Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals
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The jazz
album
Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (Japanese Title: ) was recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
in Tokyo in March 1961 and released by King Records in Japan. All tracks from this album as well as 1961's Long Yellow Road (Trio)
were later combined on a single album released by King Jazz as 1961 - Toshiko Akiyoshi
, a History of King Jazz Recordings.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (Japanese Title: ) was recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi
is 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...
in Tokyo in March 1961 and released by King Records in Japan. All tracks from this album as well as 1961's Long Yellow Road (Trio)
Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio)
Long Yellow Road and the nearly identical release, Tosiko Akiyosi Recital [sic] is a jazz trio recording made by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in Tokyo in February 1961.-Release history:...
were later combined on a single album released by King Jazz as 1961 - Toshiko Akiyoshi
1961 - Toshiko Akiyoshi
1961 – Toshiko Akiyoshi is a compilation of previous Toshiko Akiyoshi recordings from 1961. All 5 tracks from the Asahi Sonorama releases, Long Yellow Road as well as all 6 tracks from the King Records release Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals are contained on this album...
, a History of King Jazz Recordings.
Track listing
- "So WhatSo What (composition)"So What" is the first track on the 1959 Miles Davis album Kind of Blue.-History:"So What" is one of the best known examples of modal jazz, set in the Dorian mode and consisting of 16 bars of D Dorian, followed by eight bars of E Dorian and another eight of D Dorian...
" (DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
) – 10:50 - "The Night Has a Thousand EyesThe Night Has a Thousand Eyes (jazz standard)"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song composed by Jerry Brainin, with lyrics by Buddy Bernier. The song was written for the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes....
" (Brainin) – 5:00 - "Donna LeeDonna Lee"Donna Lee" is a bebop jazz standard composed by Miles Davis. It was written in A flat and is based on the chord changes of the traditional jazz standard " Indiana". One unusual feature of the tune is that it begins with a half-bar rest...
" (ParkerCharlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....
) – 5:50 - "Quebec" (MarianoCharlie MarianoCarmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....
) – 6:17 - "Old Pals" (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...
) – 5:01 - "Watasu No Biethovin" (Akiyoshi) – 7:10
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 - Sadao WatanabeSadao Watanabe (musician)is an influential Japanese jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute. He is known for his Bossa Nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. Sadao first began learning music at the age...
– alto saxophone - Akira Miyazawa – tenor saxophone
- Masanaga Harada – bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6)
- Hachiro Kurita – bass (tracks 3, 4)
- Masahiko Togashi – drums (tracks 1, 2)
- Hideo ShirakiHideo ShirakiHideo Shiraki was a Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, best known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. Famed earlier on for hard bop, he later explored world jazz.- Biography :...
– drums (tracks 3, 4) - Takeshi Inomata – drums (tracks 5, 6)