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  • Prowl

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    Artist: Erik Friedlander

    Label: Cryptogramophone

    Erik Friedlander (cello), Andy Laster (alto saxophone, clarinet), Stomu Takeishi (electric bass) & Satoshi Takeishi (percussion). Recorded on March 25 & 26, 2005, at Castle Oaks Studio, Calabasas, CA.

    Erik Friedlander is the foremost jazz cellist in the world today, a consummate artist that Billboard Magazine has lauded as "One of today's most ingenious and forward-thinking musical practitioners." Prowl is Friedlander's fourth recording with his group Topaz, which includes saxophonist Andy Laster and the amazing Takeishi brothers on electric bass and percussion. "Prowl" features eight original compositions based on African rhythms, and a haunting version of the traditional, "A Closer Walk With Thee."

  • Quake

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    Artist: Erik Friedlander

    Label: Cryptogramophone

    This new CD by the incredible NY 'cellist is his most exciting and beautiful yet. Featuring Andy Laster on saxophones, Stomu Takeishi on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on percussion, this CD features many fine Friedlander compositions and takes you on an exciting journey from the popular music of India to the Downtown scene. Recorded on January 15 & 16, 2002, at Context Studios, New York.