Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)

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Released 1976 Producer Hiroshi Isaka Release date 1976 Genre Jazz		Length 45:03 Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)(1976) Road Time(1976) Label BMG JAPAN

Recorded Sunset - Highland Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California, December 1-December 3, 1975 Artist Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band Similar Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band albums, Jazz albums

Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) is the third recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It is also sometimes referred to by the title HANA KAI TAN (花魁譚) in rōmaji listings of the Japanese album title.

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 Akiyoshi:

LP side A

"Road Time Shuffle" – 6:28
"Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)" – 9:12
"Strive for Jive" – 7:50

LP side B

"I Ain't Gonna Ask No More" – 6:10
"Interlude" – 4:16
"Village" – 11:07

Personnel

Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano

Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo

Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet

Dick Spencer – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet

Gary Foster – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet

Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet

Bobby Shew – trumpet

Steven Huffsteter – trumpet

Mike Price – trumpet

Richard Cooper – trumpet

Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")

Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (except on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")

Charlie Loper – trombone

Britt Woodman – trombone

Phil Teele – bass trombone

Don Baldwin – bass

Peter Donald – drums

Guest Artist

King Errisson – congas (on "Village")

Songs

1Road Time Shuffle6:11
2Tales Of A Courtesan (Oirantan)9:12
3Strive for Jive7:49

References

Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) Wikipedia

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Track listing

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Songs

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