tracks 5, 10 acoustic guitar, voice [voices] Hale Birgul tracks 1, 2 baritone saxophone Lauren Sevian tracks 2, 7, 10, 11 bass Stephan Crump tracks 5 cello Katherine Bent conductor, percussion Atilla Engin tracks 1, 2 drums Aaron Comess tracks 6 drums Mino Gori tracks 9 flute [afr. bamboo flute] John Kruth tracks 1, 2, 10, 11 guitar Ray Ippolito tracks 4 ney Ercan Irmak tracks 10 percussion Frank Colon tracks 1, 7, 9 to 11 percussion Gilad tracks 7, 10, 11 piano Adam Klipple tracks 1, 3, 4 piano Rave Tesar tracks 1 to 4, 7, 10, 11 soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Dan Jordan tracks 1, 2 tenor saxophone Dan Willis tracks 1, 2 trombone Andrew Lippman tracks 1 to 3, 8 vocals Aygen Bilge Recorded At Water Studios, New York Recorded At Nightingale Jazz Club The Istanbul Orchestra formed and conducted by Atilla Engin. The great concert promoter Serdar Ilhan helped jump-start this wonderful project. Financial and cultural guru Erden Arkan was behind of all support I've got. The Istanbul Orchestra tunes are recorded at Water Studios, New York. Turqouise tunes are recorded live at Nightingales in NYC.