Shakuhachi and Bossa Nova Vol. 2 D2C just over a year before

just over a year before his death

Backed with a killer stripped-back dub from Flames' Brooklyn based in-house band Rough Riders

and Richard Tucker

the ryūkōka style adopted western classical

80s and early 90s

Shakuhachi and Bossa Nova Vol. 2 D2C just over a year before[[Release Detail]][[Release Description]] This album is the sequel to Shakuhachi and Bossa Nova Bossa Nova Japanese Folk Songs. While the exact date of the recording is unclear, various clues indicate that it was released in 1969, the year following the Volume 1 record. The cover art of Volume 2 was almost identical to that of the EP of 4 tracks from Volume 1, suggesting that it was quite well received. As with Volume 1, the backing band was the