. 1, electronic

non-reverberated sine-wave renditions of the Goldberg Variations and Art of Fugue, Menuet 2 from English Suites No. 4 with a spoken word accompaniment to the electronic sounds and a soprano vocal version of Sarabande, Cello Suites no. 2. Without the immediacy of the two Bach Cello Suites saxophone volumes, but offering another intriguing side of this talented musician.


Time and Again + 3

YASUAKI SHIMIZU & SAXOPHONETTES

Time and Again + 3

Ref: FSD2359


Price: £26.99

A saxophone and orchestra masterpiece re-released from 1993, with new remixes by The Orb. Mostly original compostions, Time and Again is orchestrated with sumptuous string arrangements and sparkling tenor saxophone, offering delicately cool music that highlights subtle details. The two remixes by The Orb were originally released in the UK and the USA. The enhanced CDalso includes Hiroyuki Nakano's video 'Moths and Cortisone' a variation on the 2004 edition's overall theme, 'return to reality'.



Seventh Garden

YASUAKI SHIMIZU

Seventh Garden

Ref: FSD2363


Price: £26.99

The new allbum by Yasuaki Shimizu, Seventh Garden is a condensed version of a sound installation that he produced for the six theme gardens at Pacific Flora 2004 Dream Garden Factory in Hamanako. A polyphonic ambient album uses samples and electronics, for the sounds of insects, birds, bamboo, trees, wind, rain, wave, thunder, plus gamelan and pipe organ. Includes 'Zasso' whereby some 60 names of weeds are sung and recorded one by one, and ventures into rhythmic sine wave-based electronica, a soprano rendition of Zasso in Italian, and his trademark sonic collage.



IQ179

YASUAKI SHIMIZU

IQ179

Ref: FSD2312


Price: £26.99

Originally released in 1982, Shimizu's solo album released when he was still a member of Mariah. Guests include Ryuichi Sakamoto, singer Minako Yoshida and guitarist Katsumi Watanabe. on an album of progressive jazz on sax, harmonica, keyboards, ocarina and an unusual array of instruments.



Kakashi

YASUAKI SHIMIZU

Kakashi

Ref: FSD2313


Price: £25.99

Originally released in 1983, jazz meets new age, a blend more succesfull than expected in the hands of Shimizu.



Peking No Aki

YASUAKI SHIMIZU

Peking No Aki

Ref: FSD2314


Price: £25.99

YMO style renditions of standard jazz numbers from the1930s and 40s featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, recorded in

1983. Fascinating.


Utakata No Hibi

MARIAH

Utakata No Hibi

Ref: FSD2142


Price: £25.99

One of our best selling CDs is the Bach cello suites played on saxophone by Yasuaki Shimizu. Between 1979 and 83, Shimizu belonged to this group playing tenor sax with other top class musicians and an American singer in a kind of progressive rock and jazz mix which could probably be more appreciated now than back then. Reissue of 1983 album.



Marginal Love

MARIAH

Marginal Love

Ref: FSD2143


Price: £25.99

Originally released in 1981, recorded in Tokyo and LA, progressive jazz and rock featuring sax player Yasuaki Shimizu and even Steve Lucas, singer with Toto. Well, it was 1981 so perhaps they are forgiven.



Live

MARIAH

Live

Ref: FSD2144


Price: £25.99

Recorded live in 1982, a jazz album with inclduing 'Night in Tunisia', 'All The Things You Are', and featuring Yasuaki Shimizu. Comes with progressive rock tendancies.



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