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.

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