Toku Do

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Toku Do
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedSeptember 8, 1987
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length47:40
LabelMuse
MR 5350
ProducerDon Sickler
Larry Coryell chronology
Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro
(1987)
Toku Do
(1988)
Air Dancing
(1988)

Toku Do is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[1][2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the exotic title, this is one of three fairly straight-ahead sets that guitarist Larry Coryell recorded for Muse from 1985-89. ... Excellent playing all around".[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:03
  2. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 8:43
  3. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 6:57
  4. "November Mood" (Stanley Cowell) – 6:03
  5. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:21
  6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:31
  7. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:02

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed October 11, 2017
  2. ^ Muse Records listing, accessed October 11, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Larry Coryell: Toku Do – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Cordle, Owen (July 1988). "Larry Coryell" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.