Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Tetsu Saitoh
Michel Doneda
Chon Chul-Gi
Noriko Tsuboi
Zai Kuning

Pagan Hymn

(Jabara, JAB-12) (CD)

  1. Pagan Hymn I (13:50)
  2. Pagan Hymn II (13:45)
  3. Pagan Hymn III (17:34)
  4. Pagan Hymn IV (14:59)
  5. Pagan Hymn V (9:41)

Tetsu Saitoh: double bass (1-5), ching (2), percussion (3)
Michel Doneda: soprano sax (1-5)
Chon Chul-Gi: changgo (1-3, 5), ching (2), kkwaenggari (4)
Noriko Tsuboi: 17-string koto (2-5), ching (2)
Zai Kuning: voice (4, 5), harmonium (4)

Recorded live by Hiroshi Ogawa at:
Sinfonia Iwakuni in Iwakuni on November 11, 1999 (1)
Nokomi Fureai Gakushukan in Kashima, Saga prefecture on November 16, 1999 (2-4)
Naima in Ohita on November 14, 1999 (5)

Produced by Tetsu Saitoh
Mastered by Hiroshi Ogawa at Mamada Little River Studio on January 8, 2000
Cover art: Yuji Kobayashi
Photography: Zai Kuning
Design: Kazunori Okuyama
Includes liner notes by Testu Saitoh in Japanese and English (translation: Cathy Fishman and Yoshiyuki Suzuki)

Released May 2000