Toshiko at Mocambo explained
| Toshiko At Mocambo |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Toshiko Akiyoshi |
| Cover: | ToshikoAtMocambo_ToshikoAkiyoshi.jpg |
| Released: | 1954 |
| Recorded: | 27, 28 July 1954 |
| Venue: | Mocambo Club, Yokohama, Japan |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 49:16 |
| Label: | Rockwell / Polydor |
| Producer: | Kiyoshi Iwami[1]
Shoichi Yui |
| Prev Title: | Toshiko's Piano |
| Prev Year: | 1954 |
| Next Title: | The Toshiko Trio |
| Next Year: | 1956 |
Toshiko at Mocambo (full title, Toshiko at Mocambo, The Historic Mocambo Session '54, Volume 3) was recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi at the Mocambo club in Yokohama, Japan, in the summer of 1954.[2] All four tracks from this recording as well as additional tracks from the same all-night live session with and without Akiyoshi were released on the 3 CD Rockwell – Polydor / Universal album, The Complete Historic Mocambo Session '54 – including, reportedly,[3] a performance of "It's Only a Paper Moon" with Akiyoshi attempting to fill in on bass.
Track listing
LP side A
- "Fine and Dandy" (Swift, James) – 15:11
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Duke, Latouche, Fetter) – 8:52
LP side B
- "Donna Lee" (Parker) – 9:41
- "Air Conditioning" (Parker) – 15:32
Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone
- Keiichiro Ebihara – alto saxophone ("Fine and Dandy")
- Akira Miyazawa – tenor saxophone (except "Taking A Chance On Love")
- Akitoshi Igarashi – alto saxophone ("Taking A Chance On Love")
- Gō Ueda – bass (except "Taking A Chance On Love")
- Jun Shimizu – drums (except "Fine and Dandy")
- Kanji Harada – drums ("Fine and Dandy")
References
- Polydor MPF 1029 (LP)
- Polydor POCJ 2624 (3 CD compilation / re-issue of Vol. 1-4)
External links
- Rockwell Records (link)
- AllMusic [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r813852|pure_url=yes}} The Complete Historic Mocambo Session '54]
Notes and References
- Book: Atkins, E. Taylor. Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan. September 6, 2001. Duke University Press. 9780822380030. Google Books.
- Book: Kirchner, Bill. The Oxford Companion to Jazz. July 14, 2005. Oxford University Press, USA. 9780195183597. Google Books.
- Liner notes from The Complete Historic Mocambo Sessions, '54 (rockwell-records.com)
