The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi

 

The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Compilation album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Genre	Jazz
Label	u-can club

The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese boxed set compilation album of previously released tracks from Toshiko Akiyoshi recordings on the BMG (~1963 through 1999) and Nippon Crown (~1980 through 2005) Record labels.

Track listing

Disk 1: Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (BMG)

1. "Elegy"
2. "Memory"
3. "Kogun"
4. "Long Yellow Road"
5. "The First Night"
6. "Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)"
7. "Sumie"
8. "Deracinated Flower"

Disk 2: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band (BMG)

1. "Strive for Jive"
2. "A-10-205932"
3. "Hangin' Loose"
4. "March of the Tadpoles"
5. "Warning: Success May Be Hazardous to Your Health"
6. "Road Time Shuffle"
7. "Minamata" (suite part 1: "Peaceful Village", part 2: "Prosperity & Consequence", part 3: "Epilogue")

Disk 3: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band & Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (BMG)

1. "Elusive Dream"
2. "Salted Gingko Nuts"
3. "Son of Road Time"
4. "After Mr. Teng"
5. "Farewell (To Mingus)"
6. "Yet Another Tear"
7. "Remembering Bud"
8. "Ten Gallon Shuffle"

Disk 4: Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra (BMG)

1. "Repose" (part 1 of the Four Seasons of Morita Village suite)
2. "Pollination" (part 2 of the Four Seasons of Morita Village suite)
3. "Norito" (part 3 of the Four Seasons of Morita Village suite)
4. "Harvest Shuffle" (part 4 of the Four Seasons of Morita Village suite)
5. "Celebration of Duke's Birth" (part 1 of the Tribute to Duke Ellington suite)
6. "Eulogy" (part 2 of the Tribute to Duke Ellington suite)
7. "Duke for the Ages" (part 3 of the Tribute to Duke Ellington suite)

Disk 5: Toshiko Akiyoshi (all tracks from the BMG (Victor) recording Solo Piano)

1. "The Village"
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
3. "Plaisir D'amour"
4. "Maple Leaf Rag"
5. "It Was a Very Good Year"
6. "Sweet and Lovely"
7. "Old Devil Moon"
8. "Sophisticated Lady"

Disk 6: Toshiko Akiyoshi & Charlie Mariano (all tracks from the BMG (Victor) recording East & West)

1. "Haru-No-Umi"
2. "Stone Garden of Ryoan Temple"
3. "Tonight"
4. "Something's Coming"
5. "America"
6. "Maria"
7. "Cool"

Disk 7: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Studio J"
2. "52nd St. Theme"
3. "Five Spot After Dark"
4. "Un Poco Loco"
5. "Uptown Stroll"
6. "Darn That Dream"
7. "Just One of Those Things"
8. "Jammin' at Carnegie"
9. "Tempus Fugit"
10. "Dance of the Infidels"

Disk 8: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Deep River"
2. "Dream"
3. "Pollination"
4. "Interlude"
5. "Celia"
6. "Star Eyes"
7. "I Got It Bad That Ain't So Good"
8. "I'll Keep Loving You"
9. "Time Stream"
10. "Prayer"

Disk 9: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Hope"
2. "Farewell to Mingus"
3. "Repose"
4. "Deracinated Flower"
5. "Long Yellow Road"
6. "The First Night"
7. "My Elegy"
8. "Memory"
9. "Kogun"
10. "Elusive Dream"

Disk 10: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Cleopatra's Dream"
2. "Sophisticated Lady"
3. "Con Alma"
4. "Don't Be Afraid of the Clown, the Clown's Afraid Too"
5. "Dig"
6. "Round About Midnight"
7. "Once I Loved"
8. "Lament"
9. "Central Park West"
10. "Blue Bossa"

Disk 11: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Autumn Sea"
2. "Kyoto Paradox"
3. "Tsurusaki Odori"
4. "Grooving in Yokohama"
5. "Parisian Thouroughfare"
6. "Autumn Leaves"
7. "Aria on G String"
8. "New York State of Mind"
9. "Morning of the Carnival"
10. "Travelin'"

Disk 12: Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nippon Crown)

1. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
2. "When You Wish Upon a Star"
3. "Get Out and Get Under the Moon"
4. "Tico Tico"
5. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
6. "One Note Samba"
7. "Summer Time"
8. "La Mucura"
9. "Amapola"
10. "Winter Wonderland"

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi - piano
• others

References / External links

u-can club, Japan

Toshiko Akiyoshi discography
Solo & small combo albums
Toshiko's Piano / Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi • Toshiko at Mocambo • The Toshiko Trio • Her Trio, Her Quartet • Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport • The Many Sides of Toshiko • United Notions • The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet • Long Yellow Road (Trio) / Toshiko Akiyoshi Recital • Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals • Live at Birdland • Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) • East & West • The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos / With Steve Kuhn, Together • Miwaku No Jazz (Fascinating Jazz) • Toshiko Mariano and her Big Band / Toshiko & Modern Jazz • Lullabies for You • At Top of the Gate • In Japan / Long Yellow Road (Quartet) • Jazz, The Personal Dimension • Meditation • Sumie / The Personal Aspect In Jazz • Solo Piano • Dedications • Dedications II • Just Be Bop • Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn / A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn / Dedications III • Finesse • Notorious Tourist from the East / Toshiko Plays Toshiko • Tuttie Flutie • Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio • Time Stream • Interlude • Four Seasons • Remembering Bud: Cleopatra's Dream • Chic Lady • Dig • At Maybeck • Night and Dream • Yes, I Have No 4 Beat Today • Time Stream: Toshiko Plays Toshiko • Live at Blue Note Tokyo '97 • Sketches of Japan • Solo Live at the Kennedy Center • New York Sketch Book • Hope • 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan • ...
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band & Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra albums
Kogun • Long Yellow Road • Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) • Road Time • Insights • March of the Tadpoles • Live at Newport '77 • Live at Newport II • Salted Gingko Nuts • Sumi-e • Farewell • From Toshiko with Love / Tanuki's Night Out • European Memoirs • Ten Gallon Shuffle • Wishing Peace • Carnegie Hall Concert • Desert Lady - Fantasy • Four Seasons of Morita Village • Monopoly Game • Tribute to Duke Ellington • Hiroshima - Rising from the Abyss • Last Live in Blue Note Tokyo
Compilation albums
1961 • Shibuya Jazz Classics • Best Gold ‘89~’96 • Best Silver ‘89~’96 • The World of Toshiko Akiyoshi • NOVUS Series ‘70: The Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band • Eternal Best / Best 8 • The Best of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra video recordings
My Elegy • Strive For Jive

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