The Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band, Novus Series '70 is a compilation album of songs taken from the band's early RCA releases of 1974~1976.
Track listing All songs orchestrated by Toshiko Akiyoshi. All songs composed by Akiyoshi except "Yet Another Tear" (Lew Tabackin)
"Studio J" – 6:00 (from Insights) "American Ballad" – 5:45 (from Kogun) "Quadrille, Anyone?" – 6:20 (From Long Yellow Road) "Children in the Temple Ground" – 5:27 (From Long Yellow Road) "The First Night" – 4:51 (From Long Yellow Road) "Kogun" – 10:24 (from Road Time) "Since Perry" / "Yet Another Tear" – 12:30 (from Road Time) "Road Time Shuffle" – 6:11 (from Road Time)
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute Tom Peterson – tenor saxophone Dick Spencer – alto saxophone Gary Foster – alto saxophone Bill Perkins – baritone saxophone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone", "Children in the Temple Ground") Bill Byrne – baritone saxophone ("Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Bobby Shew – trumpet Mike Price – trumpet Steven Huffsteter – trumpet ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Don Rader – trumpet ("American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground") Richard Cooper – trumpet ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Stu Blumberg – trumpet ("The First Night", "Children in the Temple Ground") Lynn Nicholson – trumpet ("Quadrille, Anyone?") John Madrid – trumpet ("American Ballad") Phil Teele – bass trombone Charlie Loper – trombone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground", "The First Night") Britt Woodman – trombone ("Studio J", "American Ballad", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground", "The First Night") Jim Sawyer – trombone ("American Ballad", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Bruce Paulson – trombone ("The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground") Jimmy Knepper – trombone ("Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Peter Donald – drums Don Baldwin – bass ("Studio J", "Kogun", "Since Perry / Yet Another Tear", "Road Time Shuffle") Gene Cherico – bass ("American Ballad", "The First Night", "Quadrille, Anyone?", "Children in the Temple Ground") Special guests: Tokuko Kaga – vocal ("Children in the Temple Ground") Kisaku Katada – kotsuzumi ("Kogun") Yutaka Yazaki – ōtsuzumi ("Kogun")
Sources / References
BMG 3106-2-N album cover / liner notes Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band (Novus Series '70) review at allmusic.com