Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport

Infobox Album
Name = Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport
Type = live album
Artist = Toshiko Akiyoshi, Leon Sash


Released = 1957
Recorded = Newport Jazz Festival, 1957 July 5
Genre = Jazz
Length =
Label = Verve Records
Producer =
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:006wtr5tklox link]
Chronology = Toshiko Akiyoshi
Last album = "Toshiko - Her Trio, Her Quartet" (1956)
This album = "Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport" (1957)
Next album = "The Many Sides of Toshiko" (1957)

The live album "Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport" was recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957 and released on the Verve record label. All 4 Toshiko Akiyoshi tracks are also included on some later re-issues of the Norgran (Verve) recording "Toshiko's Piano" / "Amazing Toshiko Akiyoshi".

Track listing

Toshiko Akiyoshi set (Side 'A'):
#"Between Me and Myself" (Akiyoshi)
#"Blues for Toshiko" (Akiyoshi)
#"I'll Remember April" (Raye, DePaul, Johnston)
#"Lover" (Rodgers, Hart)

Leon Sash set (Side 'B'):
#"Sash-Kebob" (Sash, Morgan)
#"Meant for Brent" (Sash, Robinson)
#"Carnegie Horizons" (Shearing)
#"Blue Lou" (Mills, Sampson)

Personnel

Side A:
*Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
*Gene Cherico – bass
*Jake Hanna – drumsSide B:
*Leon Sash – accordion
*Ted Robinson – tenor saxophone, clarinet
*Lee Morgan – bass
*Roger Price – drums

References / External links

*Verve Records MGV-8326
*Polydor K.K. POCJ-2074 (CD)
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:006wtr5tklox All Music Guide]