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Akira Sakata Trio

I'm Here!

(Daphnia, DPCD-0005) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Whale Is? (11:25)
  2. I'm Here! (6:36)
  3. Lake Mendota (6:39)
  4. Lonely Woman (11:34)
  5. A Wolf Came to Me, Said "No!" (6:08)
  6. Siciliano aus der 2 Flötensonate (3:29)

Composed by Akira Sakata, Kyoko Kuroda, and Hiroaki Mizutani (1); Akira Sakata (2, 3, 5); Ornette Coleman (4); and Johann S. Bach (6)

Akira Sakata Trio
Akira Sakata: alto saxophone, alto clarinet, clarinet, voice, bells
Kyoko Kuroda: piano, voice
Hiroaki Mizutani: bass, voice

Produced by Akira Sakata
Recorded by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, July 8, 2010
Mixed and mastered by Yoshiaki Kondo at GOK Sound, July 18, 2010
Assistant engineer: Yohei Hamamoto
Photo by Akira Sakata
Art direction and design by Cheap Pop

Released in September 2010