Gen Himmel - Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York by Braithwaite & Katz published on 2014-05-07T16:43:00Z "Gen Himmel" (German for "toward heaven") is a spiritually meditative composition by pianist Satoko Fujii off of her new album, "Shiki," with the Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York. Originally recorded as the title track to Fujii's 2013 solo CD, the piece is dedicated to Norikatsu Koreyasu, the bassist in Satoko's ma-do quartet who died unexpectedly in 2011. Out May 27, 2014 on Libra Records. The Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York features: Oscar Noriega, Briggan Krauss - alto sax Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby - tenor sax Andy Laster - baritone sax Natsuki Tamura, Herb Robertson, Steven Bernstein, Dave Ballou - trumpet Curtis Hasselbring, Joey Sellers, Joe Fiedler - trombone Satoko Fujii - piano Stomu Takeishi - bass Aaron Alexander - drums http://satokofujii.com/ http://www.librarecords.com/ Genre Jazz
