Toshiko Mariano and Her Big Band is a jazz album recorded in Tokyo by Toshiko Akiyoshi (then Toshiko Mariano) in July 1964 and released in the US on the Vee-Jay Records label. It was also released on the Nippon Columbia label in Japan under the title, Toshiko and Modern Jazz. In addition to the 4 big band arrangements featuring a full 16 piece jazz orchestra, there are also three smaller combo tracks on this album.
Track listing LP side A "Kisarazu Jinku" (traditional. Arrangement: Akiyoshi) – 5:10 "Lament" (Johnson) – 4:42 "The Shout" (Mariano) – 5:45 LP side B "Israel" (Carisi. Arrangement: Mariano) – 4:03 "Land of Peace" (Feather) – 4:18 "Walkin'" (Carpenter) – 4:53 "Santa Barbara" (Mariano) – 5:19 (Track order of the Vee Jay release shown. Track order on the Nippon Columbia release = A3, A2, A1, B4, B2, B3, B1)
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Paul Chambers – bass Jimmy Cobb – drums Akira Miyazawa (宮沢昭) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament") Hidehiko "Sleepy" Matsumoto (松本英彦) – tenor saxophone (all tracks except "Lament") Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎広志) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Shigeo Suzuki (鈴木重男) – alto saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Tadayuki Harada (原田忠幸) – baritone saxophone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Hisao Mori (森寿男) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Shigeru Takemura (竹村茂) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Tetsuo Fushimini (伏見哲夫) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Terumasa Hino (日野皓正) – trumpet (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木弘) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B2, B4) Mitsuhiko Matsumoto (松本文彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Teruhiko Kataoka (片岡輝彦) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4) Takeshi Aoki (青木武) – trombone (tracks A1, A3, B1, B4)
References [ Allmusic] Nippon Columbia PS-1126, COCB-53621, Columbia SW-7057 Vee Jay VJR-2505, Vee Jay VJ-023