Long Yellow Road (Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band album)

Long Yellow Road
Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Released	1975
Recorded	Sage & Sand Studio Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:30
Label	Victor (Japan), RCA (U.S.)
Producer	Hiroshi Isaka
Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band chronology
Kogun (1974) Long Yellow Road (1975) Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) (1976)
Alternative cover
RCA (U.S.) LP cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic link
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[1]

Long Yellow Road is the second recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was nominated for a 1976 Grammy award in the category, "Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band" and was named "Jazz album of the year" by Stereo Review magazine.

All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.

Long Yellow Road is also the title of two other Akiyoshi recordings by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).

Track listing

All arrangements by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except "Yet Another Tear" (Tabackin).

LP side A

1. "Long Yellow Road" – 6:30
2. "The First Night" – 4:58
3. "Opus No. Zero" – 10:10

LP side B

1. "Quadrille, Anyone?" – 6:25
2. "Children in the Temple Ground" – 5:32
3. "Since Perry" / "Yet Another Tear" – 8:55

Personnel

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
• Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo
• Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet
• Dick Spencer – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Gary Foster – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, clarinet (except on "Opus No. Zero")
• Joe Roccisano – alto saxophone (on "Opus No. Zero")
• Bill Perkins – Baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet
• Bobby Shew – trumpet
• John Madrid – trumpet (on "Long Yellow Road")
• Stu Blumberg – trumpet (on "The First Night", Opus No. Zero" and "Children in the Temple Ground")
• Lynn Nicholson – trumpet (on "Quadrille Anyone?" and "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear")
• Don Rader – trumpet
• Mike Price – trumpet
• Charlie Loper – trombone
• Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Long Yellow Road")
• Bruce Paulson – trombone (except on "Long Yellow Road")
• Britt Woodman – trombone
• Phil Teele – bass trombone
• Gene Cherico – bass
• Peter Donald – drums (except on "Opus No. Zero" and "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear")
• Chuck Flores – drums (on "Opus No. Zero" and "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear")

Guest

• Tokuko Kaga – vocal (on "Children in the Temple Ground")

References / External Links

1. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 7. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

• RCA Victor Records RVC RCA-6296
• Allmusic
• 1976 Grammy award nomination, Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band (Metrolyrics.com link)