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4. Toshiko Akiyoshi composed a jazz piece, "Kogun", inspired by these cases.

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 11:12 PM

Jan 2022

Here's some of what she had to say about it: https://simonhutchinson.com/2012/08/27/kogun-and-more-japanese-stragglers/

Here's a recording, with Noh singer and tsuzumi drummers, from a live album which I feel is her very best:

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Toshiko Akiyoshi composed a jazz piece, "Kogun", inspired by these cases. eppur_se_muova Jan 2022 #4