Live at Birdland (Toshiko – Mariano Quartet)

Live at Birdland (Toshiko - Mariano Quartet)
Live album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Charlie Mariano
Released	1991
Recorded	Birdland Club, New York City, 1960 April 2 & 1961 October 7
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:49
Label	Fresh Sound Records
Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology
Toshiko Meets Her Old Pals (1961) Live at Birdland (1961) Toshiko - Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963)
Charlie Mariano chronology
The Toshiko – Mariano Quartet (1961) Live at Birdland (1963) Toshiko – Mariano Quartet (in West Side) (1963)
Alternative cover
2011 Studio Songs re-issue

Live at Birdand by the Toshiko - Mariano Quartet is a jazz album made from recordings taken at the Birdland Club in New York City on two separate occasions in 1960 and 1961. It was released on CD in 1991 by the European Fresh Sound label.

Track listing

1. "Deep River" (traditional) – 4:44
2. "Song of the Farm" (Akiyoshi) – 6:00
3. "Blues for Father" (Akiyoshi, Mariano) – 8:30
4. "When You Meet Her" (Mariano) – 5:54
5. "Elegy" (Akiyoshi) – 9:57
6. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (traditional) – 7:41
7. "Tempus Fugit" (Powell) – 5:32
8. "Blues for Father" (Akiyoshi, Mariano) – 5:31

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
• Eddie Marshall – drums
• Gene Cherico – bass

References / External Links

• Allmusic
• Fresh Sound Records FSCD-1021 (1991)
• Studio Songs YZSO-10018 (2011)