Toku Do is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Muse label.[1][2]

Toku Do
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedSeptember 8, 1987
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length47:40
LabelMuse
MR 5350
ProducerDon Sickler
Larry Coryell chronology
Dedicated to Bill Evans and Scott LaFaro
(1987)
Toku Do
(1988)
Air Dancing
(1988)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
DownBeat     [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the exotic title, this is one of three fairly straight-ahead sets that guitarist Larry Coryell recorded for Muse from 1985-89. ... Excellent playing all around".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) – 6:03
  2. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 8:43
  3. "Toku Do" (Buster Williams) – 6:57
  4. "November Mood" (Stanley Cowell) – 6:03
  5. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 8:21
  6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:31
  7. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish) – 5:02

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399 accessed October 11, 2017
  2. ^ Muse Records listing, accessed October 11, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Larry Coryell: Toku Do – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Cordle, Owen (July 1988). "Larry Coryell" (PDF). DownBeat. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.