Coming Back Home

Two different piano trios, featuring pianists Frank Martin and Rick Helzer, and bassists John Lauffenburger and David Dunaway. All original compositions, from straight-ahead to wild! Special guest: Mary Fettig on flute.

  1. Chelsea (Paul Yonemura) 4:22

  2. Miles' Tones (Rick Helzer) 5:27

  3. Blue Sphere (Rick Helzer) 4:53

  4. Re-Connecting (Rick Helzer) 6:43

  5. Alone at Chopkin's Cafe (Rick Helzer) 6:00

  6. Brooklyn Heights (Jerry Kalaf) 5:12

  7. Faith Tested (Rick Helzer) 5:33

  8. Somewhere, A Gateway (David Dunaway) 5:49

  9. Sampaquita (Frank Martin) 4:29

  10. Coming Back Home (Rick Helzer) 6:40

Personnel

Paul Yonemura: drums
Rick Helzer: piano (2, 4, 7, 10)
Frank Martin: piano (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
David Dunaway: bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Mary Fettig: flute (5)

Recording

Produced by Paul Yonemura

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 Recorded at Kenneth Nash Studios, Oakland, CA
Engineer: Michael Hirsch

Tracks 2, 4, 7, 10 Recorded at Maximus Studios, Fresno, CA
Engineer: Nye Morton

Mixed by Michael Hirsch and Nye Morton
Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Phil DeLancey, Engineer

Design by Brian Ho, Berkeley, CA
Photographs by Wenda Pyman, San Francisco, CA