March of the Tadpoles explained

March of the Tadpoles
Type:	Album
Artist:	Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Cover:	MarchOfTheTadpoles_TALT.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	RCA Studio 'A', Hollywood, California, January 10–11, 1977
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:56
Label:	Baystate Records
Producer:	Hiroshi Isaka
Prev Title:	Insights
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Live at Newport '77
Next Year:	1977

March of the Tadpoles was the fifth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was released in Japan in 1977 by Baystate. The album received two 1985 Grammy award nominations – for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and for "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles").

All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, .

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi:LP side A

1. "March of the Tadpoles" – 6:54
2. "Mobile" – 5:20
3. "Deracinated Flower" – 8:14

LP side B

1. "Yellow is Mellow" – 8:53
2. "Notorious Tourist from the East" – 7:35

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone and flute
• Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone
• Dick Spencer – alto saxophone
• Gary Foster – alto saxophone
• Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone
• Steven Huffsteter – trumpet
• Bobby Shew – trumpet
• Mike Price – trumpet
• Richard Cooper – trumpet
• Charlie Loper – trombone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Rick Culver – trombone
• Phil Teele – bass trombone
• Don Baldwin – bass
• Peter Donald – drums

Guest artist:

• Emil Richards – percussion (on "Notorious Tourist from the East")

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r365685|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]
• 1985 Grammy nominations, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band and (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles") Best Arrangement on an Instrumental (LA Times link)