1961 - Toshiko Akiyoshi
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1961 – Toshiko Akiyoshi is a compilation (effectively a re-release) of previous Toshiko Akiyoshi
recordings from 1961. All 5 tracks from the Asahi Sonorama
releases, Long Yellow Road
(also released as Tosiko Akiyosi Recital
) as well as all 6 tracks from the King Records release Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals
are contained on this album. All of these tracks, along with those of many other artists, are also included on the 12 CD box set, A History of King Jazz Recordings.
Tracks 6~11:
Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
recordings from 1961. All 5 tracks from the Asahi Sonorama
Asahi Sonorama
is a Japanese book, magazine, and manga publisher and a division of Asahi Shimbun Publications, which is a subsidiary of the publisher of the Asahi Shimbun. "Sonorama" is a coined word combining sonus, the Latin word for "sound", and horama, the Greek word for "sight"...
releases, Long Yellow Road
Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio)
Long Yellow Road and the nearly identical release, Tosiko Akiyosi Recital [sic] is a jazz trio recording made by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in Tokyo in February 1961.-Release history:...
(also released as Tosiko Akiyosi Recital
Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio)
Long Yellow Road and the nearly identical release, Tosiko Akiyosi Recital [sic] is a jazz trio recording made by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in Tokyo in February 1961.-Release history:...
) as well as all 6 tracks from the King Records release Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals
Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals
The jazz album Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals was recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in Tokyo in March 1961 and released by King Records in Japan...
are contained on this album. All of these tracks, along with those of many other artists, are also included on the 12 CD box set, A History of King Jazz Recordings.
Track listing
- "Long Yellow Road" (AkiyoshiToshiko Akiyoshiis a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
) – 5:39 - "Hakone Twilight" (Akiyoshi) – 5:35
- "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional) – 5:49
- "Solveig's Song" (GriegEdvard GriegEdvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
) – 5:53 - "Deep River" (traditional) – 5:12
- "So WhatSo What (composition)"So What" is the first track on the 1959 Miles Davis album Kind of Blue.-History:"So What" is one of the best known examples of modal jazz, set in the Dorian mode and consisting of 16 bars of D Dorian, followed by eight bars of E Dorian and another eight of D Dorian...
" (DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
) – 10:48 - "The Night Has a Thousand EyesThe Night Has a Thousand Eyes (jazz standard)"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song composed by Jerry Brainin, with lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song was written for the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes....
" (Brainin) – 5:00 - "Donna LeeDonna Lee"Donna Lee" is a bebop jazz standard composed by Miles Davis. It was written in A flat and is based on the chord changes of the traditional jazz standard " Indiana". One unusual feature of the tune is that it begins with a half-bar rest...
" (ParkerCharlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
) – 5:50 - "Quebec" (MarianoCharlie MarianoCarmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....
) – 6:19 - "Old Pals" (Akiyoshi) – 5:02
- "Watasu No Biethovin" (Akiyoshi) – 7:08
Personnel
Tracks 1~5:- Toshiko AkiyoshiToshiko Akiyoshiis a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
– piano - Eddie MarshallEddie MarshallEdwin "Eddie" Marshall was an American jazz drummer.-Biography:Marshall was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played in his father's swing group and in R&B bands while in high school. He moved to New York City in 1956, developing his percussion style under the influence of Max Roach and Art...
– drums - Gene ChericoGene ChericoEugene Valentino "Gene" Cherico was an American jazz double-bassist....
– bass
Tracks 6~11:
- Toshiko AkiyoshiToshiko Akiyoshiis a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer/arranger and bandleader. Among a very few successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz, she is also recognized as a major figure in jazz composition. She has received 14 Grammy nominations, and she was the first woman to win the Best...
– piano - Sadao WatanabeSadao Watanabe (musician)is an influential Japanese jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute. He is known for his Bossa Nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. Sadao first began learning music at the age...
– alto saxophone - Akira Miyazawa – tenor saxophone
- Masanaga Harada – bass (tracks 6, 7, 10, 11)
- Hachiro Kurita – bass (tracks 8, 9)
- Masahiko Togashi – drums (tracks 6, 7)
- Hideo ShirakiHideo ShirakiHideo Shiraki was a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Famed earlier on for hard bop, he later explored world jazz.- Biography :...
– drums (tracks 8, 9) - Takeshi Inomata – drums (tracks 10, 11)