Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band

Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July 1964 and released in the US on the Vee-Jay Records label. It was also released on the Nippon Columbia label in Japan under the title, Toshiko and Modern Jazz. In addition to the 4 big band arrangements featuring a full 16 piece jazz orchestra, there are also three smaller combo tracks on this album.

Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi
Released	1964
Recorded	16 July 1964
Venue	Tokyo
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:10
Label	Vee Jay / Nippon Columbia
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Miwaku No Jazz (1963) Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band (1964) Lullabies for You (1965)
Alternative cover / title
Nippon Columbia release

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Track listing

LP side A

1. "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional. Arrangement: Akiyoshi) – 5:10
2. "Lament" (Johnson) – 4:42
3. "The Shout" (Mariano) – 5:45

LP side B

1. "Israel" (Carisi. Arrangement: Mariano) – 4:03
2. "Land of Peace" (Feather) – 4:18
3. "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 4:53
4. "Santa Barbara" (Mariano) – 5:19

(Track order of the Vee Jay release shown. Track order on the Nippon Columbia release = A3, A2, A1, B4, B2, B3, B1)

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums
• Akira Miyazawa (宮沢昭) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
• Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto (松本英彦) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
• Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎広志) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Shigeo Suzuki (鈴木重男) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Tadayuki Harada (原田忠幸) – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Hisao Mori (森寿男) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Shigeru Takemura (竹村茂) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Tetsuo Fushimini (伏見哲夫) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Terumasa Hino (日野皓正) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木弘) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B2, B4)
• Mitsuhiko Matsumoto (松本文彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Teruhiko Kataoka (片岡輝彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
• Takeshi Aoki (青木武) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)

References

• Allmusic
• Nippon Columbia PS-1126, COCB-53621, Columbia SW-7057
• Vee Jay VJR-2505, Vee Jay VJ-023