Long Yellow Road is the second album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It was named Best Jazz Album of the year by Stereo Review magazine.[3] In 1976, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band.
| Long Yellow Road | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | April 4, 1974 – March 4, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Sage & Sound Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Victor (Japan), RCA Victor (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Isaka | |||
| Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 RCA Victor (U.S.) LP cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
"Long Yellow Road" is the title of two other albums by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).
Track listing edit
All music is composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long Yellow Road" | 6:30 |
| 2. | "The First Night"" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Opus No. Zero" | 10:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Quadrille, Anyone" | 6:25 |
| 5. | "Children in the Temple Ground" | 5:32 |
| 6. | "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear" (Lew Tabackin) | 8:55 |
Personnel edit
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Stu Blumberg – trumpet (on "The First Night", Opus No. Zero" and "Children in the Temple Ground")
- John Madrid – trumpet (on "Long Yellow Road")
- Lynn Nicholson – trumpet (on "Quadrille Anyone?" and "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear")
- Mike Price – trumpet
- Don Rader – trumpet
- Bobby Shew – trumpet
- Charlie Loper – trombone
- Bruce Paulson – trombone (except on "Long Yellow Road")
- Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Long Yellow Road")
- Phil Teele – bass trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- 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")
- Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
- Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
- 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")
- Tokuko Kaga – vocal (on "Children in the Temple Ground")
References edit
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Long Yellow Road". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 7. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Toshiko Akiyoshi". NEA. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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