With haunting, memorable melodies, the combination of writer Haruki Murakami's influence and bassist Fumi Tomita's compositions is a bold statement of Asian-American identity.

Along with saxophonist Jason Rigby, guitarist Mike Baggetta, pianist Art Hirahara and drummer Mark Micklethwaite, Tomita reimagines Murakami's literary themes, transforming them into rich musical landscapes.

PERSONNEL:

• JASON RIGBY, saxophones
• MIKE BAGGETTA, guitar
• ART HIRAHARA, piano
• MARK MICKLETHWAITE, drums
• FUMI TOMITA, bass

Recorded June 7-8, 2018, New York.

TRACKS:

• 01 Wind-Up Bird and Tuesday's Women
• 02 Second Bakery Attack
• 03 Barn Burning
• 04 Part 1: The Fall of the Roman Empire
• 05 Part 2: 1881 Indian Uprising
• 06 Part 3: Hilter's Invasion of Poland
• 07 Part 4: The Realm of Raging Winds
• 08 Dancing Dwarf
• 09 T.V. People
• 10 The Elephant Vanishes