(Flutist) Toshiaki Yokota









Toshiaki Yokota
Japanese composer and flutist. A pioneer of jazz flute in Japan, started his carrier at 17 years old, known as a lead flutist in Takeshi Inomata's Sound Limited. Now, Yokota lives in Izu-Inatori and maintains his own studio on the sea to create his original music world using instruments created by himself. He has been doing live performances at various cities in Japan, as well as being active in film and TV music.

Asobi-Gokoro

(1995)

at studio Voice
in Inatori

1.	Spring HARU	birds song at Iwaki mouth whistle(original ceramic) bamboo recorder flute bass flute bamboo xylophone(original) ancron(Indonesia)	T. Yokota ・・・・・・
2.	Summer MATSURI	chinese flute with cicadas ceramic flute(original) bisque-fired pipe(Mexico) shakuhachi flute(original ceramic) tom rope-stretched drum chanteki chequere(Brazil)	T. Yokota ・・・ Y.Nohmi ・・・
3.	Autumn NAMIDA	singing incents at Inatori bottle flute pan flute(original ceramic) reed pipe(Holland) charcoal xylophone acoustic guitar	T. Yokota ・・・・ K. Shimohata
4.	Winter YUME	ceramic long pipe iron chopsticks japanese flat drum cymbals	T. Yokota ・ Y. Nohmi ・
5.	Wind & Earth	bass flute flute hachinosugi drum bamboo xylophone(original) tom chequere	T. Yokota ・ Y. Nohmi ・・・

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 [staff]

    mixer               Kaoru Shimohata
    assistant mixer     Tomonori Kanasashi
    designer            Erosu Nakazato
    producer            Yukiko Matsuzaki of GAKU