United Notions
The jazz album United Notions with Toshiko and her International Jazz Sextet was recorded in New York in 1958 and released on the Metrojazz label.[1][2] The recording features pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with Nat Adderley or Doc Severinsen alternating on cornet/trumpet, Bobby Jaspar playing tenor and baritone saxophone and flute, Rolf Kühn on alto saxophone and clarinet, René Thomas on guitar, Bert Dale on drums and John Drew on bass.
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| Studio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | June 13, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:22 | |||
| Label | MetroJazz Records E 1001 | |||
| Producer | Leonard Feather | |||
| Toshiko Akiyoshi chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic link |   |
The album has been reissued on CD by the Spanish label Fresh Sound. The cover of this issue includes a photograph of Doc Severinsen, the only player whose photo was not included on the original MetroJazz LP cover.
Track listing
LP side A
- "Broadway" (Bird, McRae, Woode) – 6:48
- "Sukiyaki" (Jaspar) – 6:30
- "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" (Pettiford) – 6:50
LP side B
- "United Notions" (Akiyoshi) – 6:19
- "Civilized Folk" (Freedman) – 4:15
- "Strike Up the Band" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:24
- "Jane" (Freedman) – 4:16
Personnel
- Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano
- Nat Adderley – cornet (tracks A1, 2, 3, B2)
- Doc Severinsen – trumpet (tracks B1, 3, 4)
- Bobby Jaspar – tenor saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone
- Rolf Kühn – alto saxophone, clarinet
- René Thomas – guitar
- Bert Dale (Nils-Bertil Dahlander) – drums
- John Drew – bass
References / External links
- Metrojazz E-1001, Metrojazz (US) SE1001, Metrojazz (J) MM2087, Metrojazz (J) KI7809, Metrojazz (J) POJJ1570
- Fresh Sound Records FSRCD 1636
- United Notions at Allmusic.com
- René Thomas Discography
- Specific
- Both Sides Now: MetroJazz Album Discography, accessed February 28, 2018
- Jazzlists: MetroJazz discography, accessed February 28, 2018
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