Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band – March Of The Tadpoles (Japanese Edition)
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Piano – Toshiko Akiyoshi
Bass – Don Baldwin
Bass Trombone – Phil Teele
Drums – Peter Donald
Percussion – Emil Richards (B2)
Tenor Saxophone – Tom Peterson
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Lew Tabackin
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach, Charlie Loper, Rick Culver
Trumpet – Bobby Shew, Mike Price, Richard Cooper, Steven Huffstetter
Composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RVC Corporation (Japan)
Label : Baystate
Original Label : RCA
Recorded January 10 (A1, A2, B2), January 11 (A3, B1), 1977 at RCA Studio "A", Hollywood, California
Engineered by Grover Helsley
Produced by Hiroshi Isaka
Mastered by Stan Ricker
Photography by Hiroshi Isaka
Originally released in 1977
Reissued in 1983
Tracks:
Side A
- March Of The Tadpoles
- Mobile
- Deracinated Flower
Side B
- Yellow Is Mellow
- Notorious Tourist From East
Review :
« Originally released only in Japan, this 1985 LP from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi's own Ascent label has an early set by the big band that she co-led with Lew Tabackin. The 16-piece group (then based in Los Angeles) features such soloists as Tabackin on tenor and flute, altoists Gary Foster and Dick Spencer, trombonist Bill Reichenbach, trumpeter Bobby Shew, Steve Hufsteter, and (during "Notorious Tourist from East") tenorman Tom Peterson. The five Akiyoshi works are highlighted by the swinging "March of the Tadpoles" (which uses the chord changes of "All the Things You Are"), "Yellow Is Mellow" and the exciting title cut. Although none of the Ascent releases have been reissued as of this writing, this album is well worth searching for. » AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Rating:
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 5 / 5