8435723702344

Toshiko's Piano

Toshiko Akiyoshi

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Format: LP

Cat No: JWR4652LP

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Release Date:  06 November 2026

Label:  Jazz Wax

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8435723702344

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    The complete LP + 4 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl, includes the complete 1957 Newport festival performance.

    Toshiko's Piano was the debut album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, one of Japan's greatest jazz pianists. Originally released as a 10-inch LP and produced by the legendary Norman Granz, it was recorded in Tokyo in 1953 and features Akiyoshi alongside jazz greats Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), and J. C. Heard (drums), who were known at the time for their work as pianist Oscar Peterson's rhythm section for Granz's legendary Jazz a the Philharmonic concerts.

    As a bonus, this special edition includes Akiyoshi's complete 1957 trio performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, which takes up the whole of side B.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. What Is This Thing Called Love?
      • 2. Gone With The Wind
      • 3. I Want To Be Happy
      • 4. Toshiko's Blues
      • 5. Shadrack
      • 6. Solidado
      • 7. Squatty Roo
      • 8. Laura

      Side 2

      • 1. Between Me And Myself
      • 2. Blues For Toshiko
      • 3. I'll Remember April
      • 4. Lover