Four Seasons of Morita Village is the fifth album recorded by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. It was released in 1996 and won the Swing Journal Silver Disk Award for that year.jazzcd.jp: 1996 Swing Journal (Japanese jazz magazine) award winners (link to Japanese language site) The central "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite" was commissioned by Morita Village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. This recording is not to be confused with the 1990 (Nippon Crown) Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio recording, Four Seasons.
Track listing All songs composed and arranged by Toshiko Akiyoshi: "Dance of the Gremlins" – 7:48 "Repose" – 7:21 "Pollination" – 12:16 "Norito" – 6:40 "Harvest Shuffle" – 7:59 "Retro Zone" – 10:39 "China Remembered" – 5:44
"Repose", "Pollination", "Norito" and "Harvest Shuffle" make up the four part "Four Seasons of Morita Village Suite"
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet Dave Pietro – alto saxophone, flute, clarinet Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, flute Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Mike Ponella – trumpet John Eckert – trumpet Andy Gravish – trumpet Joe Magnarelli – trumpet Scott Whitfield – trombone Pat Hallaran – trombone Joel Helleny – trombone Tim Newman – bass trombone Doug Weiss – bass Terry Clarke – drums Other Kenichi Nagamine – tsugaru shamisen
References / External Links
BMG Novus J BVCJ-638 [ Allmusic]