The Sound of Zen

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The Sound of Zen, album cover

The Sound of Zen is a 2002 solo shakuhachi album by Atsuya Okuda. The album contains recordings of six honkyoku, the music of Japanese Zen monks, played by Okuda.[1]

Okuda has played shakuhachi since 1985 but until this album he refused to record his playing, believing that only live sound leads to an understanding of jinashi shakuhachi.[2] The CD was published by S-Two Corporation.[1]

## Tracks[edit]

1. Honte Shirabe (本手調子), 4:56
2. Tsuru no Sugomori (鶴の巣籠), 9:52
3. Shin Kyorei (真虚霊), 12:03
4. Ôshû Sashi (奥州薩字), 7:40
5. Tamuke (手向), 5:53
6. Kokû (虚空), 17:09 seconds

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b The International Shakuhachi Society. "Recording: Sound of Zen, The". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
2. ^ shakuhachi.com. "Atsuya Okuda - Shakuhachi Recordings".

## External links[edit]

* Okuda Atsuya on the International Shakuhachi Society website