Improvised Music from Japan/Discography
Tetsu Saitoh

Invitation

(Ohrai Records, ORCD-001) (Japan) (CD)

  1. King Lear Fukkatsu no Theme (Theme from "Lear's Reawakening") (Tetsu Saitoh) (7:13)
  2. Tsuki no Tsubo (Moon Pot) (Tetsu Saitoh) (8:58)
  3. Kaze no Michi (The Wind Route) (Tetsu Saitoh)/ Tristeza e Solidao (Baden Powell, Vinicius de Moraes) (8:07)
  4. Cyclo (Tetsu Saitoh) (4:07)
  5. Invitation (Tetsu Saitoh) (12:20)
  6. Tsuru (Tetsu Saitoh) (Crane) (4:05)
  7. Edgar no Nichijo (A Day in the Life of Edgar) (Tetsu Saitoh) (4:42)
  8. 69Q (Anthony Braxton) (5:47)
  9. Alfonsina y el mar (Ariel Ramirez) (4:20)
  10. Teresa (Indonesian folk song) (5:02)
  11. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Jacques Brel) (3:06)

Tetsu Saitoh: contrabass

Recorded by Hiroshi Ogawa at Nogi Enisu Hall, Nogi, November 30, 1998
Directed by Junichi Morita
Mastered by Atsuo Fujita
Produced by Tetsu Saitoh and David Shimizu
Painting by Keiko Kuroda
Photos by Yuka Kimura
Design by Studio Koo

Includes liner notes (in Japanese and English) by Tetsu Saitoh about the music

Released in March 1999