Road Time, Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band
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| Road Time, Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band | |||||
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| Live album by Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band | |||||
| Released | 1976 | ||||
| Recorded | Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo and Sankei Hall and Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Osaka, 1976 January 30 and February 7, 8 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 86:52 | ||||
| Label | Victor (Japan), RCA (U.S.) | ||||
| Producer | Hiroshi Isaka | ||||
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Road Time was the first live concert recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The recording was taken from three concerts in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan in early 1976 and the album received a 1977 Grammy nomination in the "Best Jazz Performance - Big Band" category.
All arrangements by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except as noted:
- "Tuning Up" – 16:48
- "Warning: Success May Be Hazardous To Your Health" – 7:33
- "Henpecked Old Man" – 22:54
- "Soliloquy" – 8:37
- "Kogun" – 10:40
- "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear" (Akiyoshi / Tabackin) – 13:46
- "Road Time Shuffle" – 6:34
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – Piano
- Lew Tabackin – Tenor Saxophone and Flute
- Tom Peterson – Tenor Saxophone
- Dick Spencer – Alto Saxophone
- Gary Foster – Alto Saxophone
- Bill Byrne – Baritone Saxophone
- Steven Huffsteter – Trumpet
- Bobby Shew – Trumpet
- Richard Cooper – Trumpet
- Mike Price – Trumpet
- Bill Reichenbach – Trombone
- Jim Sawyer – Trombone
- Jimmy Knepper – Trombone
- Phil Teele – Bass Trombone
- Don Baldwin – Bass
- Peter Donald – Drums
Guest Artists:
- RCA Victor Records RVC RCA-9115 ~ RCA-9116
- All Music Guide
- 1977 Grammy nomination, Best Jazz Performance - Big Band (LA Times link)