Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band album)
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| Long Yellow Road | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | April 4, 1974 – March 4, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Sage & Sound Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Victor (Japan), RCA Victor (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Isaka | |||
| Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band chronology | ||||
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 RCA Victor (U.S.) LP cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Long Yellow Road is the second album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It was named Best Jazz Album of the year by Stereo Review magazine.[3] In 1976, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band.
"Long Yellow Road" is the title of two other albums by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long Yellow Road" | 6:30 |
| 2. | "The First Night"" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Opus No. Zero" | 10:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Quadrille, Anyone" | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Children in the Temple Ground" | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear" (Lew Tabackin) | 8:55 |
Personnel[edit]
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Stu Blumberg – trumpet (on "The First Night", Opus No. Zero" and "Children in the Temple Ground")
- John Madrid – trumpet (on "Long Yellow Road")
- Lynn Nicholson – trumpet (on "Quadrille Anyone?" and "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear")
- Mike Price – trumpet
- Don Rader – trumpet
- Bobby Shew – trumpet
- Charlie Loper – trombone
- Bruce Paulson – trombone (except on "Long Yellow Road")
- Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Long Yellow Road")
- Phil Teele – bass trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Dick Spencer – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gary Foster – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet (except on "Opus No. Zero")
- Joe Roccisano – alto saxophone (on "Opus No. Zero")
- Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
- Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
- Gene Cherico – bass
- Peter Donald – drums (except on "Opus No. Zero" and "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear")
- Chuck Flores – drums (on "Opus No. Zero" and "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear")
- Tokuko Kaga – vocal (on "Children in the Temple Ground")
References[edit]
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Long Yellow Road". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 7. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Toshiko Akiyoshi". NEA. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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