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All Songs Composition, Arrangement, Play Cello and Electric Cello by Hajime Mizoguchi


1. Espace
2nd-Cello: Maxine Neuman

2. I Already Know the Song
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Keyboards: Philippe Saisse
Bass: Erik Sanko
Double Bass: John Beal
Guitars: Ira Siegel
Percussion: Michael Blair
Harp: Carol Emanuel

3. I'll Be Checkmate
Piano: Kenny Barron
Harp: Carol Emanuel
Double Bass: John Beal
1st-Violin: Jill Jaffe
2nd-Violin: Michele Zanky
Viola: Jennie Hansen
Cello: Maxine Neuman

4. Thinking Fish
Drums: Bobby Previte
Bass: Bradley Jones
Double Bass: John Beal
Guitars: Ira Siegel
Chatan: Aiyb Dieng
Keyboards: Mac Quayle
Piano: Charlie Giordano
Grand Cassa: Hajime Mizoguchi

5. Beyond The Dreams
Drums: Bobby Previte
Piano, Keyboards: Philippe Saisse
Bass: Erik Sanko
Guitars: Ira Siegel
Talking Drums: Aiyb Dieng

6. 27th Curbe
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Keyboards: Philippe Saisse
Guitars: Ira Siegel
Bass: John Beal
Percussion: Michael Blair

7. 4-Cellos Table Talk
2nd-Cello: Maxine Neuman
3rd-Cello: Astrid C. Schween
4th-Cello: Eugene Moya
Conducted by Seigen Ono

8. Silk Bath
Shaker: Michael Blair
Keyboards: Mac Quayle
Piano: Hajime Mizoguchi

9. Circle Line
Drums: Bobby Previte
Bass: Bradley Jones
Guitars: Ira Siegel
Keyboards: Mac Quayle
Piano: Charlie Giordano
Percussion: Aiyb Dieng

10. In The Middle Of The Light
Drums: Bobby Previte
Keyboards: Philippe Saisse
Chatan.Percussion: Aiyb Dieng
Bass: Erik Sanko
Charango: Seigen Ono
Piano: Hajime Mizoguchi


Produced by Seigen Ono and Hajime Mizoguchi
Directed by Masashi Imaizumi (CBS/SONY Records)

Engineered and Mixed by Seigen Ono
Execept "Silk Bath" Mixed by Bruce Miller
Recorded at Media Sound Studio-A and Skyline Midi-Room, New York.
Engineered at Skyline: David Darlington
Mixed at Platinum Island, New York.
Assistant Engineers: Pat Dillett, Michael Reiter, Tom Goldblatt
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York.
Assistant for Producer: Barbara Warren
Executive Produced by Toshio Ishii (CBS/SONY Records), Hirohiko Takeuchi (Saitani Music Publishers. Inc.)

Design: Makoto "xxx" Suzuki
Photography: Kaoru Ijima (Ego)
Hair and Make-up: Reiko Fujimoto
Management: Tsutomu Mouri (Saitani Music Publishers. Inc.)

Thanks to: Maxine Neuman, Carol Levin, Steven Rosen and 23West Productions, Lois Lerner, John Chappoulis, Fumiko Yoshii, Carol Van Dermeir, Marinella, Yasuko Wada, Aki Ikuta, Bruce Miller, v.f.v Studio Inc., Saitani Staff