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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, 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 two groups over a 30-year period. Tabackin served as the bands' featured soloist on tenor saxophone and flute. The two groups recorded 23 albums, toured in North America, Asia and Europe and, after the move to New York, had regular performances at the jazz club Birdland before disbanding in 2003. The bands' recordings received several Grammy nominations and regularly scored high in ''Down Beat'' magazine's critics' and readers' polls. Discography Awards and honors ''Down Beat'' magazine Critics' Poll winner: * Jazz Album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
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Long Yellow Road, Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
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NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the self-proclaimed highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians. The award is usually given late in a performer's career after they have long established themselves. NEA Jazz Masters List adapted from the National Endowment for the Arts website. *1982: Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Sun Ra *1983: Count Basie, Kenny Clarke, Sonny Rollins *1984: Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Max Roach *1985: Gil Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Jo Jones *1986: Benny Carter, Dexter Gordon, Teddy Wilson *1987: Cleo Patra Brown, Melba Liston, Jay McShann *1988: Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Billy Taylor *1989: Barry Harris, Hank Jones, Sarah Vaughan *1990: George Russell, Cecil Taylor, Gerald Wilson *1991: Danny Barker, Buck Clayton, Andy Kirk, Clark Terry *1992: Betty Carter, Dorothy Donegan, Harry "Sweets" E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Seasons Of Morita Village
''Four Seasons of Morita Village'' is the fifth album recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. It was released in 1996 and won the Swing Journal Silver Disk Award for that year.jazzcd.jp: 1996 Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) award winnerslink to Japanese language site The central "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite" was commissioned by Morita Village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This recording is not to be confused with the 1990 (Nippon Crown) Toshiko Akiyoshi ''Trio'' recording, '' Four Seasons''. Track listing All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: #"Dance of the Gremlins" – 7:48 # "Repose" – 7:21 # "Pollination" – 12:16 # "Norito" – 6:40 # "Harvest Shuffle" – 7:59 #"Retro Zone" – 10:39 #"China Remembered" – 5:44 "Repose", "Pollination", "Norito" and "Harvest Shuffle" make up the four part "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite" Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salted Gingko Nuts
, also known by its Japanese title ''SHIO GIN NAN'' ( = salted ginkgo nuts), is the sixth studio album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Released in 1978, the album received the 1979 Silver Disk award from Japan's Swing Journal magazine. Track listing All songs are composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi.RCA Victor Records RVC RVJ-6031 Personnel * Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano * Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone and flute * Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone * Gary Foster – alto saxophone * Dick Spencer – alto saxophone * Bill Byrne – baritone saxophone * Steven Huffsteter – trumpet * Bobby Shew – trumpet * Mike Price – trumpet * Larry Ford – trumpet * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone * Randy Aldcroft – trombone * Rick Culver – trombone * Phil Teele – bass trombone * Mike Richmond – bass * Peter Donald – drums References External links *Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Memoirs
''European Memoirs'' (a.k.a. ''Memoir'' in Japan) is the tenth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. Akiyoshi was nominated for a 1983 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for the arrangement of "Remembering Bud" on this album. This would be the final recording of the Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band before the principals moved to New York City in 1982 and formed a new big band, the " Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin" that released nine more albums and two live performance videos before disbanding in 2003. Track listing :All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A # "Remembering Bud" – 8:55 # "Feast in Milano" – 4:50 # "Relaxing at Zell am See" – 8:14 LP side B # "Two Faces of a Nation" ## Part 1 – 9:22 ## Part 2 – 10:02 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo *John Gross – tenor saxophone, flute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Toshiko With Love
''From Toshiko With Love'' is the twelfth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (ninth studio recording). It was released in Japan by Victor Records and in the U.S. (under the title ''Tanuki's Night Out'') by Jazz America Marketing – not to be confused with the 2002 Lew Tabackin Trio recording of the same name ''(Tanuki's Night Out)''. The album received two Grammy award nominations in 1981 for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and "Best Arrangement of an Instrumental Recording" (for the song "A Bit Byas'd"). Track listing :All songs composed by Lew Tabackin and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A #"A Bit Byas'd" – 7:29 #"Lament for Sonny" – 5:11 #"Let the Tape Roll" (aka "Lew's Theme") – 7:30 LP side B #"Tanuki's Night Out" – 7:40 #"Falling Petal" – 8:36 #"Yet Another Tear" – 2:49 ''note: Side A and Side B designations are reversed on the JAM Records LP release, ''Tanuki's Night Out Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Lady / Fantasy
''Desert Lady / Fantasy'' is the fourth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. Not to be confused with the 1989 Lew Tabackin (Quartet) Concord Records release, ''Desert Lady''. The album received two Grammy award nominations in the "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance" and (for the song, "Bebop") "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" categories. Track listing All arrangements by Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except as noted: # "Harlequin Tears" – 8:15 # "Desert Lady" / "Fantasy" ( Tabackin / Akiyoshi) – 15:39 # "Hangin' Loose" – 9:38 # "Hiroko's Delight" – 8:48 # "Broken Dreams" ( Tabackin) – 8:25 # "Bebop" ( Gillespie) – 6:37 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute (piccolo) *Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute *Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute *Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute *Scott Robinson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnegie Hall Concert (Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra)
''Carnegie Hall Concert'' is the third recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. The album received a 1992 Grammy award nomination in the category "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance." Track listing All arrangements by Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except as noted: #''(spoken introductions of band members)'' – 0:54 # "Children of the Universe" – 16:42 # "I Know Who Loves You" – 8:19 # "After Mr. Teng" – 9:33 # "Your Beauty is a Song of Love" (Wess) – 6:41 # "Kourakan Suite" – 21:00 ## Part 1: "Kourakan" ## Part 2: "Prayer" # "Chasing After Love" – 9:22 # "How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?" – 4:09 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute * Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute *Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, piccolo *Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, *Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, bass clari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March Of The Tadpoles
''March of the Tadpoles'' was the fifth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was released in Japan in 1977 by Baystate. The album received two 1985 Grammy award nominations – for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and for "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles"). All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, '' Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band''. Track listing :All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A #"March of the Tadpoles" – 6:54 #"Mobile" – 5:20 #"Deracinated Flower" – 8:14 LP side B #"Yellow is Mellow" – 8:53 #"Notorious Tourist from the East" – 7:35 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone and flute *Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone *Dick Spencer – alto saxophone * Gary Foster – alto saxophone * Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone *Steven Huffsteter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Gallon Shuffle
''Ten Gallon Shuffle'' is the first recording released by the New York-based Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin (following 13 previous releases by the Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band). The composition ''Ten Gallon Shuffle'' was originally commissioned by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity for the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra. Track listing :All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A # "Ten Gallon Shuffle" – 5:14 # "Fading Beauty" – 7:22 # "Jamming at Carnegie Hall" – 9:51 LP side B # "Blue Dream" – 15:57 # "Happy Hoofer" – 8:35 Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano *Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute *Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet *Frank Wess – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute *Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet *Ed Xiques – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet *Joe Mosello – trumpet *John Eckert – trumpet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Toshiko With Love
''From Toshiko With Love'' is the twelfth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (ninth studio recording). It was released in Japan by Victor Records and in the U.S. (under the title ''Tanuki's Night Out'') by Jazz America Marketing – not to be confused with the 2002 Lew Tabackin Trio recording of the same name ''(Tanuki's Night Out)''. The album received two Grammy award nominations in 1981 for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and "Best Arrangement of an Instrumental Recording" (for the song "A Bit Byas'd"). Track listing :All songs composed by Lew Tabackin and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A #"A Bit Byas'd" – 7:29 #"Lament for Sonny" – 5:11 #"Let the Tape Roll" (aka "Lew's Theme") – 7:30 LP side B #"Tanuki's Night Out" – 7:40 #"Falling Petal" – 8:36 #"Yet Another Tear" – 2:49 ''note: Side A and Side B designations are reversed on the JAM Records LP release, ''Tanuki's Night Out Personnel *Toshiko Akiyoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
