East and West (album)

East and West (Toshiko Akiyoshi and Charlie Mariano)
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano
Released	1963
Recorded	Tokyo, 1963 March 30
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:26
Label	Victor
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963) East and West (1963) The Country and Western Sound of Jazz Pianos (1963)
Charlie Mariano chronology
Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963) East and West (1963) A Jazz Portrait Of Charlie Mariano (1963)
Alternative cover
alternative cover with obi strip

East and West (Toshiko Akiyoshi and Charlie Mariano) is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo in 1963 and released on the Victor (Japan) label. A slightly different version was released by Nippon Columbia titled, Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side).

Track listing

LP side A

1. "Haru no Umi" (春の海 = "The Sea in Spring") (Miyagi) – 7:17
2. "Stone Garden of Ryoan Temple" (竜安寺の石庭) (Mariano) – 14:28

LP side B

1. "Tonight" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 6:12
2. "Something's Coming" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 2:24
3. "America" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 4:47
4. "Maria" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 4:35
5. "Cool" (Bernstein, Sondheim) – 3:43

Personnel

Tracks A1, B1-B5:

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Albert Heath – drums
• Gene Cherico – bass

Track A2:

• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Sadao Watanabe (渡辺貞夫) – flute, alto saxophone
• Masabumi Kikuchi (菊地雅章) – piano
• Masanaga Harada (原田政長) – bass
• Masahiko Togashi (富樫雅彦) – drums

References / External Links

• BMG Japan
• Victor BVCJ-7420