Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)
Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) is the third recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It is also sometimes referred to by the title HANA KAI TAN (花魁譚) in rōmaji listings of the Japanese album title.
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | Sunset - Highland Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California, December 1-December 3, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:03 | |||
| Label | Victor (Japan), RCA Victor (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Hiroshi Isaka | |||
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 RCA Victor (U.S.) LP cover | ||||
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| Allmusic link | favorable |
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Track listing
- All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi:
LP side A
- "Road Time Shuffle" – 6:28
- "Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan)" – 9:12
- "Strive for Jive" – 7:50
LP side B
- "I Ain't Gonna Ask No More" – 6:10
- "Interlude" – 4:16
- "Village" – 11:07
Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
- Dick Spencer – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- Gary Foster – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet, alto clarinet
- Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
- Bobby Shew – trumpet
- Steven Huffsteter – trumpet
- Mike Price – trumpet
- Richard Cooper – trumpet
- Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (except on "Strive for Jive" and "Village")
- Charlie Loper – trombone
- Britt Woodman – trombone
- Phil Teele – bass trombone
- Don Baldwin – bass
- Peter Donald – drums
Guest Artist
- King Errisson – congas (on "Village")
References / external links
- RCA Victor Records RVC RVP-6004
- U.S. album cover illustrator: Stanislaw Fernandes ©1976
- Tales of a Courtesan... at Allmusic.com
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