Stomu Yamash’ta (born Tsutomu Yamashita) was a percussion prodigy who first made a splash in the modern classical scene, eventually moving to the U.S. to study at Julliard and, later, Berklee. His unusual, acrobatic playing style earned him international attention, which Yamash’ta soon parlayed into a successful career as a composer and fusion bandleader. Yamash’ta’s…
Soul music of a very different sort, featuring free jazz orchestra and Yamash’ta on drum kitchen.
Not a commercial album, though Trafficking in the dark side of the moon might seem that way. And I’m gung ho for Go’s gang: Winwood, Shrieve, Schulze, DiMeola. Stomu Yamashta is a mystery to me, but I admire his vision, sandwiching songs between instrumental interludes that range from modern classical to electronic space music. Whether…