The Toshiko–Mariano Quartet

The jazz album The Toshiko–Mariano Quartet featuring Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) on piano and Charlie Mariano on alto saxophone was recorded in 1960 and released on the Candid label.[2] This Candid recording is not to be confused with the similarly titled Toshiko–Mariano Quartet (1963), a recording of mostly Leonard Bernstein songs from the musical West Side Story, released on the Takt (Nippon Columbia) label.

Toshiko – Mariano Quartet
Studio album by
Released1961
Recorded5 December 1960
VenueNew York City
StudioNola Penthouse Sound Studios
GenreJazz
Length41:06
LabelCandid
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
United Notions
(1958)
The Toshiko – Mariano Quartet
(1961)
Long Yellow Road
(1961)
Charlie Mariano chronology
Beauties of 1918
(1957)
The Toshiko – Mariano Quartet
(1961)
Live at Birdland
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Jazzwise[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Time Magazinefavorable[4]

Track listing

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LP side A

  1. "When You Meet Her" (Mariano) – 6:24
  2. "Little T" (Mariano) – 13:14

LP side B

  1. "Toshiko's Elegy" (Akiyoshi) – 8:42
  2. "Deep River" (traditional) – 5:35
  3. "Long Yellow Road" (Akiyoshi) – 7:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Toshiko Mariano Quartet: Toshiko Akiyoshi / Charlie Mariano / Toshiko Mariano / Toshiko Mariano Quartet". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Priestley, Brian (December 2023 – January 2024). "Toshiko Mariano: Toshiko Mariano Quartet". Jazzwise. No. 291. p. 49.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 14
  4. ^ "Jazz Records". Time Magazine. May 12, 1961. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.