The Spy Who Came in

Enjoying great success in music, film, television, and the stage, Dean Martin was less an entertainer than an icon, the eternal essence of cool. A member of the legendary Rat Pack, he lived and died the high life of booze, broads and bright lights, always projecting a sense of utter detachment and serenity; along with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and the other chosen few who breathed the same rarefied air, Martin – highball and cigarette always firmly in hand – embodied the glorious excess of a world long gone, a world without rules or consequences.

Tôsha Suihô - Die vier Jahreszeiten in Kyoto (Auf der japanischen Flöte)
Tôsha Suihô - Four Seasons In Kyoto (on the japanese flute)
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC: 581 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Denon, TIS # 68.30075 | Country/Year: Germany 1984
Genre: World & Folk | Style: Japanese Flute

The shakuhachi (尺八、しゃくはち) is a Japanese end-blown flute. It was originally introduced from China into Japan in the 8th century and underwent a resurgence in the early Edo Period. The shakuhachi is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of suizen (吹禅, blowing meditation). The instrument is normally tuned to the minor pentatonic scale…