Contrabass Typhoon 2

After twenty-five years, the “typhoon” of contemporary contrabass music returns.

Through works performed by the composer himself—Shokichi’s Dream, in which a single contrabassist plays, recites, and sings, and Microtones Study II, a microtonal étude transplanted from the thirteen-string koto to the contrabass—together with pieces written for Mizoiri by three figures who sustained Japan’s contemporary music scene until their final years—Yori-aki Matsudaira, Joji Yuasa, and Toshi Ichiyanagi—this album ventures ever deeper into the expressive possibilities of the contrabass.

• [1]　Keizo Mizoiri: Shokichi’s Dream [English Version] – for Contrabass solo (2003/2022)
• Keizo Mizoiri: Microtones Study II – for Contrabass solo (2016/2025)
  •  [2]　I.
  •  [3]　II.
  •  [4]　III.
  •  [5]　IV.
• [6]　Yori-Aki Matsudaira: Replacement – for Contrabass solo (1987)
• [7]　Toshi Ichiyanagi: Generation of Space – for Contrabass solo (1985)
• [8]　Joji Yuasa: Inter-posi-play-tion III – for Contrabass and English horn (2000) ▼
• [9]　Yori-Aki Matsudaira: Dialectics I – for Contrabass with obligate by oboist (2001) ▼

Keizo Mizoiri, Contrabass
Yumiko Mizoiri, English horn▼

Recording Location (except for track 8):
Fukuyama Arts and Culture Hall Reed & Rose, Recital Hall, 
on 30 April & 1 May 2025
Recording Engineer: Yukio Kojima
Assistant Engineer & Music Editing: Jun Kawanami
Notes: Keizo Mizoiri
Translation: Jonathan Baum 
Cover Art: Masabumi Ozawa
Cover Design: Yasuyuki Saegusa
Booklet Editing: Kensuke Fujii