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Water Stem

by Hitomi Oba

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1.
Mizukuki 09:51
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2.
Come Sunday 05:30
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3.
Kagayaku Ima 06:02
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4.
Impromptu Suite: Part 1 02:54
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5.
Impromptu Suite: Part 2 01:42
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6.
Impromptu Suite: Part 3 02:13
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7.
Impromptu Suite: Part 4 02:58
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8.
And We'll Say It Again 05:18
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9.
Power to the People: Murmuration and Flight 04:28
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10.
A Welcoming Space 04:44
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11.
The Grass Is in Full Bloom 03:39
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12.
Butterfly Lovers Song 04:25
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13.
Just Clouds Passing By 05:23
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14.
Water Seeds 05:40
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Saxophonist and composer Hitomi Oba’s Water Stem focuses on gesture, motion and texture, featuring relationships with cherished collaborators. In counterpoint to her regular engagement with largely precomposed music, Water Stem is an uninhibited and joyful exploration of her unique improvisatory voice. Oba’s Water Stem includes duets with formative mentors Jon Jang and Roberto Miranda along with pieces composed for her quartet of Neelamjit Dhillon, Jake Leckie, and Shawn Baltazor.

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released May 17, 2023

Hitomi Oba – Tenor Saxophone (all tracks)
Jon Jang – Piano (2, 8, 11-13)
Roberto Miranda – Bass (3, 10)
Neelamjit Dhillon – Tabla (1), Alto Saxophone
(5-7, 9, 14)
Jake Leckie – Bass (1, 4-7, 9, 14)
Shawn Baltazor – Drums (1, 4-7, 9, 14)

Tracks 1, 3, and 9 composed by Hitomi Oba
Track 2 composed by Duke Ellington
Tracks 4-7 and 14, composed by Hitomi Oba, Neelamjit Dhillon, Jake Leckie, and Shawn Baltazor
Tracks 8, 11, and 13 composed by Hitomi Oba and Jon Jang
Track 10 composed by Hitomi Oba and Roberto Miranda
Track 12 composed by Chen Gang and He Zhan Hao

Executive Producer: Tatsu Aoki
Producers: Hitomi Oba and Nick DePinna
Project Management: Rika Lin

Engineers: by Stuart Schenk (1, 4-7, 9, and 14), Isabel Parrott (3 and 10), Eric Glauser (2, 8, and 11-13)
Mixing and Mastering: David Darlington

Recorded June-August 2022 at the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Recording Studio at UCLA and Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco

Album Artwork: Hitomi Oba
Photography: Erich Chen Photography
Album Design: Al Brandtner, Brandtner Design

Special Thanks: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Masanori and Hisako Oba, James Newton Jr., Francis Wong, and Vinay Patel.

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Saxophonist and composer Hitomi Oba’s work emphasizes the integration of improvisation with pre-composed music.

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