Toshiko Akiyoshi - The Toshiko Trio (1955) CD Rip

Tracklist

01 - Between Me And Myself
02 - It Could Happen To You
03 - Kyo-Shu
04 - Homework
05 - Manhatten Address
06 - Sunday Afternoon
07 - Blues For Toshiko
08 - Soshu No Oru
09 - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

personnel :

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Ed Thigpen - Drums

Discovered by Oscar Peterson during a Jazz at the Philharmonic tour of Japan, Toshiko Akiyoshi's first recording in the U.S. didn't take place until 1954, though she recorded in Japan for Norman Granz's Norgran label prior to this trio session. Joined by drummer Ed Thigpen, and the young bassist Paul Chambers, the 24-year-old pianist is already an impressive player. This date for George Wein's Storyville label focuses mostly on her originals, which include the dreamy ballad "Kyo-Shu (Nostalgia)," and the intricate bop vehicle "Homework." The two standards include a Bud Powell-influenced arrangement of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise," and a superb, lush "It Could Happen to You." Long out of print, this highly recommended LP was reissued on vinyl by both Black Lion in Europe and Trio in Japan during the 1970s, but it evidently has not yet appeared on CD.~Ken Dryden