Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band album)

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Long Yellow Road
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Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Released 1975
Recorded Sage & Sand Studio Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length 42:30
Label Victor (Japan), RCA (U.S.)
Producer Hiroshi Isaka
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band chronology
Kogun
(1974)Kogun1974		 Long Yellow Road
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(1976)Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)1976
Alternative cover
RCA (U.S.) LP cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 5/5 stars[1]

Long Yellow Road is the second recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was nominated for a 1976 Grammy award in the category, "Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band" and was named "Jazz album of the year" by Stereo Review magazine.[citation needed]

All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.

Long Yellow Road is also the title of two other Akiyoshi recordings by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).

Track listing

All arrangements by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except "Yet Another Tear" (Tabackin).

LP side A

  1. "Long Yellow Road" – 6:30
  2. "The First Night" – 4:58
  3. "Opus No. Zero" – 10:10

LP side B

  1. "Quadrille, Anyone?" – 6:25
  2. "Children in the Temple Ground" – 5:32
  3. "Since Perry" / "Yet Another Tear" – 8:55

Personnel

  • Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
  • Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
  • Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
  • 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")
  • Bill Perkins – Baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
  • Bobby Shew – trumpet
  • John Madrid – trumpet (on "Long Yellow Road")
  • Stu Blumberg – trumpet (on "The First Night", Opus No. Zero" and "Children in the Temple Ground")
  • Lynn Nicholson – trumpet (on "Quadrille Anyone?" and "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear")
  • Don Rader – trumpet
  • Mike Price – trumpet
  • Charlie Loper – trombone
  • Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Long Yellow Road")
  • Bruce Paulson – trombone (except on "Long Yellow Road")
  • Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Phil Teele – bass trombone
  • 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")

Guest

  • Tokuko Kaga – vocal (on "Children in the Temple Ground")

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