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Musician / Composer of Electronic and Rock
A.k.a. Tsutomu Yamashita (ツトム ヤマシタ)
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.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Zen Hôyô (Liturgie Du Bouddhisme Zen = Liturgy Of Zen Buddhism) | Myôhô Takada, Tôgaku Kamba, Geppô Kobori, Sôshô Yamada, Yôdô Fukushiro, Kankei Fujita, Seizan Toda, Kaidô Iwatsuki, Stomu Yamash'ta, Genzan Miyoshi | 2010 | Album |
Floating Music & The Man From The East | Stomu Yamash'ta | 2008 | Compil. |
Two Originals - "The Man From The East" & Red Buddha | Stomu Yamash'ta / Stomu Yamash'ta's Red Buddha Theatre | 2007 | Compil. |
Bergmál = Echo | Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Stomu Yamash'ta, Sjón | 2006 | Album |
Go / Go Live From Paris | Stomu Yamash'ta, Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve, Klaus Schulze, Al Di Meola | 2004 | Album |
Go (1976) / Go Too (1977) | Stomu Yamash'ta | 2004 | Compil. |
Listen To The Future, Vol. 1 = かしき未来 | Stomu Yamash'ta | 2002 | Album |
Rain Spell / Water-Ways / Rain Coming / Tree Line / Casseopeia | Toru Takemitsu, Oliver Knussen, Stomu Yamash'ta, Seiji Ozawa | 2000 | Compil. |
A Desire Of Beauty & Wonder Stone Part 1 | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1999 | Album |
Solar Dream = 太陽の儀礼 Vol. III: Peace And Love = 神々の ささやき | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1997 | Album |
太陽の儀礼 Vol. I = Solar Dream, Vol. I: 久遠之今 / The Eternal Present | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1993 | Album |
太陽の儀礼 Vol. II サヌカイト の幻想 = Solar Dream, Vol. II: Fantasy Of Sanukit | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1990 | Album |
空海 (Kukai) | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1984 | Album |
Sea And Sky | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1984 | Album |
いろは「火」 Iroha (Ka) | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1983 | Album |
Nature / Theme From Tempest (Show Me The Magic) | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1982 | Single |
いろは「水」 Iroha (Sui) | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1982 | Album |
Original Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "Tempest" | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1982 | Album |
Iroha = いろは | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1981 | Album |
Art Of Killing | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1979 | Single |
Crossing The Line | Stomu Yamash'ta / Steve Winwood / Michael Shrieve / Klaus Schulze / Al Di Meola | 1978 | Single |
Go | Stomu Yamash'ta / Steve Winwood / Michael Shrieve | 1976 | Album |
Winner / Loser | Steve Winwood, Stomu Yamash'ta, Michael Shrieve | 1976 | Single |
Crossing The Line / Ghost Machine | Stomu Yamash'ta / Steve Winwood / Michael Shrieve | 1976 | Single |
Raindog | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1975 | Album |
Hey Man / Wind Words | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1974 | Single |
Images | John Williams, Stomu Yamash'ta | 1972 | Album |
Prison Song / Turris Campanarum Sonantium / Seasons | Stomu Yamash'ta - Hans Werner Henze / Peter Maxwell Davies / Toru Takemitsu | 1972 | Album |
Floating Music | Stomu Yamash'ta, Come To The Edge | 1972 | Album |
Red Buddha | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1971 | Album |
Metempsychosis | Stomu Yamash'ta / Masahiko Satoh | 1971 | Album |
Uzu: The World Of Stomu Yamash'ta 2 | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1971 | Album |
Percussion Recital | Stomu Yamash'ta | 1971 | Album |
Cassiopeia / Sō-Gū II | Stomu Yamash'ta / Seiji Ozawa / Toru Takemitsu, Maki Ishii | Album |
Stomu Yamash'ta's East Wind Jazz, Rock and Soundtrack |
Stomu Yamash'ta's Red Buddha Theatre JP Jazz, Rock and Soundtrack |