It must have been Christmas of 1967 when I first saw the strange and slightly frightening cover of Kimio Eto’s Koto Music recording.

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Artwork – Gene Grant. Koto – Kimio Eto. Notes. Kimio Eto. Koto Music ‎(LP, Album, Mono). World Pacific Records.

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Details about the Japanese music recording: Kimio Eto - Koto Music. Information may include sound snippets, track names, performers and other details. Of the many classic compositions, Midare is considered to be the most recognized and well known of the classic numbers. On the while, it is divided into three parts, and the final quick movement is said to describe the snow falling incessantly in the forest.

Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄 Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto. He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work and by the age of sixteen, he had received three consecutive grand prizes as an artist and composer from the national ministry and guild.

Kimio Eto - Koto Music35:02. Dana Patchick 92. 95 views. It must have been Christmas of 1967 when I first saw the strange and slightly frightening cover of Kimio Eto’s Koto Music recording. It was a present from my Mom to Dad. He had spent some time in Japan during the Korean War, and had embraced the Japanese culture. I was too young to understand the stylized artwork, but over time came to greatly appreciate it, as well as the wonderful music on that record. I’ve come to realize what a masterpiece this is. The whole recording is presented here.

Although Bud Shank was the more familiar name when World Pacific released this album of Japanese music in 1960, koto player Kimio Eto is the leader on the date and also composed three of the songs heard on this unusual duo session. Eto's 13-string instrument, which had been in use in Japan for many centuries, is one that many Westerners have not heard extensively, yet its capabilities are brought out by his obvious mastery of the instrument, which is even more remarkable given that he became blind at the age of five.