Long Yellow Road is the second album by the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. It was named Best Jazz Album of the year by Stereo Review magazine. In 1976, the album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band.
"Long Yellow Road" is the title of two other albums by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio (1961) and the Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet (1970).
Track listing
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo Stu Blumberg – trumpet (on "The First Night", Opus No. Zero" and "Children in the Temple Ground") John Madrid – trumpet (on "Long Yellow Road") Lynn Nicholson – trumpet (on "Quadrille Anyone?" and "Since Perry/Yet Another Tear") Mike Price – trumpet Don Rader – trumpet Bobby Shew – trumpet Charlie Loper – trombone Bruce Paulson – trombone (except on "Long Yellow Road") Jim Sawyer – trombone (on "Long Yellow Road") Phil Teele – bass trombone Britt Woodman – trombone 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") Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone, alto flute, clarinet Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet 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") Tokuko Kaga – vocal (on "Children in the Temple Ground")
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