Jazz Interpretations of the short stories of Haruki Murakami

Fumi Tomita

The Elephant Vanishesis a cross cultural exploration of Asian American identity through jazz interpretations of the short stories of Haruki Murakami. Each composition was composed using themes from each story.Featuring Jason Rigby (saxophone), Mike Baggetta (guitar), Art HIrahara (piano and electric piano) and Mark Micklethwaite (drums).

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The Elephant Vanishes is a cross cultural exploration of Asian American identity through jazz interpretations of the short stories of Haruki Murakami.  Each composition was composed using themes from each story.  Featuring Jason Rigby (saxophone), Mike Baggetta (guitar), Art HIrahara (piano and electric piano) and Mark Micklethwaite (drums).  

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  1. Wind-Up Bird And Tuesday's Women
  2. Second Bakery Attack
  3. Barn Burning
  4. Part 1: The Fall Of The Roman Empire
  5. Part 2: 1881 Indian Uprising
  6. Part 3: Hitler's Invasion of Poland
  7. Part 5: The Realm Of Raging Winds
  8. Dancing Dwarf
  9. T.V. People
  10. The Elephant Vanishes
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