Dave Liebman: soprano saxophone on tracks 1 & 8
Mary Stolper: alto flute on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14
Victor Garcia: trumpet on tracks 1, 5 & 15
Constantine Alexander: flugelhorn 1 on tracks 1, 3 & 4; flugelhorn on track 9; trumpet 1 on track 13
Joe Clark: flugelhorn 2 on tracks 1, 3 & 4; trumpet on tracks 5 & 11; trumpet 2 on track 13
Ryan Cohan: piano on all tracks except 9, 12 & 13
Larry Kohut: acoustic bass on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10 & 15
Dana Hall: drum set on tracks 1, 4, 7, 11 & 14
David Bloom: alto flute on tracks 2 & 8
Rob Parton: flugelhorn on tracks 2, 7 & 11
John Yeh: clarinet 1 on track 2; bass clarinet on track 12; clarinet on track 14
Joe Sanchez: clarinet 2 on track 2; bass clarinet on track 14
Andrew Nogal: oboe on tracks 2 & 12
Miles Maner: bassoon on tracks 2, 12 & 14
Joe Rendon: conga and bongo drums on tracks 2 & 15; congas on tracks 3 & 5
Luis Rosario: timbales on tracks 2, 5 & 15
Mike Monaghan: tenor saxophone on tracks 3 & 8
Stefan Hersh: violin on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Brian Hong: violin on tracks 3 & 8
Roberta Freier: violin on tracks 3 & 8
Paul Zafer: violin on tracks 3 & 8; solo violin on track 6
Carmen Abelson: violin on tracks 3 & 8
Rika Seko: violin on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Carmen Kassinger: violin on tracks 3 & 8
Janis Sakai: violin on tracks 3, 5 & 8
Steve Duncan: trombone on tracks 4, 11, 14 & 15; trombone 1 and 2 on track 13
Ron Hall: electric bass on tracks 4, 10, 11 & 14
David Bugher: vibes on track 4
Tom Garling: trombone on track 5
Scott Burns: baritone saxophone on tracks 5 & 15
Jose Porcayo: bass on track 5
Albert Sierra: bongos on track 5
Steve Balderston: solo cello on track 6; cello 1 on track 7; cello on tracks 8 & 9
Donnie Simmons: percussion on tracks 6, 10 & 12
Linda Van Dyke: baritone saxophone on tracks 7 & 13
Tim Coffman: trombone on track 7
Brant Taylor: cello 2 on track 7; cello on track 8
Joshua Zajac: cello 3 on track 7; cello on track 8
Anne Bach: English horn on track 8
Don Sickler: flugelhorn on track 8
Li-Kuo Chang: viola on tracks 8 & 9
Jennifer Clippert: alto flute on track 9; piccolo 2 on track 10
Mike Smith: alto saxophone on track 9; soprano saxophone on track 15
Kraig McCreary: guitar on track 9
Khari Parker: drum set on track 9
Alyce Johnson: piccolo 1 on track 10; flute on track 12
Scott Metlicka: bass flute on track 10; alto flute on track 12
Ted Hogarth: baritone saxophone on track 11
Anthony Bruno: tenor saxophone on tracks 11 & 15
Tim Munro: flute on track 12
Anna Velzo: oboe on track 12
Bill Buchman: bassoon on track 12
Dave Griffin: horn in F on track 12
Oto Carrillo: horn in F on track 12; horn on track 14

Violin on track 5: Teresa Fream, Yuan-Qing Yu, Minghuan Xu, Peter Labella, Clayton Penrose-Whitmore, Baird Dodge, Robert Hanford, Sheila Hanford, Sharon Polifrone, Brian Ostrega, Myra Hinrichs
Viola on track 8: Sixto Franco Chordá, Anthony Devroye
Cello on track 8: Jocelyn Butler, Hope Shepherd
Bass on track 8: Rob Kassinger

Here's a sample track from Shadow of a Soul. This is “Beeb's dues,” composed by David Bloom and arranged by Cliff Colnot. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: davidbloomworks.com, davidbloomfineart.com, and www.facebook.com
Videos: “Shadow of a Soul” and “For Eddie P”
Record label: Fire and Form Records
Distribution: Available everywhere

Mathieu Soucy: guitar
Gentiane MG: piano
Mike De Masi: bass
Jacob Wutzke: drums

Caity Gyorgy: voice on tracks 2 & 5

Here's a sample track from Recollecting. This is Mathieu Soucy's composition, “Thinker and a fool,” with lyrics written and sung by Caity Gyorgy. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Websites: mathieusoucy.com and youtube.com
Record label: Inner-Bop Records
Distribution: Bandcamp, Soundcloud and all major streaming services

Akiko Aok: vocals on all tracks; background vocals on track 8
Mari Aoki: vocals on tracks 7, 8 & 13
Tim Ray: piano on all tracks except 10; synthesizer on tracks 11 & 13
Marshall Wood: bass on all tracks
Tommy Campbell: drums on all tracks except 10
Mark Walker: drums on track 8; percussion on track 10
John Baboian: guitar on tracks 1, 5, 9 & 10
Greg Hopkins: trumpet on tracks 2, 5, 7, 11 & 12
Ken Peplowski: tenor saxophone on tracks 1, 5, 7, 9 & 12
Mike Monaghan: tenor saxophone on tracks 3 & 8
Hiro Honshuku: flute on track 10

Here's a sample track from Pure Imagination. This is “Almost like being in love” by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and arranged by Tim Ray. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)


Website: akikoaokimusic.com
Distribution: akikoaokimusic.com/store and all major streaming services