Toshiko Akiyoshi - The Toshiko Trio (rel.1994)

Front Cover	Album Info
	Artist/Composer Toshiko Akiyoshi Title The Toshiko Trio Length 34:51 Discs: 1 Tracks: 9 Format HQ 192+ kbps Packaging Jewel Case Label Tokuma Cat. Number N/A Style Hard Bop; Progressive Jazz Rating

Musicians

Toshiko Akiyoshi piano Paul Chambers bass Ed Thigpen drums

Track list

01 Between Me And Myself 05:17 02 It Could Happen To You 04:02 03 Kyo-Shu 03:42 04 Homework 03:40 05 Manhatten Address 02:45 06 Sunday Afternoon 04:19 07 Blues For Toshiko 05:16 08 Soshu No Oru 01:44 09 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 04:06

Notes

AMG Review by Ken Dryden (4): Discovered by Oscar Peterson during a Jazz at the Philharmonic tour of Japan, Toshiko Akiyoshi's first recording in the U.S. didn't take place until 1954, though she recorded in Japan for Norman Granz's Norgran label prior to this trio session. Joined by drummer Ed Thigpen, and the young bassist Paul Chambers, the 24-year-old pianist is already an impressive player. This date for George Wein's Storyville label focuses mostly on her originals, which include the dreamy ballad "Kyo-Shu (Nostalgia)," and the intricate bop vehicle "Homework." The two standards include a Bud Powell-influenced arrangement of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise," and a superb, lush "It Could Happen to You." Long out of print, this highly recommended LP was reissued on vinyl by both Black Lion in Europe and Trio in Japan during the 1970s, but it evidently has not yet appeared on CD.