50th Anniversary Concert in Japan
# 50th Anniversary Concert in Japan

50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (Japanese title, 渡米50周年記念日本公演 = American visit 50th anniversary commemorative Japanese performance) is a live concert album recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and released in Japan on the T-toc Record label. The concert commemorated 50 years since Akiyoshi left Japan to study and play jazz in the US and the album received several Japanese music awards including a "special award" for Japanese Jazz from Swing Journal magazine.

## Track listing

All compositions by Toshiko Akiyoshi except as noted:

* "Long Yellow Road"
* "Kogun"
* "Farewell To Mingus"
* "The Village" ~ "Lady Liberty"
* "Trinkle Tinkle" (T. Monk)
* "Sumie"
* "Chasing After Love"

## Personnel

* Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
* Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute
* George Mraz – bass
* Lewis Nash – drums

## References / External Links / Awards

* T-toc Records TTOC-0006
* 2006 Swing Journal Japan Jazz special award (Japanese link)
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