Gagaku & Beyond

Gagaku & Beyond
Studio album by
Herbie Mann
Released1976
RecordedApril 1 & 14, 1974
StudioMori Studios, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz fusion, World music
Length48:58
LabelFinnadar/Atlantic
SR 9014
ProducerHerbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Bird in a Silver Cage
(1976) 		Gagaku & Beyond
(1976) 		Herbie Mann & Fire Island
(1977)

Gagaku & Beyond is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring shakuhachi player Minoru Muraoka which was recorded in Japan in 1974 but only released on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label, Finnadar, in 1976.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "Gagaku & Beyond had Mann working in the world music fusion genre with great success long before new age or "world music" were ever marketing catch phrases. ...this is, along with Mann's more soul- and bossa-oriented recordings, one of his most essential works: groundbreaking, heartrendingly beautiful, and full of deep, contemplative soul".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Shomyo (Monk's Chant)" (Traditional) – 14:23
  2. "Mauve Over Blues" (Pat Rebillot) – 12:59
  3. "Kurodabushi (Sake Drinking Song)" (Traditional) – 5:25
  4. "Etenraku" (Traditional) – 8:50
  5. "Gagaku and Beyond" (Herbie Mann) – 7:21

Personnel

With:

  • On tracks 1–3 – Minoru Muraoka and His New Dimension:
  • On track 1 – Modern Shomyo Study Group:
    • Junsen Kitani, Junsho Matsumoto, Kenei Muramatsu, Ryusho Tsurutaka – vocals
  • On track 4 – Ono Gagaku Society:

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Discography: 1974 accessed September 1, 2015
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Gagaku and Beyond – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2015.