Erik Friedlander is New York's foremost jazz cellist. He has performed with artists as diverse as Joe Lovano, John Zorn and Nadia Solerno-Sonnenberg, and he's a regular on the New York Downtown scene. This is Erik's third CD with his group Topaz featuring Andy Laster, Satoshi Takeishi and Stomu Takeishi. The album contains ten of his most inspired compositions, plus pieces by the Persian songstress Googoosh, as well as Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.