Released 1974 Release date 1974 | Length 41:23 Label RCA Records | |
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Recorded Sage & Sand Studio Hollywood, California, 1974 April 3~4 Kogun(1974) Long Yellow Road(1975) Similar Long Yellow Road, Road Time - Toshiko Akiyoshi, Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan), March of the Tadpoles, Farewell |
Kogun is the first album recorded by the Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It was released in Japan by Victor in 1974 and received the Swing Journal Silver Disk prize for that year. It was later released by RCA in the USA and elsewhere and received a 1979 Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band.
Contents
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 AkiyoshiLP side A
- "Elegy" – 9:13
- "Memory" – 10:24
LP side B
- "Kogun" – 6:49
- "American Ballad" – 5:49
- "Henpecked Old Man" – 9:08
Personnel
Other
Songs
1Elegy9:12
2Memory10:21
3Kogun6:48
References
Kogun Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA