Keyboardists · b. 1947

Stomu Yamash'ta

Japanese musician

Born: 15 March 1947
Kyoto
Country: Japan
Active: 1970–
Record labels: Island Records, Arista Records
Discography: 11 albums

Biography

Stomu Yamash'ta is a jazz musician who plays keyboard instrument. Stomu Yamash'ta was born on 15 March 1947 in Kyoto. The music is usually filed under contemporary classical music. Record labels: Island Records and Arista Records. The discography here lists 11 albums, from “Metempsychosis” (1971) to “美しき出逢い Part 1” (1999).

Stomu Yamashta (or Yamash'ta), born Tsutomu Yamashita (山下勉, Yamashita Tsutomu; 15 March 1947), is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1970s. In the latter part of the 1970s, he led the supergroup Go with Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola, Klaus Schulze, and Michael Shrieve.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Metempsychosis 1971 · Columbia

Red Buddha 1971 · ロンドンレコード

Sunrise From West Sea "Live" 1971 · Live

Floating Music 1972 · Island Prison Song / Turris Campanarum Sonantium / Seasons 1972 · L’Oiseau‐Lyre Raindog 1975 · Island いろは 1981 · RVC CORPORATION Sea & Sky 1984 · JVC

太陽の儀礼 vol. II サヌカイトの幻想 1990

太陽の儀礼 Vol. III 神々のささやき 1997

美しき出逢い Part 1 1999

Also plays on

Albums where Stomu Yamash'ta is credited as a sideman

1972	Der langwierige Weg in die Wohnung der Natascha Ungeheuer — Henze; Pearson, Agostini, Yamash’ta, The Fires of London, Philip Jones Brass Quintet, Gunter Hampel Free Jazz Ensemble, Henze	percussion, harmonica
1996	El Cimarrón — Hans Werner Henze; William Pearson, Karlheinz Zöller, Leo Brouwer, Stomu Yamash’ta	percussion

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Stomu Yamash'ta play?

Stomu Yamash'ta is known for playing keyboard instrument.

When and where was Stomu Yamash'ta born?

Stomu Yamash'ta was born 15 March 1947 in Kyoto.

What are Stomu Yamash'ta's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Floating Music (1972), Prison Song / Turris Campanarum Sonantium / Seasons (1972), Raindog (1975), いろは (1981) and Sea & Sky (1984).

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