Ginkai

Ginkai (銀界, Ginkai; means Silver World) is a 1970 album released by Hōzan Yamamoto, featuring Western jazz instrumentalists such as bassist Gary Peacock, pianist Masabumi Kikuchi and drummer Hiroshi Murakami. It is an early example of fusion experiments with jazz and Japanese classical music.

Ginkai 銀界
Studio album by Hōzan Yamamoto
Released	1971
Recorded	October 15 and October 20, 1970
Genre	Fusion/ Jazz/ Japanese classical music
Length	50:04
Label	Philips, Nihon Phonogram co., ltd.
Producer	Masaharu Honjo
Hōzan Yamamoto chronology
Breath (1975) Ginkai 銀界 (1971) Kangetsu (1978)

Track listing

All compositions by Masabumi Kikuchi

1. Prologue (序) - 3:10
2. Silver World (銀界) - 12:22
3. Stone Garden of Ryōan Temple (竜安寺の石庭) - 10:08
4. A Heavy Shower (驟雨) - 9:46
5. Sawanose (沢之瀬) - 11:46
6. Epilogue (終) - 2:52

Personnel

• Hōzan Yamamoto – shakuhachi flute
• Masabumi Kikuchi – piano
• Gary Peacock – double-bass
• Hiroshi Murakami – drums