Sparrow's Tongue

Patrick Shiroishi is a multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. His previous solo saxophone release was Tulean Dispatch, a series of improvised meditations on the experiences of his paternal grandparents, Patrick and Dorothy Shiroishi, in a wartime internment camp. Sparrow's Tongue is similarly centred on family and culture. “All of the saxophone parts were recorded live with additional field recordings as well as my mother (Uzuko Shiroishi) reciting some of my grandfather Seiji Inoue's tankas.