Sanctuary, Music from a Zen Garden
Riley Lee 
49603 Narada 
One of the foremost shakuhachi flute performers, Riley Lee was the first non-Japanese dai shihan (grand master) of the shakuhachi tradition.  His fluid sound and warm tone are the results of years of study in Japan.  Lee has the unique ability to bridge differences of culture, infusing the quiet dignity of Japanese music with the freedom of contemporary instrumental music.

"For centuries, playing the shakuhachi was the primary meditative practice of a sect of Zen Buddhist monks who called themselves komusô (priests of nothingness).  For them, the shakuhachi was a spiritual tool more than an instrument of music.  They knew that playing the shakuhachi relaxed the mind and body in many ways, and that it aided their practice of meditation and contemplation.  Playing in this manner is called suizen, meaning 'blowing Zen'.

        -Riley Lee

 

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Selections

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  1 Evening Mist
2 In the Monastery Garden
  3 Moon Shadows
4 Moon Flower
  5 Wintry Wind
6 Morning Calm
Riley Lee - shakuhachi flute
Bert Moon - koto

 

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