50th Anniversary Concert in Japan (Japanese title, = American visit 50th anniversary commemorative Japanese performance) is a live concert album recorded by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and released in Japan on the T-toc Record label. The concert commemorated 50 years since Akiyoshi left Japan to study and play jazz in the US and the album received several Japanese music awards including a "special award" for Japanese Jazz from Swing Journal magazine.
Track listing All compositions by Toshiko Akiyoshi except as noted: "Long Yellow Road" "Kogun" "Farewell To Mingus" "The Village" ~ "Lady Liberty" "Trinkle Tinkle" (T. Monk) "Sumie" "Chasing After Love"
Personnel Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute George Mraz – bass Lewis Nash – drums
References / External Links / Awards T-toc Records TTOC-0006 2006 Swing Journal Japan Jazz special award (Japanese link)