1996 - Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band - Strive For Jive

[MrTexsax]

This bunch has connections with God.

[jazzjanne1]

Sounds good, with perfect solos!

[pamodell]

What about the writing? This is Toshiko's band and her music

[eatyerbeans]

Wow, that has to be the sickest Trombone solo I've ever heard - absolutely amazing. We played this chart back in college - lots of fun.

[MrTexsax]

@eatyerbeans Way!!! Like, omg!

[waffleboy4541]

the bari solo is beyond awesome and I know Scott (the trombonist) and he's is just an amazing guy not to mention an amazing player! This band was and is top notch!

[kmackillop]

Trumpet solo is Andy Gravish. One of the very best. Lives in New York. (slight neck puff is NOT the dizzy thing)

[caponsacchi]

These guys defied the period-piece electrified sounds and punched-up bass of those '70s things I never play. They could be Supersax on steroids or a five-part flute ensemble, and this is one of the best examples ever of superb playing on I Got Rhythm changes. Lew sounds better here because he doesn't go for any of that altissimo screeching that was a fashionable holdover from the '60s. He was the white Rollins plus killer flute--so good the danger was the band could seem like his showcase.

[caponsacchi]

Trombonist is as good as it gets (though Britt Woodman in the 70s' band hit notes a fifth above that Ab that ends the piece). And it sounds like he gets a true, out-front sound (when you heard Al Grey and Curtis Fuller playing in the same band, you appreciated the difference--Al could have played without a mic and been heard in a football stadium).

[jazzmusic1937]

the viewer who said the bone solo was so so is full of crap this guy can hold his own with watrous any day anyway this is a very precise band they are not doing simple sh t for simple people good stuff

[baltostar1]

The solo trumpet had the Dizzy thing going .... breathing from the neck. It's 13 years later ... I wonder if his career was cut short. Anyone know who it is ?

I agree that lead trumpet is high calibre.

[rockfieldstone]

BRAVO,BRAVO.

[Glockyia]

the trombone players sounds like robin ubanks in tone quality and his technique . him and robin would be a good battle but robin can take him.

[rdangelo]

Yeah, Andy.

[enlitened1234]

mike panella on lead trumpet....under rated lead player...

[spootyrat]

Sick Trombone Solo!!!

[jazzsax77]

when he plays he has his head pointing upwards - i think it looks weird. still an amazing player though.

[tonyfreejazz20]

Thanks for this...fantastic.

[dsmith7803]

Andy you are the freekin best