Toshiko Akiyoshi Piano Trio

[kaunasprince]

I played in a jam session in Tokyo with her drummer.Frankly I was in over my head,but it was fun.It was in 1956 so maybe it was a different guy.

[satziebaby]

was'nt she married to Charley Mariano for a while?

[NezRiverzz]

Do you see the awesomeness? Do you fucking SEE IT??

[Hoopermazing]

@NezRiverzz Yes, but more importantly, Oscar Peterson saw it.

[hide1450]

着物の日本人JAZZ-WOMENだよ、最高!

[katella12]

The annnouncer at the 2:00 mark is the late Willis Conover, the wonderful disc jockey on the Voice of America who introduced jazz to millions of people around the world on shortwave radio, for decades.

[denisethepainter]

Ahhhh she was good for a very long time. I love Toshiko!!! (sorry Lew) :-D

[cgmmv]

This was her first time to wear kimono.

While she was in China and Japan, she never played piano with kimono.

She was dressed with kimono by TV station.

[snubbs741]

Damn I saw her play at a comedy club a few years ago. I had no idea she was this old. She still plays this good, maybe even better! same energy

[sockrepairman]

amazing video

[jazzeradachimaria]

how wonderful pianist is she!!!! GREAT!!!!

[paintpot2]

"little Japanese girl plays like Bud Powell..."

[fall12527]

I'm very surprised at this video.It's valuable.

[agfagaevart]

A jazz musician in a kimono?????

I LIKE THIS!!!

[ice680]

great**************

[mochiam]

I must be in a parallel world!!!! never heard about her before!!!!!! My god!!!!

[GuiSil1987]

it's kindda strange to see a japanese woman in 50's playing jazz lol

[kandremandre]

A true gem ! I think this is the Toshiko's oldest footage that exists to this day...

Many thanks for posting !!!

[rssell]

Purely amazing.... especially since Japanese etiquette seems to largely forbid improvisation.

[parkourGumby]

Anybody know the name of the Duke tune? Such beautiful harmony

[brunote76]

@parkourGumby the tune's called 'I let a song go out of my heart' , but the beautiful harmony you hear on this particular version is Toshiko's own arrangement. The original is still great but much simpler.

[14nitetripper]

Toshiko Akiyoshi is a true legend!!! Thanks so much for posting this!! By the way, isn't that Ken Nordine @ 1:53?

[flux302]

words! love ken nordine!

yeah this is some amazing work.

[Zosh1]

A testament to the Berklee College of Music. Thanks for this.

[bereteando]

THANKS for this.

[XemotionalXfreakX]

Berkely is amazing too....

great school of music. most of the members of Dream Theater studied music at Berkely

[XemotionalXfreakX]

Wow... She was a whole lot younger in this video.

She's still sensational

[aoringo789]

着物だなんて！なんて素敵。

[boahkim]

as a female Korean jazz/classical pianist, this is AMAZING!!!! Thanks so much for posting this!

[ChipChipBreak]

is she korean or japanese?

her name sounds japanese.

[boahkim]

you're right, Akiyoshi is Japanese. :)

[dotdadee]

Hiromi Uehura and Toshiko have so many things in common. Berklee College of Music and Oscar Peterson. Toshiko paved the way to show the world that excellence in jazz and for that matter music in general is notwithstanding gender or race. Close your eyes and listen to these 2 artists and you just hear great jazz with the bar set VERY high in pianistic sophistication, beauty and complexity.

[Raachen]

For me, who studies japanese and sometimes listens to Jazz, it feels so strange to see a japanese woman playing the piano wearing a kimono... Definitely a very interesting combination! :)

[blue47er]

Bud Powell, yes, but a good measure of Hampton Hawes (her great friend) is audible in this piece, though she is a truly fine pianist in her own right.

[baribarium]

She sounds like Bud Powell! B.P. is still alive. Grazie

[mikebassy]

she sounds exellent !!!! and i love the traditional dress code , she`s beautiful .

[godswiph]

I'm hearing a lot of Bill Evans... did they hang out or anything?

[heartLessTan]

It sounds like its from a horror movie, where you hear it 3 times, then you die. =D Or maybe I just watch too many movies!!!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Last Japanese Woman to wear a Kimono.

[BlueMariano]

Does anyone know what year this was? She look so young and plays amazingly...

[Morahman7vnNo2]

It Says "1958"

[WileyPossum]

Passed the goose pimple test, for sure!  Thanks!

[1nessism]

and, ed thigpen on drums! ~;-]

[WileyPossum]

Like I would know who he is!

[1nessism]

it's a drummer thang! ~;-]

[baritonebree]

Fabulous! I'm so glad to see this!

[Jo2262]

amazing

[zohneko]

貴重な映像ありがとうございます。

和服でスタジオに乗りこんでいった姿に圧倒されました。

[fatenorthern]

敏子さん若っw 時おり見せるはにかんだ顔がとてもチャーミングですね。

貴重な映像ありがとうございます。