Audio CD Recordings

Korewakorewa (2011)

Russel Baba – taiko, percussion, alto saxophone, fue, voice Jeanne Mercer – taiko, percussion Masato Baba – taiko, percussion, fue

1. Luna Onaji (4:16)

2. OHHO (6:26)

3. ShastaYama Odori (5:05)

4. Around A Round (4:07)

5. AHHA (10:03)

6. Malonga (5:39)

7. Frozen (3:40) * (Masato Baba)

8. Wha (6:57)

9. Habataki (1:42) * (Jeanne Mercer / Russel Baba)

all compositions by Russel Baba except where noted* Examples: 2) OHHO, 9) Habataki

Tadaima (2011)

Russel Baba – taiko, percussion, alto saxophone, fue Jeanne Mercer – taiko, percussion Masato Baba – taiko, percussion, fue, didgeridoo

1. Asagao (1:59)

2. Horizontal Curve (6:12)

3. Reflections (6:40)

4. Nagare (6:22) * (Jeanne Mercer)

5. Distance Floating (3:53)

6. Orion Spur (8:14)

7. For3 (4:26)

8 .7even (7:04)

9. Summer Indigo (2:25) * (Masato Baba / Russel Baba)

all compositions by Russel Baba except where noted*

Examples: 5) Distance Floating, 6) Orion Spur

Spirit Drum (1999)

Russel Baba – taiko, percussion, alto saxophone, fue, Mexican clay flute Jeanne Mercer – taiko, percussion Masato Baba – taiko, fue Shoji Kameda – taiko, fue

1. Flight (10:18) * (Jeanne Mercer)

2. Spirit Drum (7:36)

3. Returning (4:08)

4. Full Circle (9:49) * (Jeanne Mercer)

5. ce Fall (3:10) * (Jeanne Mercer)

6. Kokon (8:52)

7. Captain Jack (3:51)

8. Ashita (1:55)

all compositions by Russel Baba except where noted* Examples: 3) Returning, 7) Captain Jack

Earth Prayer (1992)

Russel Baba – alto saxophone Andrew Hill – piano Dan Shoulte – bass Akbar Depriest – drums

1. Duality Dance (7:49)

2. Earth Prayer (5:46)

3, Whose Ancestors (13:04)

4. Sparkle Blue (6:37)

5. Peace Prayer (11:12)

6. ViewPoints (6:56)

all compositions by Russel Baba Examples: 1) Duality Dance, 2) Earth Prayer

HISASHI (1979)

1. Country Square (6:40)

Russel Baba – soprano saxophone Raymond Cheng – violin Heshima Mark Williams - bass

2. Ancestral Space (12:18)

Russel Baba – fue (Japanese bamboo flute) Jeanne Aiko Mercer – taiko Mark Izu – bass

3. Spirit Sphere (14:48)

Russel Baba – alto saxophone Raymond Cheng – violin Heshima Mark Williams – bass

4. Continuation… (3:29) *(Russel Baba / Gordon Watanabe)

Russel Baba – soprano saxophone Gordon Watanabe - guitar all compositions by Russel Baba except where noted* Examples: 3) Spirit Sphere (exerpt), 4) Continuation