Strive For Jive

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Strive For Jive
Live album by Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
Released	1993
Recorded	Chicago, 1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:00
Label	V.I.E.W. Video
Producer(s)	Arnold Rosenthal (Director), Yale Wexler (Exec. Producer)
Professional reviews
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Strive For Jive is a live video recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin in a jazz club setting.

[edit] Track listing

All songs composed and orchestrated by Toshiko Akiyoshi:

1. "Yellow Is Mellow"
2. "Strive For Jive"
3. "Quadrille, Anyone?"
4. "Autumn Sea"
5. "Warning: Success May Be Hazardous To Your Health"
6. "Strive For Jive" (Reprise)

[edit] Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – Piano
• Lew Tabackin – Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo
• Walt Weiskopf – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
• Frank Wess – Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
• Jim Snidero – Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute
• Ed Xiques – Baritone Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute
• Brian Lynch – Trumpet
• Joe Mosello – Trumpet
• John Eckert – Trumpet
• Chris Pasin – Trumpet
• Dave Panichi – Trombone
• Hart Smith – Trombone
• Bruce Otter – Trombone
• Matt Finders – Bass Trombone
• Dennis Irwin – Bass
• Jeff Hirschfield – Drums

[edit] References / Sources / External links

Cover / Credits, V.I.E.W. Video 1336
All Music Guide
Rotten Tomatoes

Toshiko Akiyoshi Discography
Solo & Small Combo Albums
Toshiko's Piano / Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi | Toshiko At Mocambo | The Toshiko Trio | Her Trio, Her Quartet | Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport | The Many Sides of Toshiko | United Notions | The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet | Long Yellow Road (Trio) | Toshiko Akiyoshi Recital | Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals | Live at Birdland | Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) | East & West | The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos / With Steve Kuhn, Together | Miwaku No Jazz / Fascinating Jazz | Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band / Toshiko & Modern Jazz | Lullabies For You | At Top of the Gate | In Japan / Long Yellow Road (Quartet) | Jazz, The Personal Dimension | Meditation | Sumie / The Personal Aspect In Jazz | Solo Piano | Dedications | Dedications II | Just Be Bop | Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn / Dedications III | Finesse | Notorious Tourist from the East / Toshiko Plays Toshiko | Tuttie Flutie | Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio | Time Stream | Interlude | Four Seasons | Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream | Chic Lady | Dig | At Maybeck | Night and Dream | Yes, I Have No 4 Beat Today | Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko | Live at Blue Note Tokyo '97 | Sketches of Japan | Solo Live at the Kennedy Center | New York Sketch Book | Hope | 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan | ...
Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band & Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Albums
Kogun | Long Yellow Road | Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) | Road Time | Insights | March of the Tadpoles | Live at Newport '77 | Live at Newport II | Salted Gingko Nuts | Sumi-e | Farewell | From Toshiko With Love / Tanuki's Night Out | European Memoirs | Ten Gallon Shuffle | Wishing Peace | Carnegie Hall Concert | Desert Lady / Fantasy | Four Seasons of Morita Village | Monopoly Game | Tribute To Duke Ellington | Hiroshima - Rising From The Abyss | Last Live In Blue Note Tokyo
Compilation Albums
1961 | Shibuya Jazz Classics | Best Gold ‘89~’96 | Best Silver ‘89~’96 | The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi | NOVUS Series ‘70: The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band | Eternal Best / Best 8 | The Best of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Concert Videos
My Elegy | Strive For Jive