| Ganryu Island | ||||
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| Released | 1985 1998 (Re-Release) | |||
| Recorded | Radio City Studio on November 23, 1984[1] | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 75:24 | |||
| Label | Yukon Tzadik (Re-Release) | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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Ganryu Island is an collaborative album by John Zorn and Michihiro Sato. The album was first released on vinyl LP on Yukon Records in 1984 and later re-released on Tzadik Records as a CD with five additional tracks in 1998.[2]
The album is titled after Ganryujima, a small island in the Strait of Shimonoseki where legendary samurai warriors Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro engaged in battle.