Released 1975 Producer Hiroshi Isaka Label RCA Records | Length 42:30 Release date 1975 | |
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Recorded Sage & Sand Studio Hollywood, California Long Yellow Road(1975) Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)(1976) Similar Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band albums, Jazz albums |
Long Yellow Road is the second recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was nominated for a 1976 Grammy award in the category, "Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band" and was named "Jazz album of the year" by Stereo Review magazine.
Contents
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Long Yellow Road is also the title of two other Akiyoshi recordings by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).
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Track listing
All arrangements by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except "Yet Another Tear" (Tabackin).LP side A
- "Long Yellow Road" – 6:30
- "The First Night" – 4:58
- "Opus No. Zero" – 10:10
LP side B
- "Quadrille, Anyone?" – 6:25
- "Children in the Temple Ground" – 5:32
- "Since Perry" / "Yet Another Tear" – 8:55
Personnel
Guest
Songs
1Long Yellow Road6:26
2The First Night4:52
3Opus No Zero10:07
References
Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA