TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI

TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Desert Lady

Bebop

The fourth recording released by the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin. Not to be confused with the 1989 Lew Tabackin (Quartet) Concord Records release, Desert Lady. The album received two Grammy award nominations in the "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance" and (for the song, "Bebop") "Best Arrangement on an Instrumental" categories.

I always wished Toshiko would have stay married to Charlie Mariano. Can you imagine the big band they would have put together?

• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano

• Lew Tabackin – tenor saxophone, flute (piccolo)

• Walt Weiskopf – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

• Jim Snidero – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

• Scott Robinson – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

• Michael Ponella – trumpet

• John Eckert – trumpet

• Greg Gisbert – trumpet

• Joe Magnarelli – trumpet

• Herb Besson – trombone

• Luis Bonilla – trombone

• Conrad Herwig – trombone

• Tim Newman – bass trombone

• Doug Weiss – bass

• Terry Clarke – drums