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Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July of 1964 and released in the US on the Vee-Jay Records label. It was also released on the Nippon Columbia label in Japan under the title, Toshiko and Modern Jazz. In addition to the 4 big band arrangements featuring a full 16 piece jazz orchestra, there are also three smaller combo tracks on this album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional. Arrangement: Akiyoshi) – 5:10
- "Lament" (Johnson) – 4:42
- "The Shout" (Mariano) – 5:45
- "Israel" (Carisi. Arrangement: Mariano) – 4:03
- "Land of Peace" (Feather) – 4:18
- "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 4:53
- "Santa Barbara" (Mariano) – 5:19
- (Track order of the Vee Jay release shown. Track order on the Nippon Columbia release = 3, 2, 1, 7, 5, 6, 4)
[edit] Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
- Akira Miyazawa – tenor saxophone (all tracks except 2, "Lament")
- Hidehiko ('Sleepy') Matsumoto – tenor saxophone (all tracks except 2, "Lament")
- Hiroshi Okazaki – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Shigeo Suzuki – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Tadayuki Harada – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Hisao Mori – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Shigeru Takemura – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Tetsuo Fushimini – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Terumasa Hino – trumpet (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Hiroshi Suzuki – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7)
- Mitsuhiko Matsumoto – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Teruhiko Kataoka – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
- Takeshi Aoki – trombone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7)
[edit] References / External links
- All Music Guide
- Nippon Columbia PS-1126, Columbia SW-7057
- Vee Jay VJR-2505, Vee Jay VJ-023
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