Released October 23, 1996 | Length 58:27 Release date 23 October 1996 Label novus J | |
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Recorded Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY, July 2, 1996 Similar Monopoly Game, Hiroshima – Rising from the, 50th Anniversary Concert i, Desert Lady / Fantasy, Ten Gallon Shuffle | ||
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. 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.
Contents
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
Other
Songs
1Dance of the GremlinsToshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra7:48
2ReposeToshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra7:21
3PollinationToshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra12:16