Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Walter Lang

Lotus Blossom

(Pirouet, PIT3001) (Germany) / (Chitei Records, B32F) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Milky Way (Friedrich Silcher / Aya Murodate) (3:23)
  2. Tomatta Tokei (Friedrich Silcher / Aya Murodate) (4:10)
  3. Hikouki - Part One (Daisuke Fuwa / Takuboku Ishikawa) (5:29)
  4. Hikouki - Part Two (Daisuke Fuwa / Takuboku Ishikawa) (5:03)
  5. Nanashi no Bouya (Johannes Brahms / Aya Murodate) (7:29)
  6. Hideko Bushi (traditional) (7:19)
  7. Fricker Skies (Walter Lang / Aya Murodate) (6:18)
  8. Ai no Uta (Ayako Sasaki / Kenichiro Hoshino) (4:23)
  9. Aosugiru Umi (Takaaki Kawakami / Aya Murodate) (3:32)

Walter Lang: piano
Nicolas Thys: bass
Rick Hollander: drums
Aya Murodate: vocals

Recorded by Florian Oestreicher and Jason Seizer at Pirouet Tonstudio, Munich, June 24 and 25, 2002
Mixed by Jason Seizer at Pirouet Tonstudio, Munich, February 2, 2003
Mastered by Stephan V. Wylick at Organic Music Studio, Obing
Cover design by Konstantin Kear
Photos by Christian Stockmann, Hiroki Nishioka, Jos L. Knaepen, and Jutta Hollander
Includes liner notes in Japanese by Minoru Umemoto

Released in 2003