Label:Crown – SW-5070/5071
Country:Japan
Used LP 1977 Gatefold
Disc:VG+ (slight crack/surface noise at some quiet part, good shape overall, check audio clips)
Jacket:VG+ (light scuff/wear, not serious, precious condition) w/obi (some small cut/crease, booklet (stain part)
From the Edo period to the early Showa period, blind women known as ”Goze” (goze female musicians) would travel from village to village singing with a shamisen in hand. This work was recorded in 1977 and features a performance by Kikue Sugimoto, the master of the Sugimoto family, who was the last remaining Goze female musician after many of them went out of business after the war. The performance is infused with a moving heart that makes you feel the weight of Kikue's life as he was approaching his 80s. We don't think it's possible to explain each song in words, so please read through the materials and listen to this one-and-only popular drama that has disappeared. It is in good condition and comes with rare obi.
江戸時代から昭和の初め頃まで三味線と唄を支えに村から村へ旅して歩き生きる目の不自由な女性たち「瞽女」。本作は戦後多くの瞽女が廃業していく中、最後に残った杉本家の親方こと杉本キクエによる演奏を収録した77年録音作品。80代に差し掛かっていたキクエの生涯の重みを感じさせる心を揺さぶる臨場感溢れる演奏が吹き込まれています。あまり曲毎の解説を言葉で伝えるものではないと思いますので、資料等に目を通しながらなくなってしまったこの唯一無二の大衆芸能に耳を傾けてみて下さい。貴重な帯付き良コンデションです。
A - 越後瞽女の唄 祭文松坂・山椒大夫・一段 Sample 1
A - 越後瞽女の唄 祭文松坂・山椒大夫・一段 Sample 2
B - 祭文松坂・山椒大夫・二段 Sample 1
B - 祭文松坂・山椒大夫・二段 Sample 2
C1 - 馬口説
C3 - 新保広大寺
C4 - 古調おけさ
D1 - 門付唄 ・かわいがりゃんせ・こうとういな・雨降り唄
D2 - 輪島節
