Osamu Kitajima - Masterless Samurai (full album)

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    This is one of my favourite albums of all time. I am pretty sure this album was once on youtube since this is where I got to know it. I looked it up today and it was gone, so here it is once more. This is in my opinion the greatest album ever released by Osamu Kitajima! Enjoy this masterpiece!
    TRACKLIST:
    Golden Mean 0:00
    Wild Monk 5:28
    Sei... Essence 9:21
    Hitsuku... Where Is The Real Japan? 12:54
    Masterless Samurai 16:49
    Breath of Night 21:59
    Edo Townsfolk 28:53
    Floating Garden 32:32
    Koshaku... To The Point 36:04
    Whoaga... Grace 39:51
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Komentáře • 408

  • @MarcelTheDrunkard
    @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +171

    Hello all,
    If you're making jazz, jazz fusion, funk or progressive rock and are interested in submitting your music to the channel, feel free to fill in this form and I'll get back to you! :-)
    marcelthedrunkard.com/pages/music-submission-form
    [Don't reply here to submit music]

    • @jackv6227
      @jackv6227 Před 7 lety +1

      Marcel The Drunkard haha I might submit something. It's bound to be jazzy and bluesy through and through

    • @alekerickson4301
      @alekerickson4301 Před 7 lety +6

      yes!! my family has a jazz band... and I've been secretly recording demos
      burtstindividuals.bandcamp.com

    • @travislang5332
      @travislang5332 Před 7 lety

      soundcloud.com/spyrules

    • @terryplatt8340
      @terryplatt8340 Před 7 lety

      Alek Erickson lollolololololol!!!! Surprise everybody! You're famous!!

    • @grahammorris5136
      @grahammorris5136 Před 7 lety +2

      cauls.bandcamp.com/album/recherche

  • @xfronwenzyoucamex
    @xfronwenzyoucamex Před 7 lety +213

    Its a good feeling when the music lives up to the album cover.

  • @Denso481
    @Denso481 Před 7 lety +406

    Best randomly suggested video I have clicked this year

  • @KalosPVP
    @KalosPVP Před 4 lety +16

    This is some of the best music I've ever heard.

  • @markwajdeman7118
    @markwajdeman7118 Před 5 lety +44

    Percussion, Acoustic Guitar, Biwa, Synth, Shamisen, Koto - Osamu Kitajima
    Bass - Abraham Laboriel
    Drums - Alex Acuna, Russ Kunkel
    Keys - Victor Feldman
    Sax - John Klemmer
    Organ - Brian Whitcomb
    Vibes - Bobby Hutcherson
    Violin - David Mansfield
    Percussion - Geoffrey Hales
    Shakuhachi - Kazu Matsui

    • @maodo-ma-Ngai
      @maodo-ma-Ngai Před 2 lety +2

      osamu is a fucking mster

    • @RuckusNW
      @RuckusNW Před 2 lety +4

      incredible group of musicians

    • @dustymcfisch8184
      @dustymcfisch8184 Před rokem +3

      I have been enjoying this and Weather Report for 15 years now and I didn't know that Acuna is on this album, wow

  • @MultiXmas2011
    @MultiXmas2011 Před 4 lety +11

    Bought this vinyl in HK in the 80s and gave it away due to migration overseas. Delighted to find it again on CZcams decades later. Thx a lot for uploading it.

  • @moussetache1815
    @moussetache1815 Před 7 lety +138

    Your Japanese uploads are all fire but this is a very special kind of goodness. Insane.

  • @TroutBoneless
    @TroutBoneless Před 6 lety +47

    whew who knew japan was so poppin in the 70s, we were all caught up on the Grease soundtrack when this dropped lmao

    • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      @0oidiedinatimemachineo024 Před 5 lety +9

      well to be fair there was tons of this music coming out of america (and the rest of the world) too at the time. Its called Jazz Fusion.. like Herbie Hancock and all those jazz guys made this kinda stuff blending jazz with rock and funk and different styles of music

  • @JudgeLazar
    @JudgeLazar Před 7 lety +221

    If Jethro Tull was born in Japan.

  • @alejandrovillanueva2787
    @alejandrovillanueva2787 Před 6 lety +12

    This is a masterpiece, damn, so underrated artist in my western side, an artist that definitely will recommend to everyone i know, thanks for sharing.

  • @Bakutakamine
    @Bakutakamine Před 7 lety +41

    This is simply an amazingly piece of music right here, it's like acoustic Japanese prog psych metal. It's like nothing I've ever heard before.

  • @fredboussada8025
    @fredboussada8025 Před 7 lety +54

    Man, the quality of this album is simply unbelievable! Thank you for uploading! And... Musashi, is that you?

  • @MuriloSantosyakushi
    @MuriloSantosyakushi Před 7 lety +35

    Golden Mean 0:00
    Wild Monk 5:28
    Sei... Essence 9:21
    Hitsuku... Where Is The Real Japan? 12:54
    Masterless Samurai 16:49
    Breath of Night 21:59
    Edo Townsfolk 28:53
    Floating Garden 32:32
    Koshaku... To The Point 36:04
    Whoaga... Grace 39:51

  • @alibimcjohnson6929
    @alibimcjohnson6929 Před 7 lety +8

    Love you for reuploading this. Thanks a ton, boss!

  • @Carcosahead
    @Carcosahead Před 7 lety +247

    This stopped me from committing seppuku.

    • @Carcosahead
      @Carcosahead Před 7 lety +14

      They also stopped because I showed this mystical music to them.

    • @AcornFox
      @AcornFox Před 7 lety +62

      Then you have no honor.

    • @Thegeobot
      @Thegeobot Před 7 lety +43

      Carcosa you need to finish the job dude, is not that hard, you just have to fill the blank spaces with numbers :/

    • @Nekorashii
      @Nekorashii Před 6 lety +1

      what?

    • @creatorofdragon
      @creatorofdragon Před 6 lety +1

      HAHAHA numbers...

  • @alexmetalism
    @alexmetalism Před 2 lety +1

    I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima these days and this album is transporting me back in time in medieval japan. It's so VIVID before my eyes

  • @Somnivers
    @Somnivers Před 6 lety +1

    Marcel , your channel is one of the BEST things I've found on CZcams in a very long while.Thank you my dude !

  • @Craigdna
    @Craigdna Před 3 lety +1

    Seeing them in concert is equally as pleasurable as they were excellent. Thank you for sharing this. A must for all progressive enthusiasts.

  • @arthurgarbin4657
    @arthurgarbin4657 Před 6 lety

    best related video ever!
    surprisingly good! Best thing on my day, amazing!
    hahahaha
    thank you so much for uploading this album!

  • @Dab74442
    @Dab74442 Před 6 lety

    Best thing that I've come across in my recs in a while

  • @khaymanta7033
    @khaymanta7033 Před 6 lety +1

    Beautifull, Greetings from Bolivia Khollasuyu!!!!

  • @michaelgalindo6752
    @michaelgalindo6752 Před 7 lety +17

    This is amazing! It really showed me a genre I didn't know was explored before and holy shit is it good.

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +42

      +Michael Galindo If you want to hear more of this specific subgenre of Japanese jazz fusion, you should check out Osamu Kitajima's other album Benzaiten and also Minoru Muraoka's album Bamboo. ;)

    • @michaelgalindo6752
      @michaelgalindo6752 Před 7 lety +2

      Awesome, thank you!

  • @TheElie79
    @TheElie79 Před 6 lety +4

    Listening to this while reading VAGABOND such a pleasure :) love you for posting this mate, really good taste in music. It is a stunning piece of music.

  • @xavierchasse8405
    @xavierchasse8405 Před 7 lety +1

    A well deserved sub, bring us more of those masterpieces.

  • @cristianrubi6924
    @cristianrubi6924 Před 6 lety

    Great addition Marcel - love your channel, keep up the excellent work!

  • @alexandremanzi578
    @alexandremanzi578 Před 7 lety +1

    thx man for posting this, I was waiting for a hero who will do this. I was sad when the ancient post of this album was deleted.tx again man!

  • @ana-marijarukavina7144

    Don't know how Osamu showed up in my suggestions, never heard of him before, but I'm glad I clicked on the video. I've been listening to his work the whole day and it's something out of this world, truly amazing, relaxing and inspiring.

  • @Charlie_Xmas
    @Charlie_Xmas Před 5 lety +3

    I listen to a shitton of different style, but this is by fucking far the best Album I have ever heard, it's insane how good this is. I never get tired of listening to it

  • @luizmeier
    @luizmeier Před 7 lety +1

    Insane album and quality. Sharing with my FB friends. Thank you.

  • @Lalla8616
    @Lalla8616 Před 7 lety +1

    By far the best-suggested video from 2017

  • @anaftel6513
    @anaftel6513 Před 7 lety +18

    Woah can't believe this is from 78' so ahead of its time

  • @naanonmoon
    @naanonmoon Před 7 lety +6

    one of the best leatest discoveries for me!!! and... it's thanks to you!! you have given me a big smile. Great collection! thaks to share

  • @heero7yui
    @heero7yui Před 6 lety +3

    Goodness me! Do I hear Japanese and Middle Eastern fusion? This is phenomenal. Not something I'd expect to be even possible.

  • @nishendraperera7486
    @nishendraperera7486 Před 5 lety +3

    Love this man's music.. bloody talented i say..Guess I'll have to come to Japan someday to buy his records

  • @francescomassaro7157
    @francescomassaro7157 Před 7 lety +11

    this sounds like Camel from Japan. Awesome.

  • @lzrish
    @lzrish Před 6 lety +3

    Great to listening on a full moon night.

  • @Sbradiganz
    @Sbradiganz Před 7 lety +4

    Yes! My favourite album by Osamu together with Benzaiten! :D

  • @deadeadch3m15try
    @deadeadch3m15try Před 7 lety +1

    great find, this made my day!

  • @andersingram
    @andersingram Před 7 lety +1

    This is absolutely superb!

  • @ca2447
    @ca2447 Před 7 lety

    Thank you so much for this.

  • @hopalongcassidy4260
    @hopalongcassidy4260 Před 7 lety +14

    Japanese flamenco!!

  • @franciscatapia1133
    @franciscatapia1133 Před 7 lety

    Thanx for this amazing suggested album!!!!! really!

  • @riansaputra8673
    @riansaputra8673 Před 7 lety

    Just.. superb! can't stop listening.

  • @vegetaprince12
    @vegetaprince12 Před 7 lety +25

    Sei... Essense has me naked like a geisha at sundown

  • @eneillaj
    @eneillaj Před 7 lety +1

    ah, another yt rec i approve of. GOAT

  • @trapzification
    @trapzification Před 7 lety +1

    One of the best albums i've ever heard

  • @BrandochGarage
    @BrandochGarage Před 7 lety

    Thanks for posting this cool music.

  • @marctremblay8087
    @marctremblay8087 Před 6 lety

    WOW a beautiful piece !!!, Raw and unaccountable !!!!

  • @uyttersprotmajamajauytters4998

    thank's for the sharing, so sweet and breathgiving

  • @celuiquipeut6527
    @celuiquipeut6527 Před rokem

    This is, to this day, one if my favorite music album of all time. Wish i could get my hand on a vinyl.

  • @1lao1tzu1
    @1lao1tzu1 Před 7 lety +1

    not only is this fire, but these are some of the best comments I've ever seen haha brilliance x)

  • @RandomAccessDreams
    @RandomAccessDreams Před 7 lety +3

    Reminds me of the soundtracks to the Lone Wolf and Cub movies, rad stuff.

  • @TheHighKingFingolfin
    @TheHighKingFingolfin Před 7 lety

    Marcel, you wonderful beast!

  • @midgetghost
    @midgetghost Před 7 lety +285

    I'm feel like a ninja in the dancefloor :D

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +12

      +midgetghost This album tends to have that effect. :o

    • @xavisimon3095
      @xavisimon3095 Před 7 lety +24

      The other option is to feel like Funkadelic on the tatami with a green tea.

    • @lolYT69
      @lolYT69 Před 7 lety +11

      The intro song has a metal vibe to it. I could definitely see it being played on electric, distorted guitars and being some headbanger shit.

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +7

      +zach619 Get to work! I'd like to hear that. :p

    • @lolYT69
      @lolYT69 Před 7 lety +2

      Marcel The Drunkard Hey, maybe I'll work something out on my multitrack recorder. I would focus on the part after 1:15, that's the part that I think could sound really heavy.

  • @aplandrover6386
    @aplandrover6386 Před 7 lety

    @Marcel The Drunkard - Thanks for uploading this absolutely amazing album - subscribed.

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety

      +APLandover Thank you for the subscription. I'm glad you enjoy the uploads! :)

  • @felipecordeiro7424
    @felipecordeiro7424 Před 7 lety

    Thank you very much good sir, keep up the great work.

  • @illfaptothis333
    @illfaptothis333 Před 7 lety +56

    For Honor background music :)

    • @jeikiu
      @jeikiu Před 7 lety +1

      AD MORTEM, INIMICUS!

  • @koreanature
    @koreanature Před rokem

    Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!

  • @beatlecost
    @beatlecost Před 7 lety

    ありがとう!Amazing album, I listen to it everyday for the last few months...Golden Mean is a fuckin masterpiece.

  • @teodo1340
    @teodo1340 Před 6 lety +3

    Albums like this will never get old.

  • @haze_research
    @haze_research Před 5 lety

    Man. This is a gem

  • @rofanolubis8896
    @rofanolubis8896 Před 4 lety +2

    Japanese prog warrior Osamu Kitajima come with more ethnic progressive rock fusion aproach on this great vision of progressive world music album .
    Killer line up musician Victor Feldman, Stix Hooper, John Klemmer, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, Bobby Hutcherson, Russell Kunkel, Dennis Belfield and Brian Whitcomb .
    Osamu with his deadly Koto presenting Japanese Progressive Jazz Rock at its finest .
    Cultural enlightment !

  • @iPwn813
    @iPwn813 Před 7 lety

    So unique and awesome!

  • @rickybarrow1347
    @rickybarrow1347 Před 6 lety

    This is a journey I am glad I embarked upon

  • @ardidsonriente2223
    @ardidsonriente2223 Před 5 lety

    Always a blessing.

  • @AntsoLaza
    @AntsoLaza Před 6 lety +1

    just found this in vinyl format. thanks to this video i did not missed it. yeahh! :-)

  • @oiytd5wugho
    @oiytd5wugho Před 7 lety

    Great upload, keep it up!

  • @artfx9
    @artfx9 Před 6 lety +1

    So good!

  • @leochiana
    @leochiana Před 7 lety

    GREAT ALBUM.THANK YOU

  • @matiasgulin1020
    @matiasgulin1020 Před 7 lety +2

    13:15 Another brick in the wall (Japanese Version). Loved it

  • @richardbrown6951
    @richardbrown6951 Před 6 lety

    i obsessively bought any osamu icould find--dazzling--once again...thanks

  • @brunohisse387
    @brunohisse387 Před rokem

    I just notice that the loudness of every song is higher at the begining and at the end, like a form of conection/ transition. Nice album btw

  • @leopoldoarzadum4330
    @leopoldoarzadum4330 Před 7 lety +4

    Masterpiece.

  • @biskwikman
    @biskwikman Před 6 lety

    Man this is great!

  • @huberttracz3081
    @huberttracz3081 Před 6 lety +2

    Tradycyjne Japońskie Brzmienie na początek i dobra instrumentalna muzyka.!!!.

  • @walgeniostudio789
    @walgeniostudio789 Před 7 lety +3

    4 am and this is just everything right now it's amazing thank for the #VIBE

  • @julienrg3981
    @julienrg3981 Před 7 lety +11

    deltron 3030 brought me here, I'm in love.

    • @MrZenzoi
      @MrZenzoi Před 7 lety +3

      Deltron, De La Soul, MF Doom, and Quest are some my favorites

    • @sidneyd.dacosta4361
      @sidneyd.dacosta4361 Před 7 lety +1

      Kiro ntius that's great ones dude

    • @Hunne2303
      @Hunne2303 Před 6 lety +1

      MF DOOM...remember: all caps when you spell the man name! (sic!)

    • @Mentox2
      @Mentox2 Před 5 lety

      Deltron 3030 is a masterpiece, good taste.

  • @DarkKnightTrinity
    @DarkKnightTrinity Před 7 lety +5

    Fantastic upload, it's like you read my mind of what I wanted to hear. Love Benzaiten as well.

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +2

      +DarkKnightTrinity CZcams tends to have mindreading abilities when it comes to recommending albums it seems. ;)

    • @NE0Nwhip
      @NE0Nwhip Před 7 lety +2

      I was thinking that today! How awesome are those algorithms ! :)

    • @TheShamansQuestion
      @TheShamansQuestion Před 7 lety

      Yeah I'd like to know how they do it.

    • @TheConceptElectro
      @TheConceptElectro Před 7 lety +3

      html cookies cache & a bunch of variables

    • @maodo-ma-Ngai
      @maodo-ma-Ngai Před 4 lety

      Benzaiten is soooooo good. I'm greatful to have heard it

  • @christopherdiedrich40
    @christopherdiedrich40 Před 7 lety

    I love this!

  • @popemobile
    @popemobile Před 6 lety

    God damn this is fantastic.

  • @MaximusWolfe
    @MaximusWolfe Před 4 lety

    I lived in Japan for 4 years and this belongs to that strange land. Beautiful.

  • @Alex80sNeonDreamLemoing

    Hell yeah! this is sick!!

  • @Laurannah101
    @Laurannah101 Před 7 lety +3

    How did i go from listening to Ambient Black Metal to this? I'm not complaining, I'm just surprised. I love it.

  • @davids2368
    @davids2368 Před 6 lety

    I've only heard Benzaiten up to now and this is just such an awesome evolutiom of that!!

    • @Chromexus
      @Chromexus Před 3 lety

      Try "The Source"- a masterpiece: and Osamu- they are both on here AND there is a stunning live performance from Japan as well

  • @badboydu926
    @badboydu926 Před 7 lety +8

    great album thanks for the reupload! It'd be nice if you could add time stamps in the description.

    • @MarcelTheDrunkard
      @MarcelTheDrunkard  Před 7 lety +8

      +Nico ' I'm glad you like the album. ;) I'll add timestamps once I get home.

    • @TheShamansQuestion
      @TheShamansQuestion Před 7 lety +6

      I've done it in a comment already if you want to take that!

  • @rallypassionbrasil2758

    Excellent kitajima!😍😍😍

  • @crazycutz8072
    @crazycutz8072 Před 7 lety +81

    this is the forbidden beats that my sensai was talking about.. #Wutang

  • @mattisterribleatgame
    @mattisterribleatgame Před 6 lety

    This is amazing

  • @TheBlackroseCry
    @TheBlackroseCry Před 7 lety +4

    that bass man

  • @wesnfred
    @wesnfred Před 7 lety +1

    this is so badass

  • @turboflacko946
    @turboflacko946 Před 3 lety

    Thank you !
    Strength and positivity 💪🏻👨🏻‍🔧

  • @paulionescu3342
    @paulionescu3342 Před 7 lety

    Just speechless !

  • @remokonyogurt
    @remokonyogurt Před 7 lety

    This album is 100x better than I ever imagined an oriental-ish music album to be.

  • @Donjhon777
    @Donjhon777 Před 7 lety

    beautiful!

  • @snuginskokos1835
    @snuginskokos1835 Před 7 lety +9

    I was expected anything, but not this!

  • @sylvielopez2686
    @sylvielopez2686 Před 7 lety

    Very good album tank you merci

  • @jamesfawley274
    @jamesfawley274 Před 7 lety

    Brilliant!

  • @megathrash8539
    @megathrash8539 Před 5 lety +1

    reading Vagabond and listening this album endless loop,just finished the manga

    • @megathrash8539
      @megathrash8539 Před rokem

      @@seanez9603 i lost track of time, when doing this. I felt like picking a katana and start wandering in the mountains.

  • @jco7651
    @jco7651 Před 6 lety

    This is a MASTAPIECE

  • @doomster2914
    @doomster2914 Před 6 lety

    This is awesome! I just did a mid-air split and sword strike with bell-bottoms on. FEEL MY SOULFUL WRATH!!!