Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn
Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn (also released as A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn (JAM) and Dedications III (Alfa)) is a jazz album recorded by two different configurations of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio in 1978. It was released on the Discomate record label (and later by Alfa Records) in Japan and on the JAM Record label in the USA.
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 3, 4, 5 April 1978 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood, CA | |||
| Studio | Sage and Sound Recording Studio | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:26 | |||
| Label | Discomate / JAM | |||
| Producer | Toshiko Akiyoshi | |||
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 Alfa Records (Japan) CD cover | ||||
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Track listing
- All songs composed by Billy Strayhorn except "Day Dream," composed by Strayhorn and Duke Ellington:
LP side A
- "Take the "A" Train" – 4:53
- "Day Dream" – 2:59
- "Rain Check" – 5:28
- "Lotus Blossom" – 3:54
LP side B
- "Charpoy" – 5:22
- "Lush Life" – 3:52
- "Chelsea Bridge (song)" – 4:32
- "Intimacy of the Blues" – 6:26
Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
All tracks except A3, B4:
- Peter Donald – drums
- John Heard – bass
Tracks A3, B4:
- Jeff Hamilton – drums
- Bob Daugherty – bass
References / External links
- Discomate DSP-5011
- JAM Records (USA) JAM 5003
- Alfa Records (Japan) ALCR-163
- Allmusic
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