Meg Okura And The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble – Ima Ima (2017) - Audiolibro Gratis

Ima (“mom” in Hebrew). Ima also means “now” in Japanese.

The title track Ima Ima (Track 1) is a celebration of womanhood and motherhood. And pregnancy inspired “A Night Insomnia” (Track 3).

A Summer in Jerusalem (Track 2) is a fictional song about a Jew and an Arab who fall in love. The instrumentation reflects the 'storyline' that has no words.

Black Rain (Track 6) is a war-related piece from WWII. In Japan, Black Rain (kuroi ame) is the nuclear fallout from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.

Tomiya (Track 7) is dedicated to Tomiya Okura, Meg Okura's father.

Tom Harrell (trumpet) Meg Okura (violin, vocals, erhu) Anne Drummond (flute, alto flute, piccolo) Sam Newsome (soprano sax) Sam Sadigursky (bass clarinet, clarinet) Brian Marsella (piano, Wurlitzer electric piano) Riza Printup (harp) Pablo Aslan (bass) Jared Schonig (drums) Rez Abbasi (guitar)