March of the Tadpoles was the fifth studio recording of the Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band. The album was released in Japan in 1977 by Baystate. The album received two 1985 Grammy Award nominations – for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band" and for "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles").
All tracks from this album are also included on the 2008 Mosaic 3 CD compilation, Mosaic Select: Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Track listing All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: LP side A "March of the Tadpoles" – 6:54 "Mobile" – 5:20 "Deracinated Flower" – 8:14 LP side B "Yellow is Mellow" – 8:53 "Notorious Tourist from the East" – 7:35
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone and flute Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone Dick Spencer – alto saxophone Gary Foster – alto saxophone Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone Steven Huffsteter – trumpet Bobby Shew – trumpet Mike Price – trumpet Richard Cooper – trumpet Charlie Loper – trombone Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone Rick Culver – trombone Phil Teele – bass trombone Don Baldwin – bass Peter Donald – drums
Guest artist: Emil Richards – percussion (on "Notorious Tourist from the East")
External links [ Allmusic] 1985 Grammy nominations, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Big Band and (for the song, "March of the Tadpoles") Best Arrangement on an Instrumental (LA Times link)