Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)
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Tales of a Courtesan is the third recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
. It is also sometimes referred to by the title HANA KAI TAN in rōmaji
listings of the Japanese album title.
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic
3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
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LP
side A
LP side B
Guest Artist
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
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 principals moved from Los Angeles to New York city and re-formed the group with new members under the name,...
. It is also sometimes referred to by the title HANA KAI TAN in rōmaji
Romanization of Japanese
The romanization of Japanese is the application of the Latin alphabet to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is known as , less strictly romaji, literally "Roman letters", sometimes incorrectly transliterated as romanji or rōmanji. There are several different romanization systems...
listings of the Japanese album title.
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic
Mosaic Records
Mosaic Records is an American specialist jazz record label, founded in 1983 by Michael Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie to issue coherent limited edition box sets of jazz recordings by individual musicians, which had fallen out-of-print...
3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band is a 3 CD compilation album released by Mosaic Records in October 2008 and is composed of the first five studio albums recorded by the LA-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band...
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Track listing
- All songs composed and arranged by 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...
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LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
side A
- "Road Time Shuffle" – 6:28
- "Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)" – 9:12
- "Strive for Jive" – 7:50
LP side B
- "I Ain't Gonna Ask No More" – 6:10
- "Interlude" – 4:16
- "Village" – 11:07
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...
– piano - Lew TabackinLew TabackinLew Tabackin is a jazz flautist and a tenor saxophonist. He is married to Toshiko Akiyoshi, who is a jazz pianist and a composer/arranger.-Biography:...
– tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo - Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
- Dick Spencer – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gary Foster – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Bill PerkinsBill Perkins (saxophonist)Bill Perkins was a cool jazz saxophonist and flutist popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a tenor saxophonist. Born in San Francisco, California, Perkins started out performing in the big bands of Woody Herman and Jerry Wald. He also worked for the Stan Kenton orchestra, which...
– baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet - Bobby ShewBobby Shew-Biography:After leaving college in 1960, Shew was drafted into the U.S. Army and played trumpet with the NORAD band in Colorado Springs and on tour. After leaving the Army, Shew joined Tommy Dorsey's band and then played with the Woody Herman and then the Buddy Rich Big Bands in the mid-to-late...
– trumpet - Steven Huffsteter – trumpet
- Mike PriceMike Price (jazz trumpeter)Mike Price is a jazz trumpeter and composer from the Chicago area. In the late 1960s Price toured and recorded with major big bands including those of Stan Kenton and Buddy Rich...
– trumpet - Richard Cooper – trumpet
- Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (except on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")
- Charlie Loper – trombone
- Britt WoodmanBritt WoodmanBritt Woodman was a jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his work with Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus....
– trombone - Phil Teele – bass trombone
- Don Baldwin – bass
- Peter Donald – drums
Guest Artist
- King Errisson – congas (on "Village")