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Masami Nakagawa is a Tokyo-born flutist who regularly crosses over between jazz and classical music, actively promoting and premiering contemporary classical works of Japanese composers as well as appearing with jazz artists such as Keith Jarrett and Lee Konitz. On MAGIC FLUTE TANGO Nakagawa employs several members of the flute family in a collection of lighter pieces, including some children's favorites such as "Sesame Street," the Muppet hit "Mah na mah na," as well as popular traditional tunes such as "Amazing Grace" and "Scarborough Fair." There are also sweetly tuneful and folk-like original compositions by Izumi Nakagawa, and the disc concludes with "Mr. Kuroda's Travels," an extended medley of familiar folk songs from around the
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Works on This Recording
1.
Sesame Street Theme by Joseph Raposo
Performer:
Masami Nakagawa (Flute),
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1969; USA
2.
Magic Flute Tango by Izumi Nakagawa
Performer:
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
3.
Peace goes around the world by Izumi Nakagawa
Performer:
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
4.
Amazing Grace by Traditional
Performer:
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
5.
Scarborough Fair by Traditional
Performer:
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Written: England
6.
Arirang by Traditional
Performer:
Karin (Koto),
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Written: Korea
7.
Mah na mah na by Piero Umiliani
Performer:
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
8.
Mr. Kuroda's Travels by Izumi Nakagawa
Performer:
Karin (Koto),
Tomomi Tsujimoto (Piano),
Masami Nakagawa (Flute)
Period: 20th Century
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