Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi album) explained

Finesse
Type:	album
Artist:	Toshiko Akiyoshi
Cover:	Finesse_ToshikoAkiyoshi.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	8 May 1978
Venue:	Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:45
Label:	Concord
Prev Title:	Toshiko Plays Billy Strayhorn
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Notorious Tourist from the East
Next Year:	1978

Finesse is a jazz trio album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz record label.^[1]

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" (Berlin) – 5:03
2. "American Ballad" (Akiyoshi) – 5:50
3. "Love Letters" (Heyman, Young) – 5:10
4. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Lerner, Loewe) – 5:34

LP side B

1. "Mr. Jelly Lord" (Morton) – 6:06
2. "Warning! Success May Be Hazardous to Your Health" (Akiyoshi) – 3:21
3. "You Go to My Head" (Coots, Gillespie) – 5:53
4. "Solvejg's Song" (Grieg) – 6:48

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Jake Hanna – drums
• Monty Budwig – bass

Notes and References

1. News: McNally . Owen . Jazz . Hartford Courant . 10 Dec 1978 . 5F.