Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1983 album)
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Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio is a jazz trio album
recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
in 1983. It was released on the Toshiba / EMI East World record label. This recording is not to be confused with the 1956 Storyville recording The Toshiko Trio
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
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...
in 1983. It was released on the Toshiba / EMI East World record label. This recording is not to be confused with the 1956 Storyville recording The Toshiko Trio
The Toshiko Trio
The Toshiko Trio is a jazz record album recorded in 1956 in New York City and released on the Storyville record label...
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Track listing
- "Heartache" – 5:25
- "Nancy" – 6:38
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" – 5:50 - "Feast in Milano" – 6:32
- "Come Sunday" – 4:08
- "Hey There" – 8:15
Personnel
- 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...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Gene ChericoGene ChericoEugene Valentino "Gene" Cherico was an American jazz double-bassist....
– bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Joey BaronJoey BaronJoey Baron is an American avant-garde jazz drummer probably best known for his work with Bill Frisell, Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn, and John Zorn...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....