''Carnegie Hall Concert'' is the third recording released by the
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
Toshiko is a feminine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
*敏子 "agile/clever, child"
*俊子 "genius, child"
*淑子 "graceful/polite, child"
*寿子 "longevity, child"
*年子 "year/age, child"
*歳子 "age/time, child"
*稔子 "humble, ch ...
featuring Lew Tabackin. The album received a 1992
Grammy award
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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
Wesley Johnson known by his stage name Wess (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009) was an American-born Italian singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 ...
) – 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
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in '' Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...
– piano
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Lew Tabackin
Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s.
Biography
Tabackin started learning flute at age ...
– tenor saxophone, flute
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Frank Wess – alto saxophone, flute
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Jim Snidero
James J. Snidero (born May 29, 1958 in Redwood City, California, United States) is an American jazz saxophonist.
Performance career
Snidero grew up in the Washington DC area (Camp Springs, MD), then attended the U of North Texas and performed in ...
– alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, piccolo
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Walt Weiskopf
Walt Weiskopf (born July 30, 1959 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, author and educator. He has released sixteen albums as a leader, and performed on countless other albums as a sideman. He has ...
– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet,
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Scott Robinson Scott Robinson may refer to:
* Scott Robinson (jazz musician) (born 1959), American jazz musician
* Scott Robinson (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League player
* Scott Robinson (singer) (born 1979), English singer in the boy ban ...
– baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
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Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
*Mike Ponella – trumpet
*John Eckert – trumpet
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Greg Gisbert – trumpet
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Joe Magnarelli – trumpet
*Herb Besson – trombone
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Conrad Herwig – trombone
*Larry Ferrel – trombone
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Matt Finders
Matt Finders (born February 12, 1960) is an American trombonist based in Southern California. A former member of The Tonight Show Band, he has played with various big bands and in major musical productions on Broadway. Though Finders has worked i ...
– bass trombone
*Peter Washington – bass
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Terry Clarke – drums
Guest
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Nnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon (born July 28, 1954) is an American jazz singer, composer, producer, and arranger.
Early life and education
Freelon was born Chinyere Nnenna Pierce to Charles and Frances Pierce in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she was raised. ...
– Vocal (Kourakan Suite Part 2, "Prayer")
References / External Links
*Columbia CK-48805
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Allmusic
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*1992
Grammy nomination, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
LA Times link
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band albums
1992 live albums
Albums recorded at Carnegie Hall
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