Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra - Long Yellow Road

[projectmolcos]

Is that Brian Lynch as the Trumpet soloist?

[jazzjanne1]

Perfect playing! I have only heard the LP-version, never seen them live or like this.

Me from Sweden

[jrsjrs9]

Did you know Toshiko Akiyoshi was a guest on 'What's My Line' when she was a young student at Berklee? You can find it on Youtube. 

[patrickwinslow]

FreedomUSA1 - This was after Bobby Shew. I saw pics on Flikr from the 1977 or '78 band at The Concord Jazz Festival, and Bobby Shew was in that band.

[blackandtanful]

敏子･ﾀﾊﾞｷﾝﾊﾞﾝﾄﾞの"ﾛﾝｸﾞ･ｲｴﾛｰ･ﾛｰﾄﾞ"­～８０年前後のものか?～淡々としたソロが続くが､チョット迫力­不足 #jazzm 

[lexidart]

Conrad is back in the bones too.

[22558007]

何回聴いてもしびれます。アップThank youです。

[Maelstrom787]

Just did a essay on her for school!

[Chiefyweefy69]

Absolutely love the sound at 5:02 to about 5:13.

[Chiefyweefy69]

This is a generalized statement but the Japanese can compose jazz much better then rock music.

[katella12]

Bruce Fowler is in the trombone section.

[shepgthollywood]

1st tenor looks like Joaquin Phoenix.

[gives9]

I see Larry Ford up there playing trumpet.. What a great guy and he mentored me back in the day..g

[isivip1]

PETER DONALD ON DRUMS ?????????????

[isivip1]

@isivip1 YES HE IS ! WHAT'S DOES HE NOW ? WAS A GRAT DRUMMER

[damable442]

Sickning, I love it.

[motreby]

I love this.....I used to listen to this LP over and over in college.

[scottfg]

This would seem to be in the mid-80s after T&L moved to NYC

[PugetBill]

Regarding comments on personnel... I don't know his face but I'd be a little surprised if the bassist is actually Gene Cherico - who played (only briefly) with the LA Big Band in the mid '70s but I don't believe played with the NYC-based orchestra - and was retired from music altogether by 1984. Bobby Shew recorded with the LA-based Big Band in the '70s but (I believe) not with the NYC-based Orchestra.

[PugetBill]

This is the New York-based Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin, not the earlier Los Angeles-based Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band. Meaning this video was recorded post-1982 (when the principals moved from LA to NYC). Based on the presence of the few players I (think I) can identify (Wess, Snidero, Lynch), this was presumably recorded in the mid-to-late '80s.

[montytp]

@PugetBill Looks like a transition group - this is the fist I know of the late great trumpeter Larry Ford playing with the NYC orch.

[GornGoblin]

A year later - still great! Amazing.

[SamHilland]

Jesus, Lew Tabackin has such a unique sound. I saw him at a club in T.O. years ago. He got really pissed at some woman who talked all through his set. My friend and I were so close that my friend could read the serial number off his horn :)

[TheRealRujax]

So glad Gene Cherico's bass is right out front...that's a "clinic" right there.

[FreedomUSA1]

This was before Bobby Shew joined the band?

[FreedomUSA1]

I wish that band would get back together. I remember seeing them at UC Berkeley in the 70's and was blown out of my mind.

[Rudreax]

It's like a constant stream of pure "good"...

[jazzybugler]

Thanks for this post! I played this tune way back in high school and listened to the original recording a bunch.

[diz52nd]

Wow, hats off to the person who provided this video! First class

[baltostar1]

1976 ? Who's the bone in the white jacket & shades ? Why do people always have to stand out ? heh heh

[oddofax]

That's Conrad Herwig, who still plays with Brian today. I was the 'Roadie' : )

[PushN88]

@oddofax & @baltostar1: Conrad Herwig graduated from high school in 1977, so either the year or the name is not right. It's hard to see his face w/ the shades, hehe.

[katella12]

Alto saxophone soloist is Jim Snidero.

[trptmbalmer]

@katella12 I feel very fortunate - Jim was my combo instructor at one of the Jamey Aebersold jazz camps down at UofL a few years ago. Positively brilliant player, and a heck of a guy. I learned a ton just from listening to him play, to say nothing of what he could tell you.

[trumpetguy35]

dude....I think the soloist is Brian Lynch in the early days.

[rdangelo]

Who was the trumpet soloist? Nice player, but I dont recognize him.

[jchrissnow]

Precise. Elegant.  Tasteful. Outstanding!

[gilouseb]

@jchrissnow

You're right. Du pur bonheur!

[StridingMan]

Finally some really really good music, just amazing! Thank you so much for the upload.