Hope (Toshiko Akiyoshi album)

Infobox Album
Name = Hope
Type = album
Artist = Toshiko Akiyoshi


Released = 2006
Recorded = 2005 December 10, 12
Genre = Jazz
Length = 56:19
Label = Nippon Crown
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "New York Sketch Book" (2004)
This album = "Hope" (2005)
Next album = "50th Anniversary Concert in Japan" (2006)
Misc = Singles
Name = Hope
Type = album
Single 1 = Hope (Nihongo2|希望)
Single 1 date = 2006 December

"Hope" is a jazz album by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi. It was recorded by Nippon Crown Records in December, 2005 and released in 2006. A CD single "Hope (Nihongo2|希望)" was also released by Nippon Crown that includes the title track version included here and two new vocal versions, one in Japanese and one in English.

Track listing

All songs composed by Toshiko Akiyoshi except as noted:
#"Feast in Milano" – 9:47
#"Memory – 6:35
#"Hiroshima Bushi" – 6:02
#"Endless Journey" – 6:46
#"After Mr. Teng" – 4:30
#"Sweet Lorraine" (Burwell, Parish) – 6:48
#"SUMI-E" – 6:40
#"Drum Conference 3rd Movement" – 5:59
#"Hope" – 3:12

Personnel

*Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
*Lewis Nash – drums (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
*George Mraz – bass (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)

References / External Links

Nippon Crown Records CRCJ-9160

Toshiko Akiyoshi Discography