In December 2018 I had a four-night residency at the Bitches Brew jazz club in Yokohama. These concerts were organized by Mr Kenny Inaoka, founder and editor-in-chief of the webzine JazzTokyo.com and a prodigious jazz record producer and Seiichi Sugita, the owner of the Bitces Brew. They managed to invite some of the greatest improvisers from the Tokyo area to join me for four concerts in a row. This album captures some sound memories of those unforgettable performances with fantastic musicians Otomo Yoshihide, Kazutoki Umezu, Masayo Koketsu, Akira Sakata and Eiichi Hayashi. Enjoy! Big thanks to all the musicians who joined forces on those concerts, Kenny Inaoka, Seiichi Sugita, Kuniko Iwasita, Akira Saito, Gabija Čepulionytė and Raminta Sodeikienė.
1. Brown Line / with Akira Sakata 11:04
2. Yellow Line / with Masayo Koketsu 12:29
3. Red Line / with Kazutoki Umezu 17:22
4. Green Line / with Otomo Yoshihide and Kazutoki Umezu 23:49
5. Blue Line / with Akira Sakata and Eiichi Hayashi 10:27
by Liudas Mockūnas / Akira Sakata / Otomo Yoshihide / Kazutoki Umezu / Masayo Koketsu / Eiichi Hayashi
Recorded at Bitches Brew in Yokohama, December 2018 by Liudas Mockūnas
Mixed at KDK by Dainius Kazilionis and Liudas Mockūnas
Mastered at KDK by Dainius Kazilionis
Art work and design by Neringa Žukauskaitė
Cover photo by Liudas Mockūnas
Produced by Liudas Mockūnas and Danas Mikailionis
Co-producer Valerij Anosov
“Brown Line” Akira Sakata-cl, Liudas Mockūnas-ss
“Yellow Line” Masayo Koketsu-as, Liudas Mockūnas-ss,water prepared ss
“Red Line” Kazutoki Umezu-bcl,cl,ss,as, Liudas Mockūnas-ss
“Green Line” Otomo Yoshihide-g, Kazutoki Umezu-bcl,ss,as, Liudas Mockūnas-ts
“Blue Line” Akira Sakata-cl,as,voice, Eiichi Hayashi-as, Liudas Mockūnas-ts, ss
