Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band
# Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band

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Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July 1964 and released in the US on the Vee-Jay Records label. It was also released on the Nippon Columbia label in Japan under the title, Toshiko and Modern Jazz. In addition to the 4 big band arrangements featuring a full 16 piece jazz orchestra, there are also three smaller combo tracks on this album.

## Track listing

LP side A

* "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional. Arrangement: Akiyoshi) – 5:10
* "Lament" (Johnson) – 4:42
* "The Shout" (Mariano) – 5:45

LP side B

* "Israel" (Carisi. Arrangement: Mariano) – 4:03
* "Land of Peace" (Feather) – 4:18
* "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 4:53
* "Santa Barbara" (Mariano) – 5:19

(Track order of the Vee Jay release shown. Track order on the Nippon Columbia release = A3, A2, A1, B4, B2, B3, B1)

## Personnel

* Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
* Paul Chambers – bass
* Jimmy Cobb – drums
* Akira Miyazawa (宮沢昭) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
* Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto (松本英彦) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament")
* Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎広志) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Shigeo Suzuki (鈴木重男) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Tadayuki Harada (原田忠幸) – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Hisao Mori (森寿男) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Shigeru Takemura (竹村茂) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Tetsuo Fushimini (伏見哲夫) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Terumasa Hino (日野皓正) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木弘) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B2, B4)
* Mitsuhiko Matsumoto (松本文彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Teruhiko Kataoka (片岡輝彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
* Takeshi Aoki (青木武) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
