Product Description
A best of album from the superb taiko player Leonard Eto. Born in New York, Eto was the principle player in Kodo, before leaving to persue a solo career. His compositions have been featured in films including JFK, The Lion King and The Thin Red Line. He is also known as a great collaborator having performed or recorded with Bob Dylan, The Chieftains, Max Roach and many more. Taken from albums released between 1997 and 2006 most tracks are collaborations. Collaborators include Aja Addy (percussion) track 5, Zakir Hussain (tabla) track 6, Steve Eto (percussion) tracks 7 and 9, Kaz Kumagai (tap dance) track 9, Keisuke Ota (violin) tracks 2 and 4, Yuji Katsui (violin) track 8, Natsuki Kido (guitar) tracks 3 and 11, Stephen Kent (didjeridu) track 1, Leopro (taiko ensemble) tracks 9 and 10.
1. Revival (from 2002 Duets) 2. Okaimono (from 1997) 3. Sai (from 2003 DVD Presence) 4. Another Planet (from 2005 Blend) 5. Story Teller (from 2002 Duets) 6. Elephant Gate (from 2002 Duets) 7. Bittat 24 (from 2005 Blend) 8. Daibutsu (from 1997 Leo) 9. Zoku (from 2005 Blend) 10. Anaconda III (from 2006 Ocean) 11. Waterdrops (from 2006 Ocean. Collaborators include Aja Addy (percussion) track 5, Zakir Hussain (tabla) track 6, Steve Eto (percussion) tracks 7 and 9, Kaz Kumagai (tap dance) track 9, Keisuke Ota (violin) tracks 2 and 4, Yuji Katsui (violin) track 8, Natsuki Kido (guitar) tracks 3 and 11, Stephen Kent (didjeridu) track 1, Leopro (taiko ensemble) tracks 9 and 10.
