Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Tetsu Saitoh
Naoki Kita
Junko Satoh

Mugasariuta

(Marmelo, MML-001) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Wind Dance (5:03)
  2. Barcarola (5:10)
  3. Bengawan Solo (4:24)
  4. Ombak Hitam Sakuradai III (4:29)
  5. Ombak Hitam Ryukyu I & II (5:00)
  6. Akata Sundunchi--Lullaby of Okino-Erabu Island (5:01)
  7. Habanera (2:42)
  8. El Humanuaqueno (2:29)
  9. Barcarola of Mogami River (3:17)
  10. Mamuro River Ondo (3:06)
  11. Twilight Counting Song (4:42)
  12. The Stars Are Twinkling (2:22)
  13. Gracias a la Vida (3:17)
  14. La Golondrina (3:29)

Music by Tetsu Saitoh (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12), Gesang Martohartono (3), Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (13), and Narciso Serrandell Sevilla (14)
Words by Chie Inui (2, 11, 12), Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (13), and Narciso Serrandell Sevilla (14)
Tracks 6, 9, and 10: Japanese traditionals
Track 8: Argentine traditional
Words traslated by Toshi Matsuda (3), Yuji Takahashi (13), and Tomiko Aoki (14)
Words arranged by Kunitoshi Watanabe (9) and Hachiro Sato (14)
Music arranged by Iwataro Goto (9)
Total music arrangements by Tetsu Saitoh

Tetsu Saitoh: contrabass
Naoki Kita: violin
Junko Satoh: vocal

Recorded by Nao Nishihara at Izuruba, Tokyo, October 27, 2010
Mastered by Nao Nishihara
Produced by Tomo Saito
Lithographs by Yuji Kobayashi
Photo by Maki Saitoh
Design by Yusuke Ohashi
Includes a 12-page booklet with liner notes by Tomo Saito, track notes by Tetsu Saitoh, lyrics, and biographies of Tetsu Saitoh, Naoki Kita, and Junko Satoh (all in Japanese)

Released in July 2011