United Notions
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United Notions | ||
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi | ||
Recorded | New York City, 1958 June 13 | |
Genre | Jazz | |
Length | 39:22 | |
Label | Metrojazz | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology | ||
The Many Sides of Toshiko (1957) |
United Notions (1958) |
The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (1960) |
The jazz album United Notions with Toshiko and her International Jazz Sextet was recorded in New York in 1958 and released on the Metrojazz label. The recording features pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with Nat Adderly or Doc Severinsen on cornet/trumpet, Bobby Jaspar playing tenor and baritone saxophone and flute, Rolf Kühn on alto saxophone and clarinet, René Thomas on guitar, Bert Dale on drums and John Drew on bass.
[edit] Track listing
- "Broadway" – 6:48 (Bird, McRae, Woode)
- "Sukiyaki" – 6:30 (Jaspar)
- "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" – 6:50 (Pettiford)
- "United Notions" – 6:19 (Akiyoshi)
- "Civilized Folk" – 4:15 (Freedman)
- "Strike up the Band" – 4:24 (Gershwin)
- "Jane" – 4:16 (Freedman)
[edit] Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Nat Adderley – cornet (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
- Doc Severinsen – trumpet (Tracks 4, 6, 7)
- Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone
- Rolf Kühn – alto saxophone, clarinet
- René Thomas – guitar
- Bert Dale (Nils-Bertil Dahlander) – drums
- John Drew – bass
[edit] References / External Links
All Music Guide
René Thomas Discography
Metrojazz E-1001, Metrojazz (US) SE1001, Metrojazz (J) MM2087, Metrojazz (J) KI7809, Metrojazz (J) POJJ1570