Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals

Infobox Album
Name = Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals
Type = album
Artist = Toshiko Akiyoshi


Released = 1961
Recorded = Suginami Public Hall, Tokyo, 1961 March 7, 8 and Bunkyō Public Hall, Tokyo, 1961 March 27
Genre = Jazz
Length =
Label = King Records
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Long Yellow Road (Trio)" (1961)
This album = "Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals" (1961)
Next album = "Live at Birdland" (1961)

The jazz album "Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals" (Japanese Title: Nihongo2|敏子 / 旧友に会う) was recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in Tokyo in March 1961 and released by King Records in Japan. All tracks from this album as well as 1961's " Long Yellow Road (Trio)" were later combined on a single album released by King Jazz as "1961 - Toshiko Akiyoshi, a History of King Jazz Recordings".

Track listing

#"So What" (Davis) – 10:50
#"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Brainin) – 5:00
#"Donna Lee" (Parker) – 5:50
#"Quebec" (Mariano) – 6:17
#"Old Pals" (Akiyoshi) – 5:01
#"Watasu No Biethovin" (Akiyoshi) – 7:10

Personnel

*Toshiko Akiyoshi (Nihongo2|秋吉敏子) – piano
* Sadao Watanabe (Nihongo2|渡辺貞夫) – alto saxophone
*Akira Miyazawa (Nihongo2|宮沢昭) – tenor saxophone
*Masanaga Harada (Nihongo2|原田政長) – bass (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6)
*Hachiro Kurita (Nihongo2|栗田八郎) – bass (tracks 3, 4)
*Masahiko Togashi (Nihongo2|富樫雅彦) – drums (tracks 1, 2)
*Hideo Shiraki (Nihongo2|白木秀雄) – drums (tracks 3, 4)
*Takeshi Inomata (Nihongo2|猪俣猛) – drums (tracks 5, 6)

References / External links

*King SKC-3
* [http://www.icnet.ne.jp/~acchan/sw.htm Sadao Watanabe Discography]