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50th Anniversary Concert in Japan

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Released
  
1 November 2006

Release date
  
1 November 2006

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Toshiko Akiyoshi

Label
  
T-TOC RECORDS

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Recorded
  
Asahi Hall, Yūrakuchō, Tokyo, 6 March 2006

50th Anniversary Concert in Japan(2006)
  
Let Freedom Swing(2008)

Similar
  
Toshiko Akiyoshi albums, Jazz albums

50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (Japanese title, 渡米50周年記念日本公演 = American visit 50th anniversary commemorative Japanese performance) is a live concert album recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and released in Japan on the T-toc Record label. The concert commemorated 50 years since Akiyoshi left Japan to study and play jazz in the USA and the album received several Japanese music awards including a "special award" for Japanese Jazz from Swing Journal magazine.

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Toshiko Akiyoshi except as noted:

  1. "Long Yellow Road"
  2. "Kogun"
  3. "Farewell To Mingus"
  4. "The Village" ~ "Lady Liberty"
  5. "Trinkle Tinkle" (T. Monk)
  6. "Sumie"
  7. "Chasing After Love"

Personnel

  • Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
  • Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Lewis Nash – drums

    • References

    50th Anniversary Concert in Japan Wikipedia
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