Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
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The Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band was a 16 piece jazz big band created by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and tenor saxophone / flutist Lew Tabackin in Los Angeles in 1973. In 1982 the principles moved from Los Angeles to New York city and re-formed the group with new members under the name, The Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. Akiyoshi arranged all of the music for the band and composed nearly all of the music recorded by the group over a 30 year period. Tabackin served as the band's featured soloist on tenor saxophone and flute. The group recorded 22 albums, toured in North America, Japan and Europe and, after the move to New York, had regular performances at the jazz club "Birdland" before disbanding in 2003. The band's recordings received several Grammy nominations and regularly scored high in Down Beat magazine's critic's and reader's polls.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Honors and awards
Down Beat magazine Critic's Poll winner:[1]
- Jazz Album of the Year: 1978 (Insights)
- Big Band: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
- Arranger: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1995, 1996 (Akiyoshi)
- Composer: 1981, 1982 (Akiyoshi)
- Flute: 1980, 1981 (Tabackin)
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band: 1976 (Long Yellow Road), 1977 (Road Time), 1978 (Insights), 1979 (Kogun), 1980 (Farewell), 1981 (Tanuki's Night Out), 1984 (Ten Gallon Shuffle), 1985 (March of the Tadpoles), 1992 (Carnegie Hall Concert), 1994 (Desert Lady / Fantasy).
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: 1981 (for "A Bit Byas'd"), 1983 (for "Remembering Bud"), 1985 (for "March of the Tadpoles"), 1994 (for "Bebop").
Stereo Review magazine (US):[3]
- Jazz Album of the Year: 1976 (Long Yellow Road)
Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) awards:[4]
- Gold Disk: 1976 (Insights), Silver Disk: 1974 (Kogun), 1979 (Salted Gingko Nuts), 1996 (Four Seasons of Morita Village)
[edit] References / External links
- ^ Down Beat magazine Critic's Poll archives. (link) Accessed 2006 November 10.
- ^ "The Envelope" awards database, Los Angeles Times (link). Accessed 2006 November 29.
- ^ NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships: Toshiko Akiyoshi (link) Accessed 2007 November 11
- ^ Swing Journal Jazz Disk Awards archive at JazzCD.jp (Japanese link) Accessed 2007 January 3.
- All Music Guide
- Down Beat magazine
- A short (~90 sec.) performance video clip (posted by the copyright holder, VIEW Video).
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